The new approach aims to promote overall fitness instead of focusing on specific exercises, and the devices will also give Guardians feedback about mental health, balanced eating and sleep.
Air Force service members run a timed 1.5 miles during their annual physical fitness test at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois in June. The U.S. Space Force intends to do away with once-a-year assessments in favor of wearable technology.
The change is still taking shape and won't be fully implemented until 2023. Until then, Guardians still have to complete one more Air Force fitness test — a timed 1.5 mile run and one minute each of pushups and situps. "Maybe you're not good at running, maybe you're not good at pullups," said FitRankings CEO Patrick Hitchins."There is some amount of dimensionality to these tests that favors one activity form over another."
A member of the Air Force 18th Component Maintenance Squadron wears a Garmin watch and an Oura ring as part of a 2021 study. The Space Force is evaluating wearable devices from both manufacturers to monitor troops' health.
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