Running Skill Training
Physical Readiness Training Program Requirement
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) updated Holistic Health and Fitness FM 7-22 to reflect policy and procedures in support of improved mandatory training requirements. This applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States and the United States Army Reserve.
Authority AR 350-1 | DODI 1308.1 | DODI 1308.3 | FM 7-22
Running Skill Training LIVE
Physical fitness is a critical component of Soldier readiness, unit readiness, and Army readiness. It is essential that all Soldiers, regardless of MOS, are physically and mentally prepared to deploy, fight, win, and return home. Physical readiness training is also the largest producer of non-fatal injuries, with most due to running. Ankles, feet and knees (lower extremities) are the most common areas affected.
Health and Holistic Fitness, or H2F is a big initiative by the Army to revamp training protocols. One of the major updates in the new doctrine is the addition of Running Skill (Pose Method) in FM 7-22 (Chapter 7).
FM 7-22 and ATP 7-22.02 use the Pose Method® as a method for the running skill program and drills. The Pose Method is a standard approach to running skill development and injury prevention. Using the Pose Method® for running skill improvement leads to less deviations from the optimal parameters of what’s considered efficient technique and movement, making it a simpler, easier to replicate and scale, and a better controlled process.
Lower extremity (running related) injuries greatly impact soldier health and U.S. Army readiness, as well as prominently figure in medical disability discharges and long-term, service-connected disability costs.
MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM
- Injuries are the biggest health problem for U.S. Army Active Duty Soldiers, compared to any other category of medical conditions.
- Cumulative MSK injuries account for a greater proportion of all Active Duty Army injuries than acute traumatic injuries.
- The most common injury types are MSK tissue damage such as joint pain, tendinitis, and bursitis. The most frequently injured body regions are the lower extremities, spine and back, and upper extremities.
- Among those injuries receiving additional provider coding of injury details, activities most frequently associated with injuries were running and walking/marching/hiking and leading causes of outpatient injuries are overexertion and falls. Greater detail on causes of injury, information necessary for prevention planning, can be gained from surveys and electronic medical profile data.
(Annual Injury Surveillance Report 2020 Summary)
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SINCE
1 DAY
TRAINING
20-50
PAX
This course teaches you how to run the right way and become faster. It also shows you how to avoid getting injured while running.
08:00 – 12:30 1st part
12:30 – 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 – 16:00 2nd part
- The course covers running and rucking skill training to prevent lower extremity injuries, which are common in the Army and account for over 70% of all injuries sustained by soldiers.
- This training can help military personnel progress in their careers, improve unit readiness levels, reduce injury rates, and allow for higher levels of pay and leadership opportunities.
Leadership Resource
Commanders and staff will establish training programs consistent with AR 350-1 and FM 7-22. Training that addresses both the physical and nonphysical aspects of Soldier readiness is considered by senior Department of Defense (DOD) leadership to be essential to mission success. All leaders are trainers. Leaders include officers, warrant officers, noncommissioned officers, and those Department of the Army (DA) Civilians in leadership positions, trainers and educators throughout the Army.
Governance
The most important component of the governance process is compliance. Leaders at all levels must comply with policy, regulation, doctrine, and intent of H2F to enable Soldiers to reach the goal of H2F: optimized performance.
Skill Development Requirement
After conducting a block of instruction, commanders who want to progress running skills should schedule Running Drills two times per week for fifteen to twenty minutes during endurance activities. Running Drills should precede or follow running activities and may be performed collectively or individually.
Soldiers perform the drills at least once per week to develop proper form. As with all physical training exercises, consistent adherence to precise execution provides optimal results.
Injury Prevention Initiative
Running instruction has challenged the U.S. Army for the last decade. Running related (lower extremity, overuse) injuries are the most common concerns of Soldiers leaving IMT.
FM 7-22 update released in October 2020 introduced the most significant change made in the last decade – Running Skill training requirement as part of the physical readiness training program.
The Military Services will implement and monitor physical fitness programs to ensure all Service members maintain a level of physical readiness necessary to successfully perform their duties in a manner that reduces the risk of fitness-related musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries.
(Effective March 10, 2022 DOD INSTRUCTION 1308.03)
Point of Contact
To schedule a live Running Skill Training course for your unit contact
Severin Romanov
(305) 496-5458
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Individual Training
All Soldiers are encouraged to study online to improve their running skill in support of the injury prevention effort by their unit. ArmyIgnited is offering Pose Method Running Skill Training, a comprehensive online course, as well as the certification exam to become a Certified Running Technique Specialist – all at no cost to individual soldiers.