Virginia Army National Guard H2F 
Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) represents a cultural shift in the way the Army trains, develops, and cares for our Soldiers. H2F addresses the five domains of physical and non-physical readiness (physical, mental, sleep, nutrition and spiritual) through a comprehensive, integrated system of governance, personnel, equipment/facilities, programming and education to optimize individual Soldier readiness, reduce preventable injuries, improve rehabilitation outcomes after injury, and ensure our Soldiers are physically and mentally prepared to fight and win our nation’s wars.

H2F NEWS

Staff Sgt. Catherine So
H2F trainer advises on goal-setting strategies
May 31, 2023
If you ask Staff Sgt. Catherine So how to accomplish a goal, she’ll tell you to start small. So, an 88M Motor Transport Operator by military occupational specialty, is now part of the Virginia National Guard’s Holistic Health and Fitness, or H2F, team. Big fitness goals, she said, are best tackled when they’re bite-sized.
First Lt. James Parker, a behavioral health professional assigned to the Fort Barfoot-based Virginia Army National Guard Medical Command, speaks with Soldiers during a Medical Readiness event April 15, 2023, at the U.S. Army Reserve Center located on Fort Barfoot, Virginia. Parker is a licensed clinical social worker and one of the behavioral health professionals in the Virginia Army National Guard who assist in promoting the psychological health and fitness of Soldiers and support the mission readiness of the VAARNG. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Marc Heaton)
VNG kicks off Mental Health Awareness Month by highlighting staff, resources available for assistance
May 11, 2023
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an opportunity to remind Soldiers and civilians the Virginia Army National Guard behavioral health program is ready to provide mental health support to service members not only this month, but throughout the year. Mental Health Awareness Month strives to reduce the stigma that surrounds mental illnesses.
More than 33 Soldiers complete the 12-mile ruck march on the final day of Expert Infantryman Badge testing Aug. 10, 2017, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. (U.S. Army National Guard photo Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)
VNG Total Health and Performance Newsletter - FY23 Q1
Dec. 12, 2022
The purpose of this newsletter is to share significant updates, education, training and events related to all five domains of health and fitness across the Virginia Army National Guard.
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers compete in a Battalion Army Combat Fitness Test Challenge Feb. 28, 2020, at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Soldiers competed in teams of three, with one officer, one noncommissioned officer and one junior enlisted Soldier. (U.S. National Guard photo by Mike Vrabel)
VNG H2F team weighs in on top ACFT questions
Sept. 26, 2022
RICHMOND, Va. – Starting in October, the Army Combat Fitness Test becomes the U.S. Army’s official physical fitness test of record for certain Soldiers. It’s a big change from the Army Physical Fitness Test so we rounded up some of the most-asked questions concerning the ACFT and took them to the experts, Capt. Brian Harder, a physical therapist in the Virginia National Guard and the regional Holistic Health and Fitness lead, and Master Sgt. Ramon Abreu-Perez, the Virginia National Guard’s Holistic Health and Fitness project officer and Master Fitness Trainer coordinator.
Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers participate in a Total Health and Performance course Dec. 6, 2021, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The five-day course, which is Virginia’s application of the U.S. Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness program, focused on the five domains of fitness and included subject matter experts from Consortium for Health and Military Performance, Army Wellness Center, Longwood University and the Virginia Army National Guard. H2F empowers and equips Soldiers to take charge of their health, fitness, and well-being in order to optimize individual performance, while preventing injury and disease. (U.S. National Guard photo by A.J. Coyne)
Course introduces Virginia Soldiers to Army H2F program
Dec. 15, 2021
The Virginia Army National Guard hosted a five-day Total Health and Performance course Dec. 6-10, 2021, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The course, which is Virginia’s application of the U.S. Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness program, focused on the five domains of fitness: physical, nutritional, mental, spiritual and sleep.