AURORA, Colorado — Guardians can expect the Space Force to roll out a pilot initiative for its health and wellness program as soon as next month, as senior leaders look to wearable technology as a potential alternative to traditional physical fitness tests.
Chief Master Sergeant Roger Towberman, the senior enlisted leader of the Space Force, said in response to a Military.com question that the service will roll out a pilot program “within the next 30 to 60 days” for its Holistic Health Approach, and Guardians can opt-in to try it out.
“I think we'll have something on the street, hopefully, within the next 30 days or so,” Towberman said Tuesday at the Air and Space Force Association's Warfare Symposium. “It's taking time because we've got to get it right.”
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Last year, Space Force leaders promised to unveil a revolutionary fitness program that would use fitness wearables — similar to Apple Watches or Fitbits — to help track exercise, diet and sleep instead of using a physical test like the other services have embraced for decades.
“Instead, I'll be able to sign up for a pilot that allows my fitness to be monitored regularly and, if I'm contributing, if I'm investing in myself like I'm supposed to, then I'm complying,” Towberman said.
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