Anxiety is a common struggle for many people. The good news is that mental health is finally becoming part of the broader well-being conversation among medical professionals and the public–which helps eliminate the stigma of mental health struggles and allows us to find ways to treat it and cope with it.

GySgt John Basilone, a USMC Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, and Purple Heart recipient from the WWII era is rightfully revered by Marines throughout the generations due to his courageous leadership under fire in some of the most desperate battles in WWII. Reading more about his life, something that struck me was he didn’t just teach his Marines how to fight in a tactical sense. He prepped their minds, hearts, and souls for battle...

There needs to be a change to the dynamic of any training in the areas of total fitness from a classroom environment to a gym or field environment to initially bring people together for something they’ll care about. So for starters, put together regular PT sessions for your team/section/unit. This doesn’t have to be a huge endeavor and only needs to include an amount of people you can regularly sustain influencing to work out routinely.