text: Glossary
  governance
  The critical holistic health and fitness element that includes the policies and regulations that define
  objectives, allocate resources and implement quality controls to deliver performance readiness.
  hand-release push-up
  The third event in the Army Combat Fitness Test.
  heart rate
  The number of contractions of the heart per minute.
  high physical demand tasks
  The most intense physical tasks performed by Soldiers in the execution of their occupational duties.
  holistic health and fitness
  The Army’s doctrinal system for physical and nonphysical readiness training of Soldiers.
  Human Performance Resources Center
  U.S. Department of Defense online information resource managed by the Center for Human and
  Military Performance at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
  hydration
  The act of, and status resulting from, the consumption of fluids.
  hyponatremia
  A potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when the level of sodium in the blood is too low.
  hypothermia
  Shivering, loss of judgment, slurred speech, drowsiness, muscle weakness resulting from prolonged
  exposure to the cold.
  illness
  Conditions other than injury in which a person’s physical and/or mental health status has deviated from
  a healthy state and this affecting the functional capabilities; includes infectious and non-infectious
  disease, genetic conditions, and pregnancy related conditions.
  initial phase
  The first of two phases in the Holistic Health and Fitness System that covers the Soldier from recruit
  station to first unit of assignment.
  injury
  Conditions caused by an external energy that is transferred to the body damaging its tissues
  immediately (acute injury) or gradually over time (cumulative microtrauma); examples include
  damage to musculoskeletal tissue, heat , cold, and hearing.
  integration
  The principle of holistic health and fitness training that incorporates all five domains of Soldier
  readiness.
  intensity
  The amount of effort exerted to complete an exercise.
  interval aerobic run
  The final of four events in the Occupational Physical Assessment Test.
  kinesthesia
  The perception of the body’s position in space during movement.
  leg tuck
  The fifth event in the Army Combat Fitness Test.
  linear velocity
  The rate of change in position of a person or object generated by force of motion along a straight path.