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Keep the military moving

Individualized peak readiness and high-performance capabilities for military personnel.
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The Problem

658,000+ days are lost every year

due to rising obesity among active-duty military personnel, costing the Department of Defense (DoD) $103 million per year.29

Lost duty days continue to rise exponentially due to various underlying health conditions that have gone unidentified and unmeasured30. Owed to a lack of adequate physical activity, these cases are often expressed through such afflictions as obesity, musculoskeletal injuries (MSKIs), and diabetes.*

If we don’t work to build a healthy foundation for today’s young people, both the military and our nation will pay the price tomorrow. — Richard R. Jeffries, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired) and former Medical Officer of the U.S. Marine Corps36

Risk factors for Metabolic Syndrome:
  • Elevated blood glucose
  • Elevated blood pressure
  • Elevated triglycerides
  • Low HDL cholesterol
  • Out-of-range waist circumference

THE SOLUTION

Optimizing the system

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Fitness
Increasing the physical activity and fitness of Service Members will result in tangible improvements in Service Members’ readiness, lethality, and resilience while reducing the economic burden from musculoskeletal injuries, non-communicable diseases, and poor mental health.37
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Health
Physical activity can improve service members’ health.38
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Reducing the risk
Being physically fit enables you to accomplish all aspects of your tasks while reducing the risk of injury and maintaining deployability.39
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Improvement
Increasing physical activity could prevent 1 in 10 premature deaths. It could also prevent 1 in 12 cases of diabetes and 1 in 15 cases of heart disease.40
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Productivity
Increasing physical activity has been shown to positively impact both mental and physical health, which can increase work productivity and thus enhance national security. Physical fitness boosts morale, job performance, and productivity for active military.41
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Physical Fitness
Physical fitness has a profound effect on both physical health and mental acuity,42 it may boost productivity, reduce stress, and facilitate teamwork.43
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Benefits
Physical fitness is known to have such benefits as improved sleep, healthy weight maintenance, stress management, joint and back pain reduction, and improved quality of life — all of which boost job performance.42 43
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Military
Military recruits with high fitness are at a reduced risk of injury.44

THE BENEFITS

OVAL

Backed by science and rooted in nature, OVAL’s groundbreaking approach to improving health, combining AI with personalized testing, provides precise heart-rate zone training specific to each military member’s unique physiology. As part of a healthy lifestyle, OVAL can optimize physical activity, potentially reducing health risks.47

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Military personnel can use the OVAL App to optimize exercise activities, which, as part of a healthy lifestyle may help:
  • Increase military readiness
  • Reduce lost of duty days
  • Reduce injury recovery time
  • Reduce risk of MSKIs
  • Lower the risk for chronic conditions
  • Increase levels of sustainable energy
  • Improve healthspan
  • Reduce stress and anxiety
  • Improve sleep quality
  • Improve body weight
  • Reduce inflammation
  • Optimize immune function
  • Improve metabolic fitness

THE MEMBERS

What our members have to say

THE MOVEMENT

How it works

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Assess
Our team will help assess your needs.
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Test
Members complete their
evaluation.
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Move
The health of your employees starts with OVAL movement - let's go!
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Report
Organizations will recieve robust reporting on the health of their organization.

THE PARTNERS

Join the movement

A new era of healthcare has dawned, giving birth to a world filled with possibilities, hope, and innovations. OVAL partners with those seeking to usher in the power of positive transformation, including leading self-insured employers, health plans, health systems, communities, government agencies, and providers to build a foundation of health and wellness that cultivates healthier, happier lives for individuals — and significant cost savings for those who serve them.

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