#Eas daily fitness assessment series#

Prior to the pandemic, former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. So there are a lot of ways that weвЂ™ll ask sailors to do that.вЂќ вЂњBut when we said weвЂ™re going to cancel the PFA, it didnвЂ™t mean that we were canceling staying healthy and staying fit.

вЂњI do absolutely understand that COVID has made that harder, and certainly weвЂ™ve lived through that personally here, and on a ship it can be even harder,вЂќ he said. Despite the cancelations and effects of COVID-19, Nowell said sailors should remain active and suggested jogs and planks as ways to exercise even if gyms are closed. The Navy canceled both the spring 2020 and fall 2020 physical fitness assessment because of the coronavirus pandemic. вЂњAnd the plan is in January, so please be ready.вЂќ вЂњBut what IвЂ™ll ask every sailor to do is please make sure that you are getting out there, that youвЂ™re taking care of your fitness, because it is important now with about a year under our belt of not doing the PFA that we go ahead and get that restarted,вЂќ Nowell said.

#Eas daily fitness assessment series#

John Nowell during the United States Navy MemorialвЂ™s speaker series encouraged sailors to stay healthy and fit despite the lack of recent PFAs because the service would resume the assessments in January. The Navy plans to start conducting its physical fitness assessments (PFA) again next year after canceling the last two rounds of evaluations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the chief of naval personnel.

Chief Navy Career Counselor Vladimir Ariasmartinez motivates recruits as they perform the 1.5-mile run portion of their final physical fitness assessment inside Freedom Hall at Recruit Training Command.