Uniformed Services

Preventing injury maintains a high level of readiness for our armed and uniformed services. Eccentric training increases readiness through muscular-skeletal injury resilience.

Benefits for Armed and Uniformed Services

• Service Members with Heavy Loads– reACT strengthens connective tissues and ligaments to handle combat loads up to 150 pounds. The trainer strengthens and protects service members for sudden stops, changes of direction, parachute landing, obstacle clearing and more. 
• Firefighter Conditioning – reACT helps firefighters manage charged hoses and scale tall ladders with heavy gear by enhancing balance and body mechanics. 
• Savings from Injury Prevention– Injuries cost the DoD over $3,000 per injury event adding up to over $700 million annually. Up to 60% of these injuries are estimated to be preventable through reACT eccentric training and leadership.

How reACT Enhances Conditioning

• Increased Power – In order to explode, you must first load eccentrically. reACT increases the elastic potential of muscle and connective tissue which generate increased force during concentric contraction after rapid eccentric loading.
• Low-Impact Conditioning – Unlike conditioning drills, reACT protects joints by forcing the leg to absorb force eccentrically and without impact.
• Core and Balance– reACT increases dynamic balance and core activation without loading the spine – important for enhancing sports performance.
• Protects the Spine– reACT allows for significant lower extremity loading and conditioning without loading the spine.
• Progressive Exercises– reACT accommodates a wide range of fitness abilities and can be easily regressed for injury rehabilitation or made progressively more challenging for athletes to enjoy.

Training and Education

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