Exercise & Sports Performance

Pilots and other specially trained military members are a high-performing and successful subset of the population. These qualities lend this group to be exercise enthusiasts who push themselves to perform at their very best. In this section, GFM will discuss specific training programs that would benefit aircrew and astronauts as well as occasionally provide general commentary on exercise and fitness.

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08Sep

Phiz Biz: Aug & Sep – Exercise & Fitness Pearls

Here are the Aug & Sep newsletters from our friends at the USAF Aerospace & Operational Physiology Team at Peterson AFB in CO. Click below for PDF’s 8. August 2018…

30Jan

Be a Better G-Monster: The Anti-G Straining Maneuver (AGSM)

This installment will review the effect of G’s on the human body, the Anti-G Straining Maneuver (AGSM) and how you as the modern fighter pilot can decrease the likelihood of…

mrparker1 on Become an Aviation Medical Examiner Today!28 February 2018
We do not need more female physicians or doctors of any specific race or ethnic background. We need the best…
ra wo on JFK Jr Piper Saratoga Mishap24 November 2017
Total BS. When you lose horizon you might go into a slow descent, if you are not trusting your instruments,…
Benjamin Byórðæįr Vas'Ðrakken on Why do Flight Surgeons Fly?6 November 2017
Actually chaplains and doctors both have a duty to chose between conscientious objector and form two personnel. Flight surgeons almost…
Karly Kindoll on The USAF Pilot-Physician Program13 August 2017
Hi Jay, I've just led myself to this article after coming across your PPP slides from the AF Specialty Teleconference,…
GreenEmUp on Pulling G’s – The Effects of G-Forces on the Human Body10 May 2017
Textbook cases of not breathing correctly. Most of them seem to have not even tried.
CalSailor on Why do Flight Surgeons Fly?6 January 2017
How do flight surgeons reconcile Geneva Convention status issues? As medical officers, they are non-combatants; as pilots, they definitely ARE.…
GFM on Fellowships in Wilderness Medicine22 May 2016
Ratstar, I have not yet gained the FAWM suffix. It does remain a personal goal however!
ratstar770 on Fellowships in Wilderness Medicine25 April 2016
This sounds so cool! Are u a fellow already?
Ravi Singh on The Diploma in Mountain Medicine (DiMM)23 February 2016
I want to ask that is final year MBBS student (only 1 Year Internship left out of 5.5 years MBBS…
Mark Filgerleski on Why do Flight Surgeons Fly?17 October 2015
Major Jedick, Very intersting piece. I often wondered this myself- I briefed a flight surgeon once (WX) and we chatted…