Today’s complex, dynamic and challenging operational environments demand optimal performance.  Peak performance in these environments requires a fit mind and body, able to remain agile and bounce back after stressful events.  There is a profound parallel between physical fitness and mind fitness.  Just as physical fitness can protect the body from physical injury, mind fitness can help create a “mental armor” to protect the mind.  Just as physical fitness supports recovery from exertion, mind fitness supports recovery from stress.  Just as a fit body has endurance, strength and flexibility, a fit mind has distinct capacities as well:  mental agility, attention, emotional intelligence, and situational awareness. By creating greater integration between body and mind, mind fitness supports a resilient response to stress.  By training attention, mind fitness supports situational awareness that draws on external and internal information.  Together, these capacities enhance mental performance and complex decision-making in difficult circumstances.  They also help individuals to respond effectively to challenges rather than react habitually in ways that may undermine objectives.  The links in the menu on the left expand on these points, or download a PDF with more details of MMFT and research citations.