H2F Symposium: Human Performance Is Moving From Programming to Systems
The 2026 Holistic Health and Fitness Symposium reinforced an important shift happening across the human performance space:
Performance is no longer just about programming. It is about building systems that change behavior, measure execution, and improve readiness over time.
The Army’s H2F model is already built around a more complete view of performance: physical, mental, nutrition, sleep, and spiritual readiness. The 2026 symposium brought together Army leaders, international partners, academia, industry, and human performance experts to continue advancing that model, with more than 1,100 registered attendees, 35 international partners, and over 60 vendors participating [1].
Habit Formation Is Becoming Central to Readiness
One of the most important themes came through in Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen’s keynote. Her address focused on fueling the five domains of H2F and how the science of habits strengthens Soldier readiness and lethality [2].
That message is bigger than the military.
People do not improve simply because they are given a better plan. They improve when the environment around them makes the right behaviors easier to repeat.
Sustainable performance requires more than instruction. It requires habit formation, feedback, accountability, coaching, and timely support.
That is where the industry is moving.
The Next Phase of Human Performance
The next phase of human performance will not be defined by equipment alone, software alone, programming alone, or coaching alone.
It will be defined by how well those elements work together to help operators understand what is happening, adapt intelligently, and support behavior change before performance breaks down.
That is also why BeaverFit’s emphasis on data-informed execution of programming stood out. BeaverFit’s Army/H2F work is focused on helping operationalize H2F through training and performance environments that support mission preparation wherever Soldiers need to train [3].
Their broader presence in the military human performance space points to a reality the industry has to take seriously:
Facilities and equipment are most powerful when they are connected to programming, coaching, measurement, and execution.
The Opportunity for Human Performance Organizations
At Groe, we believe that is the real opportunity.
Human performance organizations need better ways to understand whether programming is being executed, whether people are engaging, whether adherence is improving, and whether support is reaching the right person at the right time.
That is true in a tactical environment.
It is true in a gym.
It is true in workplace wellness.
It is true in public health.
The common challenge is the same: leaders are often responsible for outcomes they cannot fully see until it is too late.
A Soldier gets injured.
A member cancels.
An employee burns out.
Better systems change that.
From Lagging Indicators to Earlier Signals
Better systems help leaders move from lagging indicators to earlier signals.
They help operators see patterns in activity, engagement, facility usage, and adherence. They help teams make decisions closer to the moment where support can still change the outcome.
That is the difference between collecting data and using data.
The goal is not to create more dashboards.
The goal is to create actionable intelligence that improves execution.
Data Should Improve Support, Not Create Noise
The future is not “track everything.”
The future is understanding what matters and turning the right signals into better support.
Data should help coaches coach better. It should help operators operate better. It should help facilities understand how their spaces are actually being used. It should help teams intervene before disengagement becomes failure.
That is why H2F is such an important signal for the broader industry.
H2F as an Operating System for Readiness
The Army is not treating human performance as a motivational campaign. It is treating it as an operating system for readiness.
The H2F ecosystem is bringing together performance professionals, programs, facilities, equipment, leadership, and data to support the Soldier as a complete human system. The official H2F model emphasizes the five readiness domains and the way each domain affects the others.
That level of integration is where the market is headed.
The organizations that win in human performance will be the ones that can connect access, environment, behavior, programming, adherence, data, and outcomes into one feedback loop.
What Groe Is Building Toward
That is the work Groe is focused on.
We are building technology to help fitness and human performance operators turn activity into actionable intelligence, improve member experience, increase staff capacity, and support the behaviors that lead to long-term adherence.
The H2F Symposium made the future clear:
Better outcomes require better behavior change.
Better behavior change requires better systems.
And better systems require data-informed execution.
References
[1] https://www.army.mil/article/292447/experts_in_human_performance_embark_on_h2f_symposium
[2] https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1006857/2026-h2f-symposium-day-2-keynote-introduction-address
[3] https://beaverfitusa.com/army-aft-solutions/