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Navy SEAL coaching program offers ‘full reset’ in health and wellness: ‘Nothing short of life-changing’
Navy SEALs are being given a chance at living fuller, heathier lives after their service.
The Navy SEAL Foundation’s Warrior Fitness Program offers physical and mental coaching for those in need of extra support.
Former Navy SEAL Chris Irwin shared his experience with the program in an interview, telling Fox News Digital he approached the program as a “warrior rehab kind of concept — like a full reset.”
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Irwin currently lives in Whitefish, Montana, and spent 14 years in active duty, checking into SEAL Team 5 in 1999.
After six years in the reserves, Irwin went on to pursue multiple careers in health and fitness before joining the Navy SEAL Foundation in 2018, where he currently works as communications director.
The Navy SEAL Foundation’s Warrior Fitness Program offers physical and mental coaching for SEALs who are in need of extra support. Inset: Chris Irwin, Navy SEAL Foundation communications director and retired Navy SEAL (Navy SEAL Foundation)
That same year, Irwin enrolled in the foundation’s four- to six-week Warrior Fitness Program at its East Coast facility in Virginia Beach.
The former SEAL initially joined the program to address a variety of chronic issues related to mental and physical health, he said.
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Navy SEAL Foundation CEO Robin King, based in California, told Fox News Digital in a separate interview how the program works, noting that it’s “more than just a gym.”
She said, “The Warrior Fitness program is a transformative initiative that the foundation created in combination with Virginia High Performance.”
Robin King, CEO of the Navy SEAL Foundation, emphasized that both Warrior Fitness Program facilities are “more than just a gym.” (Navy SEAL Foundation)
“It is an intensive program designed to allow our Navy SEAL warriors a space to rejuvenate their bodies, reset their minds and nurture their spirits.”
King added, “It is a place where resilience is forged and recovery takes place. It focuses on biomechanics, strength, pain management, memory, cognition, nutrition, education, recovery and community connection.”
The program gives Navy SEAL warriors “a space to rejuvenate their bodies, reset their minds and nurture their spirits.”
Lodging, travel, meals and other amenities are fully covered.
Participants have considered the program to be “nothing short of life-changing, and sometimes life-saving,” said King.
The program resulted from the foundation’s recognition that SEALs needed assistance after active duty, King said.
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“After more than 20 years — with the war on terror and what is currently going on in the world and the activity of the SEAL community — we are seeing a lot of traumatic brain injury and the effects of that,” she said.
“Throughout their careers, they deal with a lot of blast exposure — and those are often labeled the ‘invisible wounds of war.’”
The foundation’s CEO, Robin King, wants other Navy SEALs to know that “we’ve got room for everybody” in the Warrior Fitness program. (Navy SEAL Foundation)
The program is available for veterans as well as active-duty SEALs who are injured or who are transitioning back into civilian life.
“As they’re transitioning out, they’re looking at life in a different way,” King said. “And so, they’re provided all of this education to ensure that they’re thinking about their bodies in a different way.”
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Irwin said the program takes SEALs through “multiple workouts a day,” including a lot of recovery-focused activities.
Participants have the opportunity to use flow tanks for meditation, get massages and receive chiropractic care if needed. They can also consult with a nutritionist on dietary guidance and a cognitive speech pathologist to help with mental functioning, he said.
Participants have the opportunity to use flow tanks, receive massages and obtain chiropractic care if needed, a former Navy SEAL said. (Navy SEAL Foundation)
“It’s close to a full-time job for those four weeks,” Irwin added.
The program has grown a great deal since Irwin completed it six years ago, he noted.
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This includes the 2023 opening of the Warrior Fitness Program’s multimillion-dollar West Coast facility in San Diego, California.
“[It’s] cutting edge, state-of-the-art, top to bottom,” Irwin said. “We really wanted to make this as available as we could for guys on both coasts.”
“The Warrior Fitness program is a transformative initiative that the foundation created in combination with Virginia High Performance,” said the Navy Seal Foundation’s CEO. (Navy SEAL Foundation)
While Navy SEALs are known for enduring extremely difficult training regimens, some of them have reported learning new practices and effective workouts through the program.
SEALs “who have been there for 20 or 30 years say things like, ‘I thought I understood working out. I thought I knew about strength training, but what I learned here is just so different,’” King said.
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“If you can learn as much as you possibly can about each little muscle group and … how to open up your spine and your neck, you can relieve a lot of that pain, and that makes a big difference in people’s lives.”
Irwin agreed that no matter how much training a SEAL has had, those transitioning out can always benefit from new modalities.
Chris Irwin, Navy SEAL Foundation communications director and retired Navy SEAL, said that no matter how much training SEALs have had, they can always benefit from new modalities. (Navy SEAL Foundation)
For other SEALs interested in enrolling in the program, Irwin encouraged them to embrace the “whole body and mind approach.”
He advised, “Go in with the mindset of, ‘I’m going to do exactly what they tell me and try to be the best student I can possibly be, and that’s the way I’m going to get the results I’m hoping for.’”
He added, “I think every single [SEAL] should go through the program at some point in their career.”
King emphasized that the foundation is doing its best to ensure that community members and families know that help is available.
“We’re always going to be available for anybody who says, ‘I really need a reset on this. I really need to talk to somebody. I really need to go over this particular pain issue I have,’” the foundation’s CEO said. (Navy SEAL Foundation)
“The Navy SEAL Foundation is actively pursuing research into any information and treatments that we can bring forward to help this community and guide them through challenging injuries,” King said.
Founded in 2000, the Navy SEAL Foundation is a national nonprofit.
Its “mission [is] to provide critical support for the warriors, veterans and families of Naval Special Warfare and our Gold Star and surviving families,” according to the CEO.
The foundation has developed over 30 programs to support the needs of Navy SEALs in all stages of service.
For more information on the foundation, anyone can visit navysealfoundation.org.
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Florida attorney general demands nursing board revoke license of nurse who wished injury on Karoline Leavitt
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Florida attorney general James Uthmeier is calling for the Florida Board of Nursing to revoke the license of a woman after she said she hoped White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suffers a severe injury in childbirth.
“Women shouldn’t have to worry about a politically driven nurse who wishes them pain and suffering being in the delivery room during childbirth,” Uthmeier told Fox News Digital in a statement.
“It’s evil,” he added. “The Florida Board of Nursing must take action to keep this person away from patients permanently.”
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is expecting her second child this year. (Andrew Harnik)
In a video posted on TikTok, Lexie Lawler, a former labor and delivery nurse at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital, said, “As a labor and delivery nurse, it gives me great joy to wish Karoline Leavitt a fourth degree tear.”
She continued with explicit language, saying she hoped Leavitt would suffer a permanent injury during childbirth.
“I hope you f——- rip from bow to stern and never s— normally again, you c—,” she said.
In December, Leavitt announced that she and her husband Nick are expecting a baby girl due in May, who will join their first son, Niko, born in July 2024.
Lawler was subsequently fired from Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
The hospital told Fox News Digital that her comments “do not reflect our values or the standards we expect of healthcare professionals,” but Lawler has since defended her remarks in another video, and appeared to reference an unrelated shooting in Minnesota while responding to criticism over her comments.
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“Women shouldn’t have to worry about a politically-driven nurse who wishes them pain and suffering being in the delivery room during childbirth,” Uthmeier told Fox News Digital in a statement. (DOMINIC GWINN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
“So they just murdered a man in Minnesota, they murdered a man in Minnesota, and you mother——- are coming after me because I used bad language? F— you. I’m on the right side of this. F— you.”
A “GoFundMe” has been set up for Lawler which has raised nearly $5,000 with a goal of $14,000.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Florida Board of Nursing and Lawler for comment.
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A GoFundMe has been set up for Lawler which has raised over $4,000 with a goal of $14,000. (Photo illustration by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)
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Grandson charged with murdering retired grandparents found dead in their South Carolina home
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Authorities in upstate South Carolina have arrested the 19-year-old grandson of a retired couple found slain in their home earlier this month, charging him with two counts of murder in a case that has shaken a small rural community.
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said Levi Kevin Jones was taken into custody late Friday and charged in connection with the deaths of Larry Moore, 76, and Sandra Moore, 75, who were discovered inside their residence on Cromer Moore Road near Westminster on Jan. 15.
Jones is also charged with two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, according to arrest warrants obtained by Fox News Digital. He remains in custody pending a bond hearing.
The couple was found after a family member requested a welfare check when repeated attempts to reach them were unsuccessful. Investigators and the county coroner later determined the deaths were homicides.
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Larry and Sandra Moore are pictured during a church gathering at Calvary Church. The couple was later remembered by the congregation following their deaths. (Calvary Church Facebook)
According to the Oconee County Coroner’s Office, Larry Moore died from multiple stabbing injuries, while Sandra Moore died from manual strangulation. Autopsies were conducted the following day.
Arrest warrants allege Jones stabbed his grandfather multiple times in the torso and neck and strangled his grandmother, cutting off her airway and blood flow. Authorities said a knife was used during the attack.
Authorities have not provided a motive for the attack.
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said the couple’s grandson, Levi Kevin Jones, is charged with two counts of murder in the case, as well as two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. (Oconee County Sheriff’s Office)
The Moores were longtime residents of the area and well known in the community as the former owners of Moore & Moore Fish Camp, a local restaurant that operated for decades before the couple retired.
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They were also active members of Calvary Church, where friends described them as regular attendees.
“They were always there,” Stacy Brooks, who attended church, told Fox News Digital. “You expected to see them every time you went. They were faithful people.”
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The Oconee County Coroner’s Office, which assisted in the investigation into the deaths of Larry and Sandra Moore, is shown in an exterior view. (Oconee County Coroner’s Office)
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Brooks said the killings have been difficult for residents of the small upstate South Carolina town to process.
“This is a close community, and something like this just doesn’t happen often,” she said.
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The sheriff’s office previously said the killings appeared to be an isolated incident and that there was no ongoing threat to the public.
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Florida deputies race to save 4-year-old who stopped breathing and had no pulse on interstate, video shows
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Deputies in Florida raced to save the life of a 4-year-old child on Interstate 275 after the boy suffered a medical emergency, authorities said Sunday.
Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies responded at around 5:20 p.m. Saturday to a “person down” call involving an unresponsive child on the highway.
When deputies arrived, the child was not breathing and had no pulse.
Bodycam footage shows deputies rushing to the vehicle on the side of the interstate and pulling the child out of the back seat.
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The child was not breathing and had no pulse when deputies arrived at the scene, the sheriff’s office said. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)
As one deputy picked up the boy, a woman who had been performing CPR could be heard saying, “He’s breathing!”
The deputy carried the child to the side of the interstate, laid him on the ground and began CPR.
Deputies performed CPR immediately and continued until paramedics arrived. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)
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“There’s something in the mouth. Pull it out!” one rescuer said.
It was unclear what was blocking the child’s breathing, but once it was cleared, first responders continued CPR until Tampa Fire Rescue crews arrived and took over treatment.
The boy was taken to a local hospital where he was recovering in stable condition. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)
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Officials said the child was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital and is now listed as being in stable condition.
The sheriff’s office credited the deputies’ quick actions with saving the child’s life.
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