SPIRITUAL FITNESS GUIDE
FIT STRESSED DEPLETED DRAINED
Potential Indicators
Engaged in life’s
meaning/purpose
Hopeful about life/future
Makes sound moral
decisions
Fully engaged with family,
friends, and community
Able to forgive self and
others
Respectful of others
Engaged in core
values/beliefs
Potential Indicators
Neglecting life’s
meaning/purpose
Less hopeful about
life/future
Makes some poor moral
decisions
Somewhat engaged with
family, friends, and
community
Difficulty forgiving self or
others
Less respectful of others
Straying from core
values/beliefs
Potential Indicators
Losing a sense of life’s
meaning/purpose
Holds very little hope about
life/future
Makes poor moral decisions
routinely
Weakly engaged with
family, friends, and
community
Not likely to forgive self or
others
Strong disrespect for others
Disregards core
values/beliefs
Potential Indicators
Feels like life has no
meaning/purpose
Holds no hope about
life/future
Engaged in extreme
immoral behavior
Not engaged with family,
friends or community
Forgiveness is not an option
Complete disrespect for
others
Abandoned core
values/beliefs
This is a self-assessment tool to help service members consider their spiritual condition.
Spirituality may be used generally to refer to that which gives meaning and purpose in life, or the term may be used specifically to refer to
the practice of a philosophy, religion, or way of living.
Chaplain POC:
Your chaplain cares about you and is committed to
helping with your Spiritual Fitness.
Absolute confidentiality is guaranteed.
The United States Navy Chaplain Corps
Current as of 2 May 2012
Spiritual Fitness is a term used to capture a person’s overall spiritual health and
reflects how spirituality may help one cope with and enjoy life.
Spirituality may be used generally to refer to that which gives meaning and purpose in
life. The term may be used more specifically to refer to the practice of a
philosophy, religion, or way of living. Spirituality has two primary expressions:
Human Expression: Refers to the essential core of the individual. Includes activities that strengthen self
and build healthy relationships.
• Examples include commitment to family, love of life, and esprit de corps.
Religious Expression: Refers to the application of faith. Includes activities that connect one to the Divine,
God, and the supernatural.
• Examples include prayer, worship, and participation in the sacraments.
• Buddhism encourages pursuit of the Noble Path.
• Christianity has a focus on seeking the Holy Spirit.
• Islamic spirituality is derived from the Quran and following the Sunnah.
Your spiritual fitness is typically healthier if you practice your faith, beliefs, and other
activities that support your spirituality.
Your spiritual fitness is typically less healthy if you neglect to practice your faiths,
beliefs, and other activities that support your spirituality.
To learn more about spiritual fitness, contact your unit chaplain.
What is Spiritual Fitness?
