Episode 22: Why Most Police Leaders Won't Touch Fitness (with Retired Chief Tommy Wright)

Beyond the Uniform · Jun 23, 2026 · 1m

My first-ever guest on the show and I picked someone who actually walks the walk. Most police leaders will tell you health and fitness matters. Very few actually prioritize it. Even fewer build a career around it. Retired Police Chief Tommy Wright did all three. In this conversation, we get into something I've never understood: most leaders agree fitness matters for this job, but they won't put any policy behind it. They'll mandate every other policy without blinking, but when it comes to health, suddenly it's "I don't want to impose." Why does fitness get treated differently? What does it…