FITNESS

The Air Force Fitness Program goal is to motivate Airmen to participate in a year-round physical conditioning program that emphasizes total fitness, to include proper aerobic conditioning, strength and flexibility training, and healthy eating. Health benefits from an active lifestyle will increase productivity, optimize health, and decrease absenteeism while maintaining a higher level of readiness. 

FITNESS NEWS

  • Lunch and learn teaches health and fitness essentials

    The Lunch and Learn is a program that the 911th Airman and Family Readiness Center has put together to educate, and give resources available to the members of the 911th Airlift Wing that they may not be aware of.

  • Trainers ensure 2020 resolutions work out

    The start of a new year represents a clean slate for the coming months. Resolutions are set early on with the intention to stick with them, but it can be hard to get started. The staff members of the Hanscom Fitness and Sports Center will work with personnel who are prepared to keep those fitness

  • AFMC beta-testing diagnostic fitness assessments

    The Air Force Materiel Command will offer diagnostic fitness assessments to Airmen starting Jan. 20. As the Air Force continues to review the overall current fitness assessment guidance for Airmen, the AFMC has elected to implement diagnostic testing as a potential part of the policy change.

  • New Year, Healthier You!

    Maribeth Havaran, 22nd Medical Group health promotion dietitian, inputs data into a computer during a Bod Pod scan Dec. 31, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The first week of January marks Diet Resolution Week; a perfect opportunity for Airmen to take charge of their health and fitness goals.

  • 142nd FW Chief represents ORANG as a competitive weightlifter

    Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Harbert is the chief QA (Quality Assurance) inspector for the 142nd Maintenance Group at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon. A dedicated member of the military with 25 years in service, Harbert knows the value of physical and mental fitness and resiliency.He recently

  • ACC releases fitness guidance for pregnant Airmen

    In an effort to improve the fitness program for Airmen during the stages of pregnancy, the Air Combat Command Surgeon General directorate recently released new guidance.The guidance is called “Conditioning/Reconditioning (Fitness) Program for Airmen During and After Pregnancy,” and it implements

  • Lap three, making the fitness rounds

    Airmen of the Air Force Reserve Command in Illinois complete lap three of six recently. These 932nd Airlift Wing Citizen Airmen reservists performed the 1.5 mile run as part of the Air Force fitness assessment November 16, 2019, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The weather was a bit chilly at

  • Fitness guru keeps Duke Field fit to fight

    Physical fitness is so engrained in the military way of life, most Citizen Air Commandos don’t think twice about what it takes to run their wing’s fitness program. They show up on the scheduled date and time, take their fitness assessment, and then get back to the business of providing combat

  • Chalk Talk: Assisted Dip Machine

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ebonie Hills, enlisted PME instructor and professional bodybuilder, spotlights TEC's fitness equipment in this video news series: Chalk Talk.

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