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

  • Passion for fitness drives AFIMSC colonel

    As an Air Force Academy cadet, Yvonne Spencer hated running. Now – 14 marathons, 15 sprint/Olympic-distance triathlons, 10 half-ironman triathlons and 7 Ironman triathlons later – she says her passion for the challenge of training and competing has helped her become a better Airman and leader.

  • Celebrity chef shares passion for health and food with Dover Airmen

    Celebrity chef Robert Irvine facilitated a Dorm to Gourm class for 10 Dover Airmen at the Fitness Center, Aug. 27, 2019.Irvine and Shane Cash, Irvine’s corporate chef, came to the base, cooked and visited with Airmen.After his arrival and short introductions, Irvine divided up the class into five

  • Fitness changes

    Changes to the Air Force fitness screening questionnaire were made recently, which now include a Sickle cell trait screening. The new FSQ became available on July 19, 2019, and is required for all fitness assessments after Aug. 1, 2019.

  • Airman's Spotlight: Jonathan Diamond

    Jonathan Diamond, a 47th Force Support Squadron Losano Fitness Center aid, dicusses positive communication in this week's Airman's Spotlight, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, August 15, 2019. Diamond believes positive attitude and communication can help make anyone's day. (U.S. Air Force Graphic

  • Dietitian keeps Airmen fit to fight

    The building blocks that ensure Airmen are healthy and able to take the fight to the enemy starts with what they put on their plate and in their bodies.The base dietitian provides dietary counsel and offers a variety of sustainable wellness practices to help keep Team Moody fit to fight.

  • 97 AMW Hosts Kids Deployment Line

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing hosted a Kids Deployment Line welcoming children on base to experience a ‘kid-friendly’ deployment simulation, August 1, 2019, at Altus Air Force Base, Okla.

  • Behind the scenes of the fitness center

    Airman 1st Class Sasha Tucker, 22nd Force Support Squadron fitness journeyman, cleans a mirror Aug. 6, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The center is cleaned daily by the team of 15 Airmen who, re-rack weights, ensure all equipment is sanitized and do laundry hourly. These FSS Airmen keep the

  • New fitness tent scheduled to open in August

    The Marauders will have a new fitness facility starting August 1, 2019, according to the 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron.The move from the original fitness tent to the new, smaller tent is temporary and part of an overall installation improvement plan, said U.S. Air Force Maj. Kathryn

  • Bouldering wall a hidden desert gem

    Surrounded by the desert sands perched on top of “The Rock” is an unassuming Conex box which holds one of the base’s best kept fitness secrets – a newly renovated bouldering climb wall.

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