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

  • Overcoming adversity: Work, will and belief

    Senior Airman Jenna M. Miller, 514th Force Support Squadron services apprentice, with the 514th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., mentors her peers with a personal story of success. Miller overcame adversity through intense physical training and proper nutrition in order

  • Battle Rig: A new kind of fitness

    A new workout made its debut here October 14, 2018, with the introduction of the Alpha Warrior Battle Rig to Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station’s array of fitness equipment. The 911th Airlift Wing welcomed two Alpha Warrior pros, Tawnee Leonardo and Kevin Klein, to demonstrate the rig, and explain the

  • Cancer survivor says knowledge is power

    The solid gym doors swung open, spilling the warm, Texas evening light across the Losano Fitness Center carpet. A woman with a lively step marched across the gym lobby down the hallway greeting the people she saw by name. She turned right into a room with mirrors, colorful mood lamps and a light,

  • JB Charleston hosts Alpha Warrior regional competition

    Nine Airmen tested their strength, agility and stamina during the Alpha Warrior regional competition here, Oct. 13, 2018.With spectators and fellow competitors cheering them on, the Airmen raced to complete 14 exercises around a structure called the “Battle Rig” as fast as possible for a chance to

  • IRT warms up for winter

    Staff Sgt. James Guardiano, 50th Civil Engineer Squadron operations management, readies for a push up inside the Indoor Running Track at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Oct. 11, 2018. The IRT features newly installed heating socks which retain heat and warms the overall temperature of the

  • The Amazing Base provides healthy competition

    Fifteen teams of four participated in the annual Amazing Base competition which showcased obstacles strewn across base that encouraged team-work, problem-solving and exercise on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 10, 2018.

  • Team BLAZE gets colorful during run

    Participants begin the sixth annual Color Run Sept. 22, 2018, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The event consisted of a 5K run or a 2-mile run that participants could choose from. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bean)

  • Edwards personnel celebrate Air Force birthday with 5k run

    Local Airmen, their family members and base civilians participated in the Air Force Birthday 5k Run at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 18, 2018.The top three finishers were: 1. Capt. Brian Peterson, 452nd Flight Test Squadron2. Maj. Brian Campion, Detachment 2, 9th Operations Group3. Matt

  • 50th OSS hits it out of the park

    Twenty-one was the lucky number as the 50th Operations Support Squadron defeated the 1st Space Operations Squadron 21-1 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 21.