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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.

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Jan. 24, 2018
Air Force to enhance physical fitness test, standards for select career fields

The Air Force began the rollout of Tier 2 physical training standards as more than 100 Battlefield Airmen demonstrated new career field specific testing components at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, Jan. 9, 2018.
Jan. 16, 2018
Lazyman triathlon to encourage exercise, vary workouts

Twenty-eight Schriever Airmen have signed up for the annual Lazyman Triathlon beginning Feb. 1. This is the 16th consecutive year the Schriever Air Force Base Fitness Center has hosted this competition.
Jan. 11, 2018
Exercise precautions can help Airmen stay fit to fight

At the beginning of the year, the 20th Force Support Squadron fitness center is packed full of individuals looking to improve their physical fitness.
Jan. 9, 2018
Bench press, powerlift competition to test strength, willpower

The Schriever Air Force Base fitness center will host the annual bench press and dead lift competition 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Jan 26. Participants must register in the fitness center for the competition by Jan. 24.There will be prizes for bench press, deadlift and overall winners.
Jan. 9, 2018
Fitness center showcases new equipment

A TRX Tactical Training Locker, consisting of dip bar, grappler, jump platform, wall ball target and other fitness training attachments, is shown at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 9. The multi-modality training center by the outdoor running track can support up to 45 trainees at one time.
Jan. 4, 2018
Fight the resolution failure trend: “Just show up!"

It’s early morning and as I drive on to base, I’m fully prepared to be annoyed. I’m ready to roll my eyes and mutter under my breath — about the gym’s jam-packed parking lot, the extra bodies in the locker room, and the crowded cardio and weight equipment areas. It’s the predictability of it all
Dec. 7, 2017
Malmstrom opens new resilience center

After months of planning and help from volunteers across the base, the new resilience center is now open.The resilience center, located at Building 1145, is open to anyone with base access and offers massage chairs, relaxation rooms, free Wi-Fi, video game systems, a patio with picnic tables and a
Nov. 21, 2017
Stronger, faster, better: Health Promotion helps fitness goals

As the No. 1 fighter wing in U.S. Air Force, the 31st Fighter Wing takes its fitness seriously.
Nov. 8, 2017
JB Charleston athletes to tackle Alpha Warrior Final Battle

Three JB Charleston Airmen are scheduled to compete in the Air Force's first-ever Alpha Warrior Final Battle scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 11 at Retama Park, San Antonio, Texas.Air Force Staff Sgt. Trevor Childs, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 1st Lt. Lainie Long, 628th Force Support
Nov. 8, 2017
Tough Athlete, Tough Mudder, and Tough Airman

Currently sitting in fourth place in the male 40-44 year old category in the Tough Mudder global standings, Master Sgt. Saul M. Davidson, the logistics plans superintendent with the 157th Civil Engineering Squadron, is preparing to compete in the World’s Toughest Mudder event this Veterans Day

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