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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Challenge accepted: U.S. service members compete for German badge

    Imagine treading water in full-duty uniform after swimming four laps, running sprints and holding a chin-up for more than a minute. These are only three of the six events Joint Base Langley-Eustis service members completed to earn the prestigious German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, one of the

  • America’s Airmen welcomes AFDW commander

    1st Lt. Patrick Noyes, left, 11th Force Support Squadron sustainment flight chief, pulls Maj. Gen. James A. Jacobson, Air Force District of Washington commander, during an 11th FSS group physical training session at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Oct. 12, 2017. Jacobson experienced an immersion tour to

  • 628th FSS extends hours for night shift members

    The 628th Force Support Squadron’s normal hours of operation have been extended for the Fitness Assessment Cell and the Military Personnel Flight here, Sept. 10.FAC and MPF members have extended their hours to accommodate military members who work outside of normal shifts during the months of