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

  • MacDill first in AF to host Alpha Warrior tour

    MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, hosted the Air Force’s first stop for the Air Force Alpha Warrior Tour, April 18-19, 2017.The Air Force Services Activity, or AFSVA, partnered with the Alpha Warrior team to continue building Comprehensive Airman Fitness through the newly initiated Air Force Alpha

  • Airmen of Niagara: Tech. Sgt. David Dixon

    Tech. Sgt. David Dixon, 914th Force Support Squadron training specialist, is a hard-core runner; preparing to run the Boston Marathon later this month.Dixon runs six days per week, averaging 10 miles per run and started running three years ago after his wife encouraged him to participate in a weight

  • Fitness Warrior

    Fitness is a key component in achieving Luke’s mission: building the future of airpower. With fitness, Airmen are able to achieve physical and spiritual health. For Sherri Biringer, 56th Force Support Squadron fitness specialist supervisor, her love of fitness grew through a type of workout called

  • A world away: UFC fighter and Soldier reunite

    As sweat drips from their brow, grunts can be heard as fists and feet hit punching bags and trainers’ shouts echo off the gym walls. In this moment, two gyms for mixed martial arts in Kailua, O’ahu, Hawaii, are partnering together to train, in the hopes of leading their fighters into the world of

  • Color me aware

    Color Me Aware Run to raise sexual assault awareness

  • Gym revamps 24/7 access system for Airmen

    The Fitness and Sports Center is revamping their 24/7 access system.  The new system will provide chipped access cards for beneficiaries who do not have Common Access Cards. Requirements to sign up for around-the-clock Fitness Access are proof of government ID, specifically a Common Access Card,

  • Combative class comes to Schriever

    Marco Lara, a former Army World Class Athlete Program wrestler, used his professional experience to teach students the ways of combatives and why they are important not only in the military, but in life.

  • When the Biggest Losers Win!

    Every year, millions of Americans decide to lose weight and lead a healthier lifestyle as part of their New Year’s resolutions -- this year, the Sheppard Health Promotion team wanted to help make that resolution a reality with a challenge.

  • Blood, sweat, tears decide first CWC champ

    Eight teams of Airmen representing squadrons from the 31st Fighter Wing participated in the first Combat Warrior Challenge at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 14-17, 2017.

  • Fitness center offers ‘Mt. Everest challenge’

    ​Each year, hundreds of climbing enthusiasts attempt to scale the world’s highest peak, Mt. Everest, that sits at 29,029 feet.Team Schriever members now have the opportunity to see if they possess the physical ability to scale that height—minus the cost and physical danger. And a little closer to