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

  • New MDS Program helps Airmen get in shape

    Fitness and activity trackers, such as Fitbits and Garmin Connects, have been becoming very popular among those in the fitness industry, and have become a useful tool for individuals trying to lose weight.These trackers have capabilities which include tracking physical activity and steps, heart

  • Airmen embrace their inner polar bear

    Employees of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center take off from the start line during the unit’s 3rd annual Polar Bear Run Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 on the base’s flightline running trail. This is NASIC’s third annual Polar Bear Run. The Center’s Enlisted Advisory Council sponsors the

  • Practice makes perfect

    Usually a gym bag consists of workout clothes and gym shoes, but for 1st Lt. Bobbie-Jean Johnson, her bag contains something unusual even in today’s gyms. When Johnson opens her bag a clear pair of three-inch stiletto high-heels pokes out.   Every day at the end of her workout she slides on the

  • Altus AFB begins 24/7 fitness center access

    The 97th Air Mobility Wing Fitness Center will be accessible 24/7, beginning Oct. 1.As part of an Air Force Services Transformation Initiative, the 97th Force Support Squadron has implemented these unmanned hours at the fitness center to provide more convenient access to the base populous, including

  • 24-hour journey for heroes, father

    He reached his 5th hour of running alone in the still of a dark, cold night lit only by streetlights surrounding the track -- 25 miles down, 75 more to go.

  • 8 Common PT Injuries (And How to Avoid Them)

    Physical training (PT) injuries that result from improper exercise techniques are a lot more frequent than many would think. Here is a list of eight of the most common PT injuries and steps you can take to avoid them. With these steps in mind, you might just end up passing that next PT test with

  • Warriors posed to break Yoga record at Al Udeid Air Base

    An orange shimmer casted over Qatar as the sun began to shed light through the dusty haze at 0400; figures emerged from the distance, shoes came off, mats were laid and aura of calm settled with the men and women that would soon be part of the largest yoga session held in Qatar history. Yoga

  • Dwell time, PT exemptions for new AF mothers increase to 1 year

    The six-month deferment for female Airmen to accomplish their fitness assessments following childbirth will be increased to 12 months to align with recent changes to the deployment deferments, Air Force officials announced July 14.The deployment deferment policy, as part of the Air Force’s 2015

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