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

  • Tri-wing sports day offers friendly competition

    The third annual Tri-Wing Sports Day will be held at Schriever Aug. 5, and while all the spots for official competitors have been filled, the day-long event is still in need of volunteers.“This is a really big event,” said Seth Cannello, Schriever Fitness Center director. “It’s basically a whole

  • Little Rock AFB implements new meal card regulation

    Changes to the dining facilities meal card regulations are in full effect as of May 2016, and have sparked an array of questions from meal card holders. The Air Force Services Agency introduced a new food service operation, referred to as the Food Transformation Initiative, beginning in 2010.

  • Commentary: Improving health through nutrition

    For years, I never thought about the food and drinks I put in my body. My breakfast would consist of Dr. Pepper and honey buns. I’ve always been a gym rat running marathons, lifting weight and playing basketballOn the outside I looked fit and healthy but on the inside I was causing serious damage to

  • Ramstein intramural soccer keeps Airmen fit

    Maj. Casey Chronister, 76th Airlift Squadron C-21 instructor pilot, towers over his defender as he uses his head to hit the ball toward the goal and tries to score during the Ramstein intramural soccer finals June 29, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Ramstein intramural soccer season lasts

  • 5K in honor of Orlando victims

    A 5K was organized June 17, 2016 at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to pay respects to those who lost their lives in Orlando, Florida, on June 12. On behalf of the Minot AFB Diversity Committee, Staff Sgt. Briton Hurdle, a missile chef trainer assigned to the 5th Force Support Squadron, organized 35

  • Owen, Conkling win 12th annual duathlon

    In July 2015, the 3rd Space Experimentation Squadron held a 5K on the base trails in support of Zach Owen’s fight against melanoma to express their confidence in his ability to beat the disease.Less than a year later, Owen was back out on those trails proving he not only beat the disease, but that

  • Bessinger, Trundy retain Murph titles

    In the realm of superstitions, it looks like Friday the 13th has nothing on Lucky Number 7.Sam Bessinger came within seconds of setting a new base record en route to his seventh consecutive win in The Murph competition here Friday.

  • Schriever holds kids run

    Team Schriever hosted the annual America's Armed Forces Kids Run May 6 as part of the Month of the Military Child and Child Abuse Prevention Month observance.

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