Regional Fitness Leaders On Board With Youth Fitness Training  

Fitness leaders from Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH), Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) and Naval Station Pearl Harbor (NAVSTA PH) participated in a two-day Commander...

Zumba Master Class Comes to Yokosuka Naval Base  

More than 30 Sailors participated in the first Zumba Master class sponsored by the Wellness and Fitness Center at Fleet Activities Yokosuka on March 22. ...

Summit Focuses on New Cardio Options  

In early March, representatives from the Navy Fitness program office based in Millington, TN, provided information on initiatives and issues related to the physical fitness assessment (PFA), including medical waivers, and the preventive health assessment and physical ...

Air Force Adds Healthy Cooking to Body Composition Class  

Members of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath Health and Wellness Center (HAWC) spiced up their Body Composition Improvement Program by providing a healthy cooking class...

Minot Air Force Base Fitness Center Receives Design Award  

The Air Combat Command (ACC), a major command of the U.S. Air Force, presented its Facility Design Honor Award to architecture, planning, engineering and interior design firm Leo A. Daly at the ACC Design Awards Luncheon on Feb. 28, held at the Marriott ...

‘Biggest Loser’ Fever Hits Navy  

The mania surrounding the popular reality weight loss television show, "The Biggest Loser,” has taken hold of Navy Fitness, inspiring many sailors to lose weight...

Elliptical, Stationary Bike Are New PRT Cardio Options  

Here’s some good news for sailors who don’t like to run. The Navy’s fitness program introduced the option of using elliptical trainers or stationary bikes as new ways for sailors to complete the cardiovascular portion of the physical readiness test (PRT). The elliptical and cycle tests are both ...

New Navy PRT Cardio Options  

Good news for sailors who don’t like to run. The Navy ’s fitness program recently introduced the option of using elliptical trainers or stationary bikes as new ways for sailors to complete the cardiovascular portion of the Physical Readiness Test (PRT)....

Norfolk MWR Unveils Waterfront Fitness Specialists  

Naval Station Norfolk’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) committee introduced their newest trainers, Waterfront Fitness Specialists Jodie Byrkett and Susan Lowry, at an open house in late January...

Marines compete in 'Echo Challenge'  

Fourteen teams, consisting of more than 70 Marines, recently participated in the Marine Helicopter Training (MHT) Squadron 302 Echo-Challenge, a six-mile run, and 12-mile bike race and stretcher carry ...

Pearl Harbor Event Draws 500 Runners  

-- More than 500 Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) sailors and civilians participated in the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 5k Run/Walk on the waterfront in early December. ...

Airmen Challenged to Make Better Choices  

Air Force senior leaders would like airmen to help each other make better choices in their leisure activities and personal lives, says Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Lt. Gen. Arthur Lichte...

Navy SEALs Launch Physical Awareness Pilot Program  

The Navy SEALs have one of the military's most successful physical training programs, and they’d like to introduce it nationally to coaches as an athletic standard of excellence...

Indiana Mayor Poses Fitness Challenge  

The mayor of Carmel, IN, is challenging his city’s residents and employees to improve their fitness level and lead a healthier lifestyle. As part of the challenge, Clarian North Medical ...

Sailors Say Command Leaders Support a Culture of Fitness  

Most sailors agree their command leadership supports a culture of fitness, according to the 2006 Quality of Life (QOL) Survey released in November. The survey has tracked sailors' views on their quality of life since 1999...

Reservist Gets 'Fit to Fight'  

An Air Force reservist at Tinker AFB is taking the charge to be "Fit to Fight" seriously. Master Sgt. Matt Thomas, a jet engine mechanic for the 513th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron...

Lieutenant Runs for a Cause  

Lt. Geoff Weber, based at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, VA, completed the 262-mile Run Across Virginia for the American Lung Association in early November. The idea for his “Patriot Run” began while he was stationed ...

NBK Sailors Get Health Conscious for Health Fair 

Naval Base Kitsap (NBK), Bangor’s Fitness and Aquatic Center and Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) in Silverdale, WA, sponsored a health fair and a fun run in October to promote...

Walk Raises Awareness of Breast Cancer  

-- More than 200 Airmen and family members put their best foot forward to help raise awareness of breast cancer during an Aviano Community Enlisted Spouses Club (ACES)-sponsored walk in late October at the Aviano Air Base in Italy....

Keeping Airmen in Shape Means Providing Healthy Choices  

Pounds of lettuce used every day: 1,600. Pounds of steak cooked on Wednesdays: 1,400. Pounds of eggs cracked open every month: 240,000. Master Sgt. Joe Ennen's role on base: priceless ...

Push-up Plan Meets New Fitness Initiative  

Three hundred and thirty-two thousand. That's a lot. Of anything. How would you like to do that many push-ups? The approximately 100 members deployed at Balad Air Base in Iraq ...

Kitty Hawk Searches for 'Biggest Losers'  

To help sailors aboard USS Kitty Hawk learn more about fitness and nutrition while engaging in friendly competition, the ship’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) hosted a “Biggest Loser” contest. ...

Air Force Marathons Draws More Than 4,700 Runners  

The Wright-Patterson Air Force base was busier than normal last week as officials sponsored the 10th anniversary U.S. Air Force (USAF) Marathon....

Air Force Sponsors Marathon 

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH – The Wright-Patterson Air Force base was busier than normal last week as officials hosted the 10th anniversary U.S. Air Force (USAF) Marathon. More than 4,700 runners from all over the world registered for the race and more than 1,500 local volunteers helping out during the week,” said Molly Louden, USAF Marathon director. The event also featured a Sports & Fitness Expo, gourmet pasta dinner, celebrity runners Bill Rodgers and Alberto Salazar, a Marathon and Half Marathon Pace Team, A-10 flyover and aircraft static displays. ...

Rushmore Strives for Peak Physical Readiness  

-- Upon returning from exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006 in August, USS Rushmore kicked off a new five-day-a-week command physical training (PT) program to ensure sailors are physically ready to meet the challenges of future operations. ...