Air Force Times Fitness & Health Section

- OFFDUTY /
- Fitness & Health
Using brawn to raise bucks

Marine Lt. Col. Bill Conner was stationed in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2008 when he got an email telling him he had won a spot in the prestigious Hawaii Ironman triathlon, a berth he had sought for 13 years.
- Sep. 14, 2013
- OFFDUTY /
- Fitness & Health
Military Muscle: Work your glutes for better posture, less down time to injury

The glutes are the most important yet least respected muscle groups in our fitness endeavors. Let's put some concentrated effort into helping your glutes regain their rightful place at the top of the muscle hierarchy.
- Sep. 13, 2013
- NEWS /
'Virtual fitness kiosks' to be at 66 locations by end of the month

Have you not had a good workout since your base lost funding for its aerobics instructor? Soon, some airmen will no longer have that excuse for not exercising.
- Sep. 10, 2013
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- Fitness & Health
PT test tactics: 53 expert tips

Army Capt. Lee Kind still remembers the sting of that first PT test. A cadet at Augusta State University in Georgia, he felt like a miserable failure. Technically, that's exactly what he was.
- Aug. 29, 2013
- CAREERS /
BMI won't be easier than tape test

Soon, failing the waist measurement component of the physical fitness test will not mean an automatic failure for airmen who pass the rest of the test.
- Aug. 26, 2013
- OFFDUTY /
- Fitness & Health
Marine Corps Marathon tweaks course route

The popular Marine Corps Marathon is tweaking its route this year to give participants a flatter course and a new, longer approach to the U.S. Capitol.
- Aug. 21, 2013
- OFFDUTY /
- Fitness & Health
NBA, Pentagon team to improve health on bases

The NBA and the Defense Department are teaming up to help service members and their families get healthier.
- Aug. 1, 2013
- OFFDUTY /
- Fitness & Health
Sunscreen changes: Don't feel the burn

Given the amount of time active-duty troops spend outdoors, it's little wonder that melanoma is the second-most diagnosed cancer among them.
- Jun. 25, 2013
- OFFDUTY /
- Fitness & Health
Military Muscle: Improve your balance with these agility ladder drills

Few pieces of fitness equipment can be used immediately by anyone who walks through the door.
- Jun. 19, 2013
- OFFDUTY /
- Fitness & Health
Military Muscle: Roped in

As a trainer, you'll have moments while designing a workout or program when you discover a piece of equipment that provides much more of a return than expected.
- Jun. 6, 2013
- OFFDUTY /
- Fitness & Health
Going caveman: Paleo diet embraces a simpler take on dining

Fred Flintstone may have been on to something.
- Jun. 3, 2013
- NEWS /
Expert highlights better fitness, running method for airmen

Dr. Mark Cucuzzella knows what it's like to be so injured from running that he was told by doctors to give up the sport.
- May. 28, 2013
- OFFDUTY /
4 leg exercises with little or no equipment

You really can do leg exercises without the isolation-style or massive leg press machines found in most gyms. No more leg extension or leg curl machines. No need to find a leg abductor/adductor combo or hoist a 45-pound Olympic bar.
- May. 22, 2013
- PAY & BENEFITS /
- On Base Benefits
Bill proposes opening base gyms to potential recruits

Concerned that teenage obesity has dramatically reduced the number of people eligible for military service, Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., has introduced legislation to create an education program about healthy lifestyles.
- May. 17, 2013
- OFFDUTY /
Better running with Pauline Nordin

How can strength training make you a better runner? Find out In Episode 3 from our partnership with Swedish trainer Pauline Nordin and her Fighter Diet crew.
- May. 15, 2013
- OFFDUTY /
- Fitness & Health
Ultra kids: Is distance running safe for your 12-year-old?

Last year, 11-year-old Colby Wentlandt sketched out his running goals in an online blog called 'A Mile with Colby.' They included 'a marathon when I am 12, a 50-miler when I'm 13 and a 100-miler when I'm 14.'
- May. 10, 2013
- OFFDUTY /
- Fitness & Health
Military Muscle: Power produce

Today, stores stock their bins with produce not only from all parts of the country but also from other parts of the world, allowing consumers to enjoy fruits and vegetables throughout the year rather than just seasonally.
- May. 9, 2013
- NEWS /
Accessing your workout routine

The Air Force has taken another fitness campaign under its wing, and you can access your next workout either online, in person or on DVD.
- Apr. 30, 2013
- OFFDUTY /
- Fitness & Health
Shake up command PT

At military posts throughout the world, on land or at sea, all hours of the day: 'Everybody fall in. Let's get ready to do some PT.'
- Apr. 30, 2013
- OFFDUTY /
- Fitness & Health
Girl power: Essential strength drills for women

Women need to do strength work as part of their everyday routines, for several good reasons:
- Mar. 14, 2013
- NEWS /
Try these alternatives to sugary sports drinks

A lot of news has been going around about the perceived dangers of some supplement drinks with performance-enhancing claims, and you've begun to realize your sports drink may not amount to much more than calories in a bottle. So what can you quaff for a boost? We rounded up seven with science to back them up.
- Mar. 1, 2013
- OFFDUTY /
- Fitness & Health
Book review: ‘My Share' could share more

Stanley McChrystal reads "The Two Viet-Nams" at age 11, studies the French-Indochina war in high school and goes into the family business (his father is a captain when Stanley is born at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.), entering West Point in 1972.
- Feb. 14, 2013