Fitness Center
* Photo courtesy of 92d ARW PA
March-May schedules are now available plus all class descriptions.
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* Tickets on sale Mar. 15
* Event Apr. 10, doors open at 6:30 p.m.
* Tickets can be purchased at the Fitness Center,
Funspot, ITT and Outdoor Rec.
* Food & adult beverages available for purchase.
* Call Marketing at 247-5302 for details.
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Don’t be hot and bothered!!! When you sweat through your shirt at the Fitness Center ask about how you can get another one for FREE! The Fairchild AFB Fitness Center’s “Made You Sweat” program is going on now (while supplies last), so hurry to the gym to shed those holiday pounds and be rewarded! Contact the Fitness Center at 247-2791 for more details.
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The annual MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Walk
Sunday, Apr. 11. Your fundraising helps the National MS Society help people affected by MS by funding cutting edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, and providing programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. You will walk either the 2.5 mile route or the 5.5 mile route, both paths are very nice. Refreshments provided throughout the route. A team page is on the MS website walkwai.nationalmssociety.org.
Click Register on the left hand side -
click on Washington, Spokane - Walk MS 2010 -
click join an existing team - On the following page scroll to the bottom and enter the team name to search
For those that participate and/or want to make a donation, all fundraising can be done online.
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Spring in your Step 5K Dash - Apr. 16 at 8 a.m.
5K run starting at the fitness center. Squadrons will receive participation and average squadron run time placement points toward the (new) Commander's Fitness Trophy. Good way to start early on capturing points for your unit commander, assess your winter training program and to begin preparations for the Clear Lake Triathlon in July. For more info call the Fitness Center at 247-2791.
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* Strength/Conditioning, Core Strength and Indoor Cycling (Spin) basics workshops and equipment orientations are available upon request. Schedule your training today. All are welcome, especially PTLs who want to learn how to improve their unit PT arsenal. 
* Need help with your workout? Stop by the front counter and ask for an equipment orientation from a Fitness Representative at anytime.
* Monster Boot Camp
Apr. 5 at 8 a.m. and
3 p.m. Need help passing your PT test--need tips
on better push-ups or sit-ups that you want to count? Remember AFI 36-2905 is effective Jul. 1. No registration required.
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May 14, Commander's Challenge. Call 247-2791 for info.
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New - FitFamily
Child/Youth Programs and Fitness Programs have partnered together to promote the importance of healthy lifestyle choices and encourage Air Force Families to be active together. The FitFamily website www.USAFFitFamily.com includes resources, ideas, and goal setting tools to help families be active, make healthy nutrition choices and have fun.
How FitFamily Goal Tracker Works
* Families enroll in the program via any computer with internet access at www.usafFitFamily.com
* Once logged in, individual family members set fitness/health/activity goals and track progress against those goals
activities will support the ABC’s of wellness
* Points will be earned to track goal achievement and earn recognition through the official FitFamily website
Family activities are worth 1000 points each and families can log up to 4000 points a day (24-hour period). Activities need to be performed by at least two people, for instance one adult and one child to earn points.
FitFamily Bonus months are Double Points months:
* March (National Nutrition Month)
* May (National Fitness Month)
* July (Family Summer Fun)
FitFamily Goal Tracker completion certificates are auto-generated when a family accumulates a number of points equal to/above an achievement level. Letters from the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force will be sent to families earning 2,000,000 points. A ‘Family of the Month’ will be selected and highlighted on the FitFamily website.
FitFamily encourages the ABC's of wellness:
* A is to plan Activities that include all family members
* B is to Build healthy havits that will last a lifetime
* C is to Count progess; small steps each day make a huge difference
* D is to schedule Day trips, game nights and funtime to foster togetherness
* E is to Encourage healthy Eating and cooking as a faimily
* F is to have Fun as a Family while ereating healthy habits
FitFamily will be a visible part of the Year of the Air Force Family and is open to all active duty, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and DoD civilian families. A “Family” is constituted as at least two people and requires family members (parents, children, etc.) be active together
Air Force Families Get Up, Get Out and Get Fit - Together! A “Family” is constituted as at least two people and requires family members (parents, children, etc.) be active together.Call Eric or Ryan at 247-9622. For general info call the Youth Center at 247-5601.
