Reach Your Goals, Then Surpass Them

Reach Your Goals, Then Surpass Them

With functional fitness, you don’t just reach your goals. You break your own records. When Sherita Baker, Air Force Outdoor Recreation (ODR) Manager at Yokota AB Japan, realized it was time to rediscover the fitness that she’d had earlier in her life, she needed...
Outdoors + Fitness Offers Big Win

Outdoors + Fitness Offers Big Win

The idea that fitness should be something that prepares you for life in general, rather than just the gym environment is not new. But, it’s one that’s been gathering momentum for the last couple of decades as more and more people realize they need to be better at more...
Beyond the Gym and into the Great Outdoors

Beyond the Gym and into the Great Outdoors

The middle of a 42 km race through the jungle isn’t really the kind of place you’d expect to meet the person you’re going to marry, but when trail running is your passion, like it is for Sarah Huber, Air Force Outdoor Recreation manager in Osan, Korea, that’s exactly...
Training for Life

Training for Life

The outdoors brings the opportunity to get dirty, run hard, and prepare your body for the experiences you deal with in the Air Force. Break out of a routine workout and have some fun. Functional fitness is an approach to getting fit that focuses on what your body...
Anybody Can Climb in California

Anybody Can Climb in California

When you ask Patrick Perkins, Air Force Outdoor Adventures Programmer at Travis AFB in California, you can almost hear his smile as he talks about it. It’s a multipitch climb (meaning you’re working through a series of climbs) in Washington. Along with offering a...