Military Sports & Fitness Expo
With many military Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) professionals unable to attend the AB Conference & Expo in Orlando, Fla., last month due to travel restrictions, Government Recreation & Fitness presents this special section to provide you an opportunity to check out many of the new and innovative fitness, recreation, sports and athletic equipment, products and services suppliers offered there. ...
• 2XL CORP. • ALPHA PATTERNED CARPET • THE COOPER INSTITUTE
• GYM TOOL KIT • LIFE FITNESS • MATRIX FITNESS
• MONDO
• NSCA • OCTANE FITNESS • PERFORM BETTER/MF ATHLETIC
• PLAYWORLD SYSTEMS • POWERBLOCK • POWER SYSTEMS
• PRECOR • SPORTSART FITNESS • SPRI PRODUCTS
• SURFACE AMERICA • ZUMBA
Family Support: Military Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Families
Over the past five years, the Department of Defense (DoD) has improved support networks for military families in a myriad of ways, from new facilities, such as child development centers (CDCs) and youth centers to new programs and respite care for spouses and dependents. And with the economic backdrop such as it is, military leaders are saying that this vitally important quality-of-life support will not be diminished, and will remain at the high levels necessary to keep our service members and their families strong and resilient.
“Over 10 years of war, these men and women, and the families who support them, have shown their adaptability, versatility and patriotism in the face of a new combination of threats and unexpected operating environments,” said Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta. “We now have the most-experienced, battlehardened all-volunteer force in our nation”s history — a generation that learned and institutionalized new concepts and new capabilities in irregular warfare. They are, quite simply, our greatest strategic asset and they are as far as I am concerned the new 'greatest generation' in our history. ...
Military Training: MCB Quantico — At the Forefront in Fitness
The MCB Quantico, Va., Semper Fit program stays at the forefront in military fitness by offering innovative programming and facilities, as well as physical and combat readiness training that is at the tip of the spear. Over the past few years, the base has completed many facility improvement projects, such as a new functional fitness room at Col. William E. Barber Physical Activity Center (PAC), and enhanced programming to address the changing needs of Marines and their families — from a two-day course to help Marines prepare for the Combat Fitness Test (CFT) to a new class called Pitaiyo that blends Pilates, Tai Chi and Yoga. ...
In an effort to give Marines a dedicated space for functional fitness training, MCB Quantico converted an 800-squarefoot racquetball court at Barber PAC into a functional training fitness center. ...
Quantico offers many programs and classes that help Marines better prepare for the CFT and maximize the effective use of these new functional fitness facilities. ...
Group exercise programs at Quantico provide something for everyone, from dance-inspired fitness classes such as Zumba and Hip Hop Hustle to hardcore fitness classes such as Rep Reebok and Maximum. ...