WarFit makes the grade. (Armed Forces Recreation Society).Recreation pays off! The Air Force learned that 54 percent of its active duty personnel were overweight Overweight Refers to an investment position that is larger than the generally accepted benchmark. Notes: For example, if a company normally holds a portfolio whose weighting of cash is 10%, and then increases cash holdings to 15%, the portfolio would have an overweight . Having overweight active duty personnel cost the Air Force $24 million per year in medical costs and $4.2 million per year in lost days, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Margie Arnold, Peters Air Force Base in Colo. When the Air Force senior leadership identified fitness and weight management issues as a concern, the recreation professionals came up with WarFit. WarFit comprises three different areas: an individual fitness program, squadron support/oversight and a comprehensive fitness assessment. In March 2002, Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming was the first base to take the challenge. Now all bases in the Air Force Space Command are in the process of implementing WarFit. WarFit is designed to get people fit to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. their mission, designed to make the military mission-ready warriors. For more information, contact Margie Arnold, Peterson Air Force Base Peterson Air Force Base (Peterson AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located at Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Peterson AFB is home to US Northern Command, NORAD, Air Force Space Command, Army Space Command, the 21st Space Wing (host unit) , Colo. |
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