Fitness Center
Welcome to the Eglin Fitness Center! We gladly offer
services to EglinÍs active duty, tech training,
retired military, DoD civilian personnel, base contractors,
and family members.
The Base Fitness and Sports Center is located near
the East Gate and Enlisted Club. The 54,000 square
foot center serves an average of 1,900 valued customers
each day. It has racquetball courts, basketball court,
volleyball court, men's and women's saunas and exercise
rooms, cardio and weight rooms, racquetball and walleyball
courts, stretch room, and spin room. Outdoors, there
are softball fields and a football field as well as
a soccer area. In addition, there are lighted tennis
courts just outside the Center. Smoothie King also
operates a resale area inside the main Fitness Complex.
A detailed listing of all fitness rooms, equipment,
and services is found in the Fitness Center brochure.
Frequently named "Best in AFMC," the Fitness
Center operates the largest intramural sports program
in AFMC and one of the largest in the USAF, encompassing
seven different intramural sports. Special events
are frequently held at the center including Special
Olympics, May Fitness Month events, Bench Press and
Weight Lifting Competitions, and Fitness Appreciation
Days. The Annual Gate-to-Gate Run, My First Tri, and
regular fun runs like the Turkey Trot Family Fun Run
are also hosted by the Fitness Center. Fitness also
manages the Ladies' Field House located in Bldg. 720,
next to Foster Stadium. During the week, there are
over 18 aerobic classes available, including Abs,
Circuit Training, Salsa, Spin, Cardio Care, Back on
Track, Muscle Max, Fusion, Mat Pilates, Strength Training,
Hi-Lo, Core Strength, Total Body Workout, Step, Cardio
Step, and Kick Box. Kook Sool Won and Jui Jitsu classes
are also offered. Coed classes are taught at the Ladies
Field House, Fitness Center and Fitness Annex. The
Men's Field House, Bldg. 719, features a multi-workout
system, lockers and showers.
Intramural sports include flag football, basketball,
over 30 basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball and
golf. Varsity sports include basketball, soccer and
volleyball. Maps are available for a variety of running
trails on base as well as information on running,
cycle and bench press incentive programs.
The Fitness Annex offers a "health club"
atmosphere, staffed by fitness trainers who will help
you develop your own personal fitness program. Massage
therapy is available by appointment.
All base personnel are eligible to use the Fitness
Center. Information on facilities, Intramural and
Varsity sports and hours of operation can obtained
by calling the Fitness and Sports Center at 850-882-2302.
The Fitness Center Complex is located on both sides
of Eglin Blvd. at the East Gate.