STRONG B.A.N.D.S.

LET’S GET PHYSICAL!

Did you know May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month? Service members, their Families, and communities – they all work better and thrive when they’re physically and mentally fit.

With summer approaching, it’s the perfect time to improve everyone’s fitness with the 14th Anniversary of STRONG B.A.N.D.S.!

STRONG B.A.N.D.S. – STRONG Balance, Activity, Nutrition, Determination and Strength – promotes healthy, active lifestyles for Army communities. It helps motivate Service members, Families, Retirees and Civilians to get and stay fit.

Check out our our individual pages for fitness and wellness tips from our partners Human Performance Resources by CHAMP (HPRC) and The Exchange.

Our tagline, LET’S GET PHYSICAL! is retro this year, but the time is NOW to stay active and participate in Family and MWR events during the STRONG B.A.N.D.S. five-week campaign! MWR can help you stay active and learn more about how to improve your body, mind and total health, not only during STRONG B.A.N.D.S., but throughout the year..

Tell your friends and Family about STRONG B.A.N.D.S. and invite them to join you in saying and committing to the motto “LET’S GET PHYSICAL!”

Check out the fitness and nutrition resources we have put together from our campaign partners, Human Performance Resources by CHAMP (HPRC) and the Exchange's BE FIT program on individual pages for each pillar of B.A.N.D.S that are linked on the right of the screen and get started today!

Be sure to follow @FamilyMWR Facebook page for Totally Awesome Tuesday Trivia contests throughout the campaign beginning Tuesday, May 6 for five weeks. If you answer the question of the week correctly based on the corresponding pillar of “B.A.N.D.S.” in a comment on the post, you could win one of two $50 gift cards from the Exchange.

Human Performance Resources (HPRC) by CHAMP, is a DoD initiative that provides evidence-based information that empowers members of the military community to be physically and mentally fit, fuel and hydrate properly, maintain social ties, and stay resilient—all pieces of the puzzle that make up Total Force Fitness.

May – National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

Retirees, Disabled Veterans, Military Community Can Access On-Installation Wellness Services through the Exchange

The Exchange offers vital wellness services such as dental, optometry and chiropractic care, as well as nutrition centers and durable medical equipment stores, right on military installations. In 2023, more than 1 million patients were served through Exchange wellness services.

Easy and convenient access to these services is part of the Exchange’s BE FIT 360, a program dedicated to furthering holistic wellness for the military community. Wellness services include optical stores, optometry clinics, dental offices, cryotherapy, chiropractic offices, nutrition centers and durable medical equipment stores (which offer braces, crutches, CPAPs with accessories, breast pumps, maternity supplies and more.)

The Exchange offers these services at locations worldwide, including: