Sports

Sports

Safe  swimming

Safe swimming

Cody Mitchell, Ramstein Aquatics Center head lifeguard, stands watch and keeps an eye on the swimmers June 20 on Ramstein.

June 27, 2013 ×

Sports

435th AGOW Sports Day

Photos by Airman 1st Class Dymekre Allen

Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operation Wing participate in sports day Monday on Ramstein.

June 27, 2013 ×

Sports

A run for their money

by Senior Airman Caitlin Guinazu
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Sick, injured and far from home, many wounded warriors pass through Landstuhl Regional Medical Center during their transition from deployed locations to the states.

June 20, 2013 ×

Sports

Intramural soccer

Intramural soccer

June 20, 2013 ×

Sports

Courtesy photoVenture Crew 42 members have fun with adventurous activities such as white water rafting. The next water adventure will be a kayaking and camping trip Aug. 17 and 18.

Venture Crew 42 offers unique opportunities

by Capt. Craig Towlson
435th Air Ground Operations Wing

Living in Europe offers an abundance of opportunities not only to travel, but to test a person’s limits, meet new friends and make a difference. That’s just what K-Town’s Venture Crew 42 is all about.

June 13, 2013 ×

Sports

Wounded warriors have bicycles fitted to their specific needs during the Wounded Warrior Project bicycle clinic May 28 in Baumholder. The clinic was held in preparation for the annual Soldier Ride, scheduled for Aug. 10 at the Bostalsee.

Wounded warriors rehab through cycling

Story and photo by Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder Public Affairs

It’s no secret that riding a bicycle is good practice. The Wounded Warrior Project has taken this idea and applied it to helping wounded warriors transition back to their duties or to the civilian world.

June 7, 2013 ×

Lifestyle, Sports

Take A Hike: A Monthly guide to Volksmarching in your area

VOLKSMARCHING NOTES Many thanks to readers Pat and Cheryl Patterson for continuing to provide brochures. Got a comment? Found something you’d like to correct? Want to change ‘unknown’ to a useful trail description? Write me at volksmarch@gmail.com with the subject “Feedback.” Interested in volksmarching but not sure how things work? […]

June 6, 2013 ×

Sports

Minimalist Running: Should you go barefoot?

Minimalist Running: Should you go barefoot?

Courtesy of Ramstein Health and Wellness Center

Minimalist footwear, or barefoot-style shoes (for basic protection from sharp and hazardous materials), have become increasingly popular among runners.

May 31, 2013 ×

Sports

Courtesy photo

Runners start the 28-kilometer forest run from the sports field of the technical university in Kaiserslautern to Diemerstein April 28, 2012. The second forest run will begin at noon Saturday.

University sponsors run, hike, park fest

The Technical University Kaiserslautern will sponsor its second forest run, called “Uni-Villa-WaldLauf 28,” from the university’s sports field to Villa Denis in Diemerstein Saturday. The UVL28 is a 28-kilometer-long run with an altitude difference of 400 meters. The event will end with a park fest in Diemerstein.

May 23, 2013 ×

Sports

Michael Bates, an exercise physiologist at the Ramstein Health and Wellness Center, correctly demonstrates proper body alignment and back posture during the dead lift.

Deadlift: Proper technique can reduce injury

There is one exercise that can, if repeatedly performed poorly, lead to injuries of “lumbago,” or lower back injuries — it’s the deadlift.

May 23, 2013 ×