Program and Benefits
The Fit for Life Award Program encourages active duty personnel, civilian employees and dependents at units in the Kodiak, Alaska AOR to make being physically active a part of their everyday lives.
It only takes a little bit of physical activity each day to reap the benefits of an active lifestyle. No matter what your activity and fitness level are, the Fit for Life Award Program is for you!
Shows you how to make a commitment
Gets you physically active- and sticking to it
Helps you set and achieve realistic goals
Encourages physical activity for a lifetime.
How it Works
You get to choose from all kinds of physical activities- not just sports- to gather points. Choose from many different activities, including Aerobics, Basketball, Handball, Dancing, and more.
You earn awards when you reach the various activity milestones. For example, by meeting the Surgeon General’s physical activity guideline of 30 minutes a day at least 5 days per week you can earn your first award in about one month!
After successfully completing a certain level of points. per activity, you can win awards. Awards include water bottles, t-shirts, MWR Bucks, ball caps and more. Need motivation? Incentive awards progressively increase in value.
Awards and Activities
Available Awards
| Points Required | Recognition Award |
| 100 | Watch Tracker |
| 200 | Water Bottle |
| 400 | MWR Bucks – $15 |
| 800 | Coffee Lunch Cooler |
| 1200 | Ball Cap |
| 1800 | T-Shirt |
Activity Points
This table displays the amount of activity required to earn one point.
| Activity | Minimum Activity Requirement |
| Aerobics | 20 minutes |
| Archery | 1 Match |
| Badminton | 30 minutes |
| Baseball | 30 minutes |
| Basic Training Class | 15 minutes |
| Basketball | 20 minutes |
| Bicycling | 3 miles |
| Bicycling (Snow) | 3 miles |
| Bowling | 3 games |
| Boxing | 15 minutes |
| Calisthenics | 30 minutes |
| Canoeing | 60 minutes |
| Cardio Machine | 10 minutes |
| Chopping Wood | 15 minutes |
| Circuit Training (General) | 20 minutes |
| Circuit Weight Training | 20 minutes |
| Climbing Wall | 10 minutes |
| Croquet | 45 minutes |
| Cross Country Skiing | 10 minutes |
| Crossfit | 45 minutes |
| Dancing | 45 minutes |
| Dodgeball | 1 Match |
| Downhill Skiing | 15 minutes |
| Elliptical Trainer | 15 minutes |
| Engine Tune-up | 60 minutes |
| Field Hockey | 20 minutes |
| Fishing | 60 minutes |
| Football | 30 minutes |
| Frisbee Game | 20 minutes |
| Frisbee Toss | 30 minutes |
| Gardening/Lawn Mowing | 30 minutes |
| Golf-walking | 9 holes |
| Handball | 20 minutes |
| Hauling Lines | 30 minutes |
| Hiking | 20 minutes |
| Hockey | 20 minutes |
| Home Repair | 30 minutes |
| Horseback Riding | 60 minutes |
| Horseshoe Tossing | 45 minutes |
| Hunting | 60 minutes |
| Kayaking | 30 minutes |
| Lacross | 20 minutes |
| Lawn Bowling | 60 minutes |
| Loading Stores | 30 minutes |
| Martial Arts | 30 minutes |
| Motorcross/Dirt Biking | 45 minutes |
| Mountain Biking | 3 miles |
| Mountain Climbing | 20 minutes |
| Orienteering | 30 minutes |
| Paddleball | 30 minutes |
| Painting Hull | 30 minutes |
| Physical Readiness Test (PRP) | 15 minutes |
| Pilates | 45 minutes |
| Plyometrics | 15 minutes |
| Racquetball | 20 minutes |
| Rafting | 60 minutes |
| Rock Climbing | 15 minutes |
| Roller Skating | 20 minutes |
| Rope Jumping | 12 minutes |
| Rowing | 1 mile |
| Rowing Machine | 10 minutes |
| Rugby | 30 minutes |
| Running | 10 minutes |
| Sailing | 45 minutes |
| Scuba Diving | 15 minutes |
| Skateboarding | 15 minutes |
| Skating | 20 minutes |
| Skiing Downhill | 15 minutes |
| Snorkeling | 20 minutes |
| Snow Shoveling | 20 minutes |
| Snowboarding | 15 minutes |
| Snowmobiling | 60 minutes |
| Snowshoeing | 15 minutes |
| Soccer | 20 minutes |
| Softball | 60 minutes |
| Spinning Class | 15 minutes |
| Squash | 20 minutes |
| Stair Climber | 15 minutes |
| Stationary Bike | 15 minutes |
| Stretching | 60 minutes |
| Surfing | 30 minutes |
| SwimFit | 15 minutes |
| Swimming | 400 yards |
| Table Tennis | 30 minutes |
| Tai Chi | 1 hr. |
| Tennis- Doubles | 45 minutes |
| Tennis- Singles | 30 minutes |
| Trail Running | 20 minutes |
| Versa Climber Machine | 20 minutes |
| Volleyball 2-3 persons | 30 minutes |
| Volleyball 4-6 persons | 60 minutes |
| Walking | 1 mile |
| Wallyball | 20 minutes |
| Water Aerobics | 30 minutes |
| Water Skiing | 20 minutes |
| Weight Training | 30 minutes |
| Wind Surfing | 20 minutes |
| Yoga | 60 minutes |
Get Active, Earn AwardsIt only takes a little bit of physical activity each day to reap the benefits of an active lifestyle.
Register
Congratulations on deciding to get started!
To create your activity log, you need to register first.
Please note: To register for this program you must be an eligible MWR patron as defined in COMDTINST 1710.13 (series) and work at a unit within Alaska.
We will only use the information you give us for tracking your goals and progress – or for improving the way the program works. We will not share your personal information outside the Fit For Life Award Program and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Contact Us
P.O. Box 195027
Bldg. 2 Storis Drive
Kodiak, AK 99619
General Inquires
rachael.l.dyer@uscg.mil
Call us Today
907-487-5108