European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 15 2007 stars and stripes pages civilian fitness plan draws hundreds by Seth Robson stars and stripes Grafe Wohr Germany no it is supposed to be one of the advantages that civilians have Over service members stationed in Europe but according to Carrie Shult of the a mys Center for health promotions and preventive Medicine in Lan Stuhl hundreds of us government workers sign up every six months to do physical training at work the civilians from across Europe went through a series of physical tests last month before starting a civilian fitness program that allows them to do three hours of it during work each week Shult said the program which started six years ago draws Between 500 and 800 civilians for each session she said this year it is linked to fitness programs for dependents and other Community Mem Bers Shult added for example soldiers families can sign up for the walk to Iraq and Back also known As operation walk for with upcoming deployments to Afghani Stan by the 173rd airborne and to Iraq by the 12th combat aviation brigade Shult said officials Are expecting plenty of inter est in communities such As Vicenza Italy Bamberg and Ansbach As Well As Schwein Furt where the program is called i ran to Afghanistan to make sure people involved in the fit Ness program Are exercising when they Are supposed to they must sign in at their local fitness Center or place of work before working out and do All their exercise on Post supervisors must sign off on the pro Gram but most Are eager to get employees involved in it Shult said they Are More productive employees and it increases their morale by having their command support their health said Shult adding that some participants lost 20 pounds during the six months health promotions officer Tracy Svalina who runs Grafen ohrs fitness pro Gram said 18 people signed up there in March they had their body fat measured did a cardio recovery test had their flexibility checked and we also looked at their Waist and hip ratio she said most were in very Good shape it is Usu ally just bringing Down body fat and incorporating exercise into daily life said Svalina who has signed up for another on Post fitness program lose to win that encourages participants to lose As much weight As possible the program is aimed at changing life styles she said people can take part in the program Only once after that they Are expected to work out on their own she said seven out of 10 participants in Grafen ohrs program Are women in addition to the it they get a weekly newsletter about nutrition fitness tips and stress Relief Svalina said email Seth Robson at Seth and stripes Grafe Wohr health promotions coordinator Tracy Svalina uses dumbbells at the Grafe Wohr physical fitness Center on Friday German army video probed by Kirsten Grieshaber the associated press Berlin a video showing a German army instructor telling one of his soldiers to envision Africa americans in the Bronx while firing his machine gun was broadcast saturday on National television the video coming after scandals involving photos of German soldiers posing with skulls in Afghanistan and the abuse of recruits by instructors seemed Likely to raise More questions about training practices in Germany conscript army we can no longer talk about an isolated Case said it Juergen Rose of the Darms Taedter signal a group of current and former army officers and sergeants who in Dependently review military procedures things like this dont happen in the army on an everyday basis but unfortunately in recent years there have been a number of comparable incidents the defense ministry said the video was shot in july 2006 at Barracks in the North Ern town of Rendsburg and that the army has been aware of it since january we Are currently investigating the Inci Dent said Florian naggies a spokesman for the army and defense ministry the instructor 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