06/27/2025
💔 A Heartbreaking Goodbye to Our Minot AFB Group Fitness Program 💔
From: Jennifer Jens Director of Minot Air Force Base Group Fitness Program and the entire Instructor Team
It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that we share this devastating news with our Minot AFB fitness family. After 11 years of unwavering commitment, community building, and over 11,000 group exercise classes, we were informed (just yesterday) that our contract will be terminated as of 9AM Monday June 30, 2025.
This decision comes under an executive order aimed at eliminating non-mission essential contracts—and unfortunately, our group fitness program was included in that cut.
To say we’re heartbroken is an understatement. As a team made up of dedicated instructors, military spouses, active duty members and wellness professionals, we’ve poured our hearts into creating a safe, energizing, and supportive environment for this incredible community—especially in a remote base like Minot, where programs like this are lifelines.
For over a decade, we’ve celebrated PCS farewells, welcomed babies, trained through deployments, and found healing, strength, and friendship together—on the fitness floor. The loss of this program is more than a cancellation of workouts—it’s a dismantling of a support system for military families and service members who’ve relied on us through every season of base life.
We are so proud of all the airmen who have came through our programs, working to improve, maintain and excel at their PT tests and mission ready fitness levels. To all of you and all of the squadrons who have called upon us to provide programming and classes, it was our great pleasure to serve you. Thank you for trusting us to keep Fit to Fight.
We are proud of what we’ve built—together—and beyond words grateful to every participant who showed up, day after day. You are the heartbeat of this program.
We will continue to serve you in every way we can, and we promise to fight for future opportunities to bring this level of support and connection back to Minot.
🩷Classes will continue until 9a Monday June 30th.
Minot Air Force Base
McAdoo Fitness and Sports Center
