MCCS Health Promotion has developed a mobile unit capable of deploying throughout Okinawa to help Marines meet their fitness goals with easily accessible fitness equipment no matter where they are, said Luis Arroyo, the MCCS fitness coordinator for McCutcheon Gym on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.

According to Arroyo, it offers many different outlets to increase strength and fitness besides the traditional crunches and pull-ups.

An aluminum frame mounted around the mobile fitness unit allows Marines to use total resistance exercise for resistance training, said Arroyo.

Plyometric boxes for box jumps and other plyometric-related exercises are also a part of the mobile fitness unit, he added.

Kettle bells, medicine balls and rowing machines are packed in the truck and available for use, said Arroyo.

Last but not least, the mobile fitness unit features squat racks and a flat bench press for the hardcore lifters.

The unit also includes a PA system, he added.

It is equipped with booms, lights and even has its own generator for late night workouts, said Arroyo.

The unit comes with more than just equipment, physical fitness instructors certified through national accrediting organizations are also part of the package, said Neil Roberts, MCCS Health Promotion fitness director.

People can check the unit out anywhere from an hour to half a day, but only under the supervision of Health Promotion staff, he said.

For an hour session, instructors would run physical training, he said. Up to half a day sessions could be used to run a clinic on how to set up training programs such as the proper use of kettle bells, he added.

The unit is not just for Marines; it can be brought out to schools and cater to the fitness needs of any group of people, said Kimberly D. Beard, MCCS Health Promotion program manager.

MCCS Health Promotion asks people request the mobile fitness unit two weeks in advance.

For more information, call 645-3910 or visit www.mccsokinawa.com.