Saturday, June 11, marked National Family Health and Fitness Day. This day encourages families to take care of their health, be active and enjoy time together.

To celebrate, here are some pictures of the UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine faculty and staff spending time with their families, getting outside and getting active.

Department chair Irfan Asif, M.D., and his two children, all soccer enthusiasts.

Research writer Beka Kummer and her husband Angelo enjoy hiking and are shown here at the Land Trust of North Alabama: Monte Sano Nature Preserve.

Physician assistant Lindsay Kolasa, PA-C, also enjoys hiking with family members in places like the Great Smokey Mountains National Park and the Bankhead National Forest.

The Kolasa kids get in on the action.

Ian McKeag, M.D., M.S., assistant professor and director of the Sports and Exercise Medicine Fellowship, with his daughter Finley at a Birmingham Legion FC game. McKeag is one of the physicians providing sideline care for the Legion.

Celebrating together is another part of family health and fitness. Assistant professor Sumayah Abed, M.D., and her family shared photos from her daughters' high school and college graduations.

The Abed family had a lot to celebrate this year.

Tiffani Maycock, D.O. associate professor and director of the UAB Selma Family Medicine Residency, enjoys a hike with her family.

The Maycock family also took on a ropes course.

Instructional designer Jon Ezell, Ph.D., and his family enjoy a USFL game. UAB employees got free tickets to the games and UAB Sports and Exercise Medicine is the medical provider.

Assistant professor Jill Marsh, M.D., director of the CU2RE program's urban underserved and rural pathways, plays tennis with her daughter.

Alabama AHEC Associate Director Becky Reamey, Ph.D., and her family at Fall Creek Falls State Park.

Clinical health psychologist and clinical scientist Kaylee Crockett, Ph.D., and her husband attempt "goat yoga".