National Fitness Campaign | Building Healthy Communities Across America

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The Country’s Largest Public-Private Wellness Partnership

In partnership with municipalities, schools, and sponsors, over $100 million in public-private investment has been raised to combat obesity and the burdens of sedentary lifestyles. The Campaign provides expertise in building funding, masterplanning, and community engagement. NFC's mission is to build healthy communities with the goal of bringing a Fitness Court® within a 10-minute bike ride of every American.

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Why We Do It

US Life Expectancy has experienced the largest 2-year decline in almost 100 years

Preventable diseases caused by inactivity continue to rise across the US and by 2030 it is estimated that 50% of Americans will be obese*. This is an urgent problem that civic leaders can no longer afford to ignore.*World Health Organization Global Status Report 2022

Working Towards a Solution: Healthy Infrastructure

Fitness Courts®, Parks and Trails

When Cities are designed to support wellbeing, health outcomes change. Healthy Infrastructure encourages people to spend more time outdoors supporting everyday movement and building healthy communities, and NFC is bringing it to America.

The World's Best Outdoor Gym

The Fitness Court®, Digitally Activated

The Fitness Court® is a 7-movement bodyweight circuit training system designed for adults of all ages and adaptable for all fitness levels. It is digitally connected by The Fitness Court® App, which provides a coach-in-your-pocket style platform supporting a comprehensive wellness experience.

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A digitally activated outdoor gym, The Fitness Court

Campaign Successes

Mission, TX

The first official Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Fitness Court® launched in Mission in September 2022 at Hollis Rutledge Northwest Park. A champion for health, wellness and equity in Hidalgo County, the City of Mission’s launch event included Special Olympics Texas athletes to demonstrate the seven movement stations for any fitness level.

Hartselle, AL

Making Hartselle bigger, better, and healthier – that’s Mayor Randy Garrison’s pledge. In August 2022, Hartselle was excited to bring free, equitable outdoor fitness to Sparkman Park thanks to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama campaign. The Fitness Court® at Sparkman Park adds to the rich amenities including sports fields, an aquatic center, a splash pad, an accessible playground, two 18-hole disc golf courses, and a 4.5-acre pond.

Grand Rapids, MI

The Priority Health Fitness Court® in Grand Rapids launched in August 2022 as a community showcase that garnered media attention with interviews from Mayor Rosalynn Bliss and Priority Health CEO Praveen Thadani. This location will provide 58,000 Grand Rapids residents access to walk or bike to the Ottawa Park Fitness Court®.

Woman on the Fitness Court looking up. A quote from a Fitness Court ambassador highlighting how the Fitness Court will positively impact their community.

Lewiston, ME

The City of Lewiston, Maine’s second largest city, welcomed the state’s first Fitness Court® in September 2022, just blocks away from Community Health Options’ headquarters. The picturesque backdrop of the Androscoggin River that accompanies Simard-Payne Park is a perfect location for The Fitness Court®, creating a space to promote social interaction, pedestrian movement and healthy living.