About The Youngsville Community
With a population of 18,000+ Youngsville has become known as one of the happiest place to live, work and raise a family in Louisiana and is also one of the fastest growing communities in the State. The citizens living closest to Foster Park are those that may not have access to transportation, gym facilities or can afford to focus on a healthy lifestyle.
The most recent Community Health Needs Assessment, shared that the top 5 Health concerns identified by people within the community are as follows:
1. Heart Disease/High Blood Pressure
2. Obesity
3. Cancer
4. Substance Abuse/Addiction
5. Breathing Problems
About Foster Memorial Park
“Originally established by a 50 year lease in 1975 by the Prescott Foster Family & the Lafayette Parish Police Jury so that the Village of Youngsville could have a park. Foster Park was managed by Lafayette Parish until July 2020, at that time Youngsville assumed the lease terms until today.”
The location for the potential FitLot in Foster Park is in a low-income area that has direct access to a trail system that connects thousands of residents throughout Youngsville.
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About FitLot
FitLot is a New Orleans based national non-profit organization that is dedicated to helping communities find the resources they need to plan, build and program outdoor fitness parks. FitLot has organized the donation, construction and programming of outdoor fitness parks in all 50 states, the USVI, Puerto Rico and D.C.
FitLot’s vision is for every neighborhood in America to have access to high quality fitness equipment and programs. FitLot is thrilled to be supporting the Youngsville Community in their efforts to create access to an outdoor fitness park for the residents living near Foster Memorial Park.
The FitLot Fitness Park will ensure a stronger future for the individual residents and for the community as a whole. This park will be located at Foster Memorial Park and donated to the City of Youngsville.
What Exactly Is A FitLot?
A FitLot is an outdoor fitness park thoughtfully designed by exercise physiologists for all ages and abilities. Similar in size to a playground each FitLot is shaded, safety surfaced and features 11 pieces of equipment. With open floor space and attachment points for resistance bands, park users can perform dozens of exercises at their FitLot for cardio, balance, flexibility and strength training. The options are endless.
FitLot makes the benefits of indoor exercise training free and accessible to everyone in the community. Movable Strength and Cardio Training Elements replicate the benefits of several pieces of commonly found indoor fitness equipment and makes them available for outdoor use.
Creating opportunities for community members to learn how to use their FitLot is critical and we’re here to help your local parks and recreation team set up their FitLot programs. We strive to see every FitLot activated with free community fitness programs.
The unique FitLot Method Circuit Training Program leverages the park as a whole and includes an activation platform featuring instructional exercise videos, circuit training planning guides, and training programs for local fitness professionals to become FitLot Neighborhood Coaches and run no cost classes for the community.
FitLot Equipment Details
Sponsorship Benefits
Sponsoring a FitLot Outdoor Fitness Park makes a statement that you are truly dedicated to the long term health of the community you serve. People will interact with these public spaces multiple times a week to improve their health and quality of life for the next 20 years.
Logo Recognition and Custom Colors
The welcome sign, safety surfacing, and shade canopy all provide opportunities for sponsor recognition and logo placements.
In addition, park equipment can feature a custom color palette to match the branding of the sponsor.
Public Relations
Over the last two years, our Community Build Days, Ribbon Cuttings, and ongoing activation of the parks have all been well covered by news media outlets throughout the country.
In an 18-month period, the AARP FitLot Initiative was picked up by 98 different media outlets across America with a potential reach of over 65 million people. Along with print and online news outlets, almost half of these earned media hits were via local broadcast television news.
We’ve also had broad social media engagement by Mayors and other elected officials, parks and recreation department pages, FitLot coaches and users all across the country.
Letters Of Support
- Mayor Ken Ritter
- Tim Robichaux, Director of Parks and Recreation
- Nicholas Niland, Youngsville City Councilman Division D
FitLots Across The Country
This park is being planned in partnership with:
Nicholas Niland, Youngsville City Council Member Division D.
