FitLot is a New Orleans-based, national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities find the resources they need to plan, build, and activate outdoor fitness parks. Founded in 2013, FitLot’s vision is for every American to have access to a cost-free public exercise space within walking distance of their homes.
The Challenge
Americans suffer from more lifestyle-related, preventable illnesses than any other country in the developed world.
Unfortunately, the communities suffering the most often have the least resources to improve health outcomes and create fitness opportunities.
FitLot exists to help bridge that gap.
If the benefits of exercise could be packaged into a pill, it would be considered the most powerful miracle drug ever created.
No other medication can simultaneously:
Prevent & Treat Chronic Diseases – Reducing the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and even some cancers.
Boost Mental Health – Lowering anxiety, depression, and stress while improving cognitive function.
Enhance Longevity – Extending lifespan and improving quality of life.
Strengthen the Body – Increasing muscle mass, bone density, and cardiovascular endurance.
Improve Immune Function – Making the body more resilient against illness.
Unlike most medications, exercise has no harmful side effects (when done safely) and benefits nearly every system in the body. If Big Pharma could bottle it, it would be the most prescribed and profitable drug in history!
Outdoor Fitness Parks Are A Solution
Each FitLot is a community space for people to get active, connect with neighbors, and proactively care for their health. The FitLot model is an innovative response to the challenges of lifestyle-related health issues, ever-growing public health disparities, and inequitable access to quality fitness equipment and instruction.