| Welcome to Community Fitness Today, Inc.
Community Fitness Today was founded by the late Dwight Henry McWilliams. Mr. McWilliams was a certified fitness instructor certified by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), and The National Dance Exercise Instructor Training Association (NDEITA). He worked for the Minneapolis YWCA as Assistant Director of Health and Fitness from 1987-1992. He observed the lack of people of color exercising. This concerned Mr. McWilliams because he said that if you do not take care of yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually your life can be more stressful and complicated. He decided to start Community Fitness Today to address the needs of the minority community and to help educate community members about health and fitness issues.
Education certainly helps change lives by using knowledge to begin to implement health changes in daily lifestyles. Mr. McWilliams’ mother was diabetic and eventually died because of the disease. It was a long and painful process watching his mother die. Before she died, both legs were amputated and she lost most of her vision. Unfortunately, her death was unnecessary if she had been more educated about how to properly take care of herself. McWilliams decided that if individuals were properly educated, especially in communities of color where messages about health have traditionally not been received, health disparities among people of color would be less.
We welcome and depend on community donations to support our organization. Your tax deductible donation can be written and sent to: Community Fitness Today or CFT, 3801 First Avenue S., Minneapolis, Mn 55409, 612-237-9495 or to PO Box 8064, Minneapolis, Mn 55408
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