T2 FITNESS FOUNDATION
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We are pleased to announce that T2 Fitness has established The T2 Fitness Foundation in 2018. The T2 Fitness Foundation continues on the role of T2 Fitness, who has made it its mission to assist high risk individuals in our community with heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes to unlock their truest potential. Our foundation engages in educational and charitable activities in order to conduct research and provide services to enhance the health, fitness level, wellness, and quality of life of its citizens, permissible under section 501(c)(3).
MISSION STATEMENT:
The T2 Fitness Foundation is a 501(c)3 that was created to empower and equip high risk individuals with the necessary skills and strategies to inexpensively lead a permanently healthier lifestyle.
MISSION STATEMENT:
The T2 Fitness Foundation is a 501(c)3 that was created to empower and equip high risk individuals with the necessary skills and strategies to inexpensively lead a permanently healthier lifestyle.
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Our Featured Program: T2 Fresh Start Initiative
Registration is open for our next T2 Fresh Start Initiative cohorts! Our grant-funded, comprehensive wellness program was created to reduce the health disparities impacting African American women and under-resourced communities in the United States. Fitness training, nutritional counseling, life coaching, and wellness support and guidance will be delivered FREE to 25-30 women involved in each 12-week cohort.
T2 Fresh Start Initiative cohorts are taking place in the following cities in 2023:
Norfolk, Va, Franklin, Va, Suffolk, Va, and Petersburg, Va. Our spring 2023 cohort will take place in April in Norfolk, Va and Suffolk, Va. Our Norfolk cohort will be hosted at Norview Community Center. Our Suffolk cohort will be hosted at East Suffolk Recreation Center. Our diabetes cohort will also start in September 2023. We are so excited about the impact the T2 Fresh Start Initiative will have in the Commonwealth of Virginia this year!
T2 Fresh Start Initiative cohorts are taking place in the following cities in 2023:
Norfolk, Va, Franklin, Va, Suffolk, Va, and Petersburg, Va. Our spring 2023 cohort will take place in April in Norfolk, Va and Suffolk, Va. Our Norfolk cohort will be hosted at Norview Community Center. Our Suffolk cohort will be hosted at East Suffolk Recreation Center. Our diabetes cohort will also start in September 2023. We are so excited about the impact the T2 Fresh Start Initiative will have in the Commonwealth of Virginia this year!
Check Out Testimonials From A Previous Cohort!
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PLEASE NOTE: In-person fitness classes for our spring cohorts will take place in Norfolk, Virginia at Norview Community Recreation Center and in Suffolk, Virginia at East Suffolk Recreation Center. Fitness classes will take place in the evenings, with additional training classes virtually provided to participants. Participants selected for the program must be able to attend the fitness classes in person in Norfolk or Suffolk and must be fully vaccinated. For more information, email us at t2fitfoundation@gmail.com.
Outcomes From Our Previous Cohort
OUTCOMES MEASURED CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING:
*Assessing whether participants increase how often they check their blood pressure or blood glucose level
*Assessing whether participants can reduce their diastolic pressure at least 2-4 points.
*Assessing whether participants can reduce their hbA1C by 1 to 2 points, if over the 6.5% threshold.
*Assess whether participants now have the ability to choose and prepare healthier food choices.
*Assessing whether participants will increase their physical activity on a weekly basis.
*Assessing self-efficacy; whether participants feel they have the ability, tools, and motivation to live a healthier lifestyle, given their income status, busy schedule, and/or environment.
OUTCOME RESULTS:
Our Norfolk cohort fall cohort was held from September 2022 to November 2022.
Based on data collected before and after individuals participated in this cohort, we saw the following: *On average, participants were reported as now checking their blood pressure 3 times a week compared to 0 times a week at the start of the program
*72% of the participants are working out at least 3 times a week
*57% of participants decreased their diastolic blood pressure between 1-4 points.
We are so excited that since participating in the T2 Fresh Start Initiative, more participants have found the confidence, tools, and ability to lead healthier choices for years to come.
*Assessing whether participants increase how often they check their blood pressure or blood glucose level
*Assessing whether participants can reduce their diastolic pressure at least 2-4 points.
*Assessing whether participants can reduce their hbA1C by 1 to 2 points, if over the 6.5% threshold.
*Assess whether participants now have the ability to choose and prepare healthier food choices.
*Assessing whether participants will increase their physical activity on a weekly basis.
*Assessing self-efficacy; whether participants feel they have the ability, tools, and motivation to live a healthier lifestyle, given their income status, busy schedule, and/or environment.
OUTCOME RESULTS:
Our Norfolk cohort fall cohort was held from September 2022 to November 2022.
Based on data collected before and after individuals participated in this cohort, we saw the following: *On average, participants were reported as now checking their blood pressure 3 times a week compared to 0 times a week at the start of the program
*72% of the participants are working out at least 3 times a week
*57% of participants decreased their diastolic blood pressure between 1-4 points.
We are so excited that since participating in the T2 Fresh Start Initiative, more participants have found the confidence, tools, and ability to lead healthier choices for years to come.
DONATIONS:
Donations to the T2 Fitness Foundation our 100% tax deductible.
To make a donation to support our efforts, feel free to:
Donations to the T2 Fitness Foundation our 100% tax deductible.
To make a donation to support our efforts, feel free to:
- Make a donation via PayPal
- Send a check or money order to T2 Fitness Foundation: 928 Diamond Springs Road, Suite 111, Virginia Beach, Va 23455
*Please Note: For all intents and purposes, T2 Fitness and the T2 Fitness Foundation are two separate entities. There is no co-mingling legally or financially between T2 Fitness and the T2 Fitness Foundation; they're functioning is separate and is no way dependent on one another.