Are you passionate about helping others stay fit?  If you can make a personal commitment to improve fitness for mid-life and older adults ,then the Lifelong Fitness Alliance and AARP wants you!  Established by Lifelong Fitness Alliance and in collaboration with AARP, the Fitness Ambassador Team believes that peer encouragement is the strongest motivator for people to engage in physical activity.

Fitness Ambassadors organize their own weekly walking event as part of Lifelong Fitness Alliance’s Stepping Strong Program.  On average each walking group includes 8-10 individuals. Lifelong Fitness Alliance’s Stepping Strong Program is a 10-week walking program that encourages individuals to step up their physical activity through goal-setting and incentives.  Participants use a pedometer to measure steps and a journal for recording them.   They are given helpful resources on nutrition and wellness and become part of a support system to help them succeed. 

Fitness Ambassadors receive training and programmatic support from Lifelong Fitness Alliance.  In turn, Fitness Ambassadors provide information, opportunity and incentive to older adults in their communities to get moving and get and stay healthy.

Being a world-class athlete is certainly not a prerequisite for being a Lifelong Fitness Ambassador. Fitness Ambassadors are everyday people, such as retirees and people interested in health and fitness, who are simply passionate about helping people stay as fit and well as possible.

A Fitness Ambassador could be your brother who only recently took up walking, the woman who delivers Meals on Wheels, the person who lives next door, your priest or rabbi…or it could be you!  For more information, contact step@lifelongfitnessalliance.org.