Black-Owned Southeast D.C. Gym Offers Safe Space To Meet Fitness Goals

There’s a wellness hub that Black folks in Washington, D.C. can call home. WeFitDC was born out of a need during the pandemic and has since blossomed into a safe space for people in southeast D.C. to reach their fitness goals. 

WeFitDC is the brainchild of Joe Houston. He calls the gym a “multifaceted wellness hot spot.”

“We have classes,” Houston told WTOP. “We offer personal training, group personal training sessions and things like that.”

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A D.C. native, Houston was working for a big box gym before he was laid off during the pandemic when gyms had to close.

“Everything was shut down in the world, and I didn’t know what to do,” Houston said.

He said he has always possessed a passion for encouraging health and wellness. His gym goes a step further to meet the community’s needs for accessible fitness facilities. 

Houston told WTOP he was shocked when he read statistics that said people in northwestern Ward 3 of D.C. live several years longer on average than people in the southwestern Ward 8. He began to understand the value of community-centered fitness and having a reliable place to workout.

“I was just motivated,” Houston said. “I wanted to do something for my community.”

So, Houston teamed up with other local trainers and launched his business plan. During that process, he discovered it was possible for people to safely restart their fitness routines and reconnect with others despite the pandemic. 

“I was like, ‘I’ve just got to do something,’” he said. “I didn’t have a business plan or an entrepreneurship background, I just acted on it.”

“Sometimes entrepreneurship just blossoms like that,” he added.

If you’re in the D.C. area, WeFitDC is part of Ebony Fit Weekend which is headed to the nation’s capital from September 13-15, 2024. You can find out more information about it by clicking here.

 

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