DC Fit Week, No Excuses

What is the largest obstacle to your workout? Many people complain that they don't have the time to work out, they can't afford a gym membership or they simply do not know how to exercise and eat right.  What if you could take a week of exercise classes ranging from Zumba and Body Pump to Yoga, for free?  What if your local happy hour at 201 Lounge served "health drinks" and nutritional appetizers for free?  What if you had fitness, financial and nutritional experts at your fingertips to answer all your questions regarding health, money and nutrition for free? Well, March 21-25th in Washington, DC you can have just that.

Yesterday marked the beginning of DC's First Annual DC Fit Week, a full week of free classes and health events focused on holistic wellness.  The brainchild of a husband and wife team Rahiem and Charlotte Swann, DC Fit Week is geared at getting DC off the couch, getting around the myriad of life's excuses and promoting financial, mental, nutritional and physical fitness education."There is always an excuse not to workout, our goal this week was to take away any excuses why people could not workout," said Charlotte, a native of Mississippi.  

Three years ago Charlotte, an avid cook, was over 200 pounds and one of America's 25% of inactive adults.  Now, a exercise enthusiast, she stands side-by-side with her husband Rahiem promoting the motto, of "no excuses." Together they have created a concept they hope will reach the thousands of inactive adults in DC.  The rest of the DC Fit Week team is a amazing combination of DC small businesses including members from  "Bitches who Brunch," and the owners of Sisarina and NGAGEDC among others.

For those who cannot make it to the 50+ free workout, nutrition and financial fitness classes this week,  try one of DC Fit weeks "happy hour activities."  Tonight at 201 Lounge, DC Fit Week is hosting "A Decompression Happy Hour" to "destress, decompress and leave excuses at the door."  On Wednesday, March 23, 2011 DC Fit Week will be hosting a Fitness Fashion Show and Expo at Sport Club LA to highlight work to workout attire that makes it simple to transform your daily business attire to comfortable exercise apparel and lighten your daily load. After the fashion show, the Fitness Expo will have a panel of fitness, financial, nutrition and wellness experts on hand to  answer any questions you may have. In addition,  the DC Fit week is offering coupons for discounts and trial  memberships at a number of gyms and small businesses in the DC Metropolitan area.

For more questions regarding DC Fit Week, you can visit their website at DCFitWeek.Com.