I have wanted to own my own gym for a long time now. I'm really not trying to sound cheesy here but I really feel like I have an opportunity to achieve my dream and make this happen! Thing is... I just don't know how! I submitted an idea to the Pepsi Refresh Project and they have it up for voting this month (from July 1st til July 31st).
This idea will give me $50,000 to start up a gym for my community. My plan is simple, I will run it as a sole proprietorship, I will teach fitness classes at night that will be FREE to members in my community. A lot of us are having trouble finding work right now so I want to give them free fitness classes to help them stay healthy and reduce stress. I will also have a drop in day care on site for busy parents so they don't have to worry about babysitters. I will do personal training during the day for a small fee ($25 per hour or $15 for 30 minutes) plus do small group personal training boot camps (for a group of 5, for one hour, $10 each).
As a community of fitness enthusiasts here, I was hoping I could generate some interest in my cause and kindly ask you guys to support me.
If you believe in my idea, all you have to do is go to and vote for my idea. It is free and takes less than a minute to do. Ages 13+ can vote once a day every day.
I can't put into words how much it would mean to me if this community would help me by voting and getting the word out to others!!
Christen
This idea will give me $50,000 to start up a gym for my community. My plan is simple, I will run it as a sole proprietorship, I will teach fitness classes at night that will be FREE to members in my community. A lot of us are having trouble finding work right now so I want to give them free fitness classes to help them stay healthy and reduce stress. I will also have a drop in day care on site for busy parents so they don't have to worry about babysitters. I will do personal training during the day for a small fee ($25 per hour or $15 for 30 minutes) plus do small group personal training boot camps (for a group of 5, for one hour, $10 each).
As a community of fitness enthusiasts here, I was hoping I could generate some interest in my cause and kindly ask you guys to support me.
If you believe in my idea, all you have to do is go to and vote for my idea. It is free and takes less than a minute to do. Ages 13+ can vote once a day every day.
I can't put into words how much it would mean to me if this community would help me by voting and getting the word out to others!!
Christen