Rainier Health and Fitness

About School

Rainier Health and Fitness promotes healthy lifestyles and strong bodies. RHF contributes to the bigger vision of undoing the cycle of poverty by addressing the health disparities that afflict people of low income neighborhoods like the Southeast Seattle�s Rainier Valley. We do this by creating a fitness center that is accessible, offers a high quality service, and builds unity in our community.

Our vision is to be a model of the healthiest neighborhood, a place where reconciliation is facilitated as barriers between people are diminished through exercise.

RHF works to help people in our neighborhood understand and combat the far-reaching consequences of obesity. Obesity affects a person�s quality of life. The lack of motivation works its way through their families. For example if a family has poor nutrition and poor exercise habits, they are more likely to become sick and miss work and school. Missed work days limit the ability of many to pay bills and missed school days disadvantage a child education.

We believe that by empowering people to make healthy decisions we are helping to end obesity and fight disease. In doing so, we are strengthening families and educational and economic opportunities. RHF contributes to the relational vibrancy of the Rainier Beach neighborhood by offering a high quality, education-based health and fitness center where people of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds can develop new relationships through the common pursuit of health.

• Website: http://www.rainierhealth.com
• Phone: (206) 725-0279