Primitive Fit is a community health initiative delivered through an afterschool program focused on health prevention and wellness from a young age. We create opportunities for children to build the foundations needed to live healthier, more resilient lives and develop valuable life skills for the future.

Through our four pillars: Synergy, Strength, Resilience and Education, we take a holistic approach to helping children build healthier bodies, minds, and habits for life.

We are also inspired by ideas found in the Blue Zones research of Dan Buettner and incorporate them into our program:

• Finding purpose and meaning

• Learning from our elders

• Building strong social connections

• Staying active, healthy, and strong

• Building resilience and adaptability

• Living simply and intentionally

Blue Zones are places around the world where people tend to live longer, healthier lives. Their research highlights the importance of things like having a sense of purpose, staying active, building healthy habits, managing stress, and maintaining strong relationships with family and community.

Inspired by Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest, National Geographic Society, 2008.

• Promote healthy living
  Help children build healthy habits early to support lifelong health, longevity, and overall well-being, while reducing the risk of chronic disease and mental health challenges later in life.

• Support families
  Provide a safe, structured environment during afterschool hours when children are out of school and parents are still working.

• Strengthen communities
  Give children the knowledge, skills, purpose, and positive connections that help reduce risk factors associated with crime, violence, and reliance on public services.

• Build from the inside out
  Foster respect, accountability, resilience, social connection, physical activity, and learning from elders to help children grow into healthy, contributing members of their communities.