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E D G E F I T O P S
GIVING BACK those veterans who find it
hard to readjust to civilian life.
“The donations we raise will
make an enormous differ-
FitOps seeks to find veterans a home ence—with them, we will be
in the fitness industry. able to reach more veterans,
offering training, education,
itOps, an organization Each veteran gets nine weeks counseling, support, and men-
that provides training of online courses in anatomy torship,” he says. “Veterans
and job placement for and exercise physiology, three exiting service face unbe-
veterans looking to work weeks of in-person training, lievable challenges that most
F in the fitness industry, is and job-placement assistance. of the civilian world doesn’t
asking for people to donate to FitOps Foundation founder understand: a loss of sense of
its cause. Matt Hesse, a veteran himself purpose and mission, daily
To put one veteran through who is also founder and CEO drive, routine, and being part
the program costs $3,000, of Performix, underlined the of a larger mission and team.
according to the foundation. importance of supporting This is what we aim to replace
2 8 M U S C L E & F I T N E S S / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 9 Photographs Courtesy of FitOps Foundation
