Page 31 - Muscle & Fitness (December 2019)
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By Anthony O’Reilly
Sixteen-time WWE champion and U.S.
military advocate John Cena recently
worked out with and encouraged veter-
ans participating in the FitOps program.
through the FitOps program.” women to use their leader- people every day commit sui-
According to the U.S. Depart- ship skills to help improve the cide, and FitOps wants to take
ment of Veterans Affairs, an lives of others,” FitOps states that number down to zero.”
average of 22 former armed on its website. Cena has showed his
forces members commit sui- FitOps received a huge en- support for the troops in many
cide per day. As Hesse attested dorsement from one of the U.S. ways, from his countless ap-
to, some do so because they military’s biggest supporters: pearances at WWE’s Tribute
fail to find a sense of purpose 16-time WWE champion John to the Troops show to the
after leaving the military. Cena. Cena, during a Septem- trademark military-style
Service in the military gives ber appearance on The Ellen salute he does before
veterans the skills necessary DeGeneres Show, promised to charging down the runway
to lead people on their health match every donation, up to $1 to the wrestling ring.
and fitness journeys. “The million, made to FitOps until
goal is not just to help veter- Veterans Day, Nov. 11. FOR MORE INFO
ans get certified as personal “These are men and women
To donate to FitOps, visit
trainers but to create a path who have served our country,” fitops.org/donate.
for our servicemen and Cena said. “Twenty of these
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