There is a new trend hitting the streets. It is everywhere, and everyone is talking about it. You have seen it. In fact, you see it everyday. You see it so much, you probably wouldn't even realize how much of it is around you constantly. Plastic, styrofoam and harmful environmental pollutants. This is not a doom warning, but instead the very fabrication of change as you read this sentence.

The fact is garbage is everywhere these days, with the USA ranked 3rd for world garbage consumption at 250 million metric tons and counting*. With so much garbage around, the need to reduce, reuse, recycle has become an ubiquitous term across the nation. The only problem is, there is still concerns surrounding the future of garbage, such as, "what happens if garbage production increases?", and "what long term impact does plastic have on our ecosystem?"

After hearing this statistic, the GETM community openely announced its support for sustainble environmental practices. We immeditely set out to make an impact, and to figure out how we can do our part in this war on garbage, while still fulfilling our mission of empworing individual health. So, with the help of the team, we thought up some ways to tackle this 'trashy' situation.

A few meetings later, and we identified some obstacles. For example, so much of garbage ends up in waterways or forests, its important that a plan would include a means of covering lots of land and frequently, maybe even for cleanup efforts. That way we could make a direct and tangible impact on environmental conditions. But with so much ground to cover, where would we begin? Finally, we came up with the idea that it should make sense to be able to both practice good health and clean Earth at the same time. We decided to make this idea a reality, calling it 'Green Fitness'. Thus, a new culture was born. Pure, genuine, inspiring, and for a greater good of both self and others. It was a powerful vindiction. With so many more ideas and so many ways to help. It became exciting to conceptualize just how much applications Green Fitness had. It was then we realized we could not do this alone. So we needed help. No problem right? Right?...

Finally, we came up with the idea that it should make sense to be able to both practice good health and clean Earth at the same time. We decided to make this idea a reality, calling it 'Green Fitness': a new culture. Pure, genuine, inspiring, and for a greater good of both self and others. It was a powerful vindiction, and has continued to be to this day...

As we prepared for launch, January 1st 2020 became the official start date. The plan was set. We would release the first ever Green Fitness initiative: 'A Tree For Change' and we would do so on the first of the year. A new year ripe with oppurtunity! We would hit the ground running with inspirational action! And Green Fitness would lead the way! Unfortuantely, there were major setbacks due to the Corona Virus outbreak.

Howver, despite the difficulties, Green Fitness is alive and well! With so many more ideas and so many ways to help, we quickly realized we could not do this alone. So, now we share the idea, hoping to inspire all to take their own Green Fitness initiatives, both big and small. Perhaps we can all, together, lay the groundwork for Green Fitness, to do our part for ourselves and for Earth, and to inspire others!

At this point, we need a hard stop to plastic consumption, but in the meantime, the GETM Team will be working hard to bring you Green Fitness Initiatives. Time to mitigate the impact that trash is having on our beautiful Green planet! Now is the time to take a stand.

Ready to take the green fitness pledge?

- Nicholas Gambacini, Biologst, Professional Athlete, CEO GETM Training

2022 - Originally published 2018

*GETM LLC is not affiliated with any organizations mentioned in this article.

Source(s): https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets-economy/090716/5-countries-produce-most-waste.asp