Listen Live
Get Up Erica Featured Video
CLOSE
Your physique is in your hands

Source: ljubaphoto / Getty

Percell Dugger, Co-Founder/President of FitForUs: a collective of fitness professionals fostering diversity and inclusion in the health and fitness industries, is speaking up for the disparities between better health and Black communities. In this time where we’re pressing for social justice, wellness is an overlooked concern he’s dedicated to bridging the gap on.

Watch below as he talks about his recent research looking into the structural health gap between Black and white communities, how he’s been able to make his and FitForUs’ voice heard within the fitness realm, and how industry leaders should be more mindful of others and their health.