About Fit For Life
Fit for Life is a new, enhanced program building on two earlier co-ventures between Libraries for the Future and MetLife Foundation. The original Fit for Life offered library-based fitness programming and promotion for teens and their families, while the pilot project Get Real Get Fit showed the power of libraries to involve teens in fitness programs that extend beyond the library’s walls.
In partnership with MetLife Foundation, LFF created the all-new Fit for Life to expand the target audience beyond teens to the full lifespan, and beyond physical health to the emerging field of brain health. There is a growing body of scientific and medical knowledge on the importance of brain health, but few channels for communicating new findings to the public. LFF will engage the assistance of the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, a nonprofit organization of more than 265 leading neuroscientists, to ensure that Fit for Life reflects the most accurate, up-to-the-minute research findings to support physical and brain health across the lifespan.
About Libraries for the Future
Libraries for the Future is a national nonprofit organization that supports innovation and investment in America’s libraries. Through its cutting-edge programs, research, regrants, and trainings, LFF helps local libraries address the ever-changing needs of their communities. For more information, please visit www.lff.org.
About MetLife Foundation
MetLife Foundation was established by MetLife to continue the company’s long tradition of corporate contributions and community involvement. The Foundation supports programs that improve education, promote health, encourage parental involvement and family engagement, help revitalize neighborhoods and stress accessibility and inclusion. In recent years, a focus on Alzheimer's and aging issues has been added. MetLife Foundation stresses education in all its programs. Recognizing the vital role the arts play in building communities and educating young people, the Foundation contributes to arts and cultural organizations across the United States, with an emphasis on increasing opportunities for young people, reaching broad audiences through inclusive programming, and making arts more accessible for all people. For more information about the Foundation, please visit www.metlife.org.
