Throughout Black History Month, Republic FC will highlight and celebrate Sacramento’s Black Business community and its amazing contributions to the region’s culture and economy. Each Friday, the club will profile a business, urging fans to explore and find new local favorites. To help create a connection with the new businesses, the club will provide fans with a chance to win gift cards & prize packs to open a new audience to business leaders in the region.
Inspiring the community to keep healthy and fit isn’t an easy job. But through The Academy Training and Performance Center, Bryan Washington has made an element of his mission to inspire and support every person that walks through the doors of the downtown gym, as well as those beyond its walls.
“My goal is to help others achieve their goal. I want people to believe in themselves as much as I do,” said Washington. “Sometimes we limit ourselves and the kinds of people we can be. I feel like it’s my place to encourage people, especially black and brown people like myself who are thrown obstacles in life, and communicate that there’s absolutely people who believe in them.”
In 2014, Washington and Bryan Francis, opened The Academy to do just that through personal, group, team, and sports-specific training for the individuals in his community and throughout Sacramento.In the years since, its staff has trained many of the region’s athletes, and offered all kinds of training options through a combination of unique and conventional programming, in addition to regularly scheduled fitness classes.
But beyond the walls of their downtown facility, you’ll find Bryan encouraging the health and wellness of his fellow Sacramentans elsewhere. During select weekends, Bryan hosts workouts at Esther’s Park encouraging families to stay fit with easy access to training.
Through Twitch, Bryan also hits double duty, DJing his own spin classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays – accessible for anyone around the world to follow along.
Last year, he partnered with Republic FC and led workouts for fans and fitness buffs alike at Republic FC Fit at Heart Health Park, supporting the club’s ongoing initiative to improve community wellness.
At every opportunity, Bryan is working to not only expose more people to improve their health and fitness, but to reach into their own backyards, expanding awareness in every corner of the region, supporting aspiring athletes, our neighbors in need, as well as Sacramento’s soccer fans. For him, giving love and constant support to those who surround him is huge, especially having observed the tremendous impact it can have for his entire life.
“I was fortunate to be around people who cared deeply about those around them,” Washington continued. “Small things like giving back with my skills in fitness and music, or just supporting the lives and businesses of those around you can trickle down in a big way and isn’t highlighted enough. Be it the people in a 10-block or 10-mile radius of you, wherever you eat, sleep, and have fun, that’s your community and you can always impact it directly. Everyone can help support everyone.”
Check out The Academy Training and Performance Center online at TheAcademyFitness.com and visit them at 1116 F Street in Downtown Sacramento. Don’t miss the opportunity to win a prize pack including a one-month membership to The Academy. Check out Republic FC’s Instagram page to enter this week’s business giveaway.