Jim White, the owner of Jim White Nutrition and Fitness Studios has gathered friends and colleagues for a run from Virginia Beach to the White House to raise awareness about homelessness.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) — He hopes by hitting the streets, they’ll get homeless people off the streets and onto better lives.

“I wanted to do something big to really raise awareness,” said Jim White, owner of Jim White Nutrition and Fitness Studios.

The big thing Jim is talking about is getting a group of colleagues and friends to run from Virginia Beach to Washington, D.C. to raise awareness about the plight of being homeless and the need to do something about it. They call it “White house to White House” and it’s 240 miles!

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – He’s using his expertise in the fitness industry to help people in the community learn to be stronger and healthier, and now he’s putting his talent to use by inspiring and giving the homeless a “LIFT.” He’s Lifting spirits, Improving bodies, Feeding souls and Transforming the lives of homeless people, through fitness. Jim White is this week’s “I Am Hampton Roads.”

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Motivation through fitness benefits Virginia Beach’s homeless

Virginia Beach was ranked as the No. 1 fittest city in America by Facebook last year, and now the positivity of that statistic is affecting the lives of the city’s people in need. Since March 2014, a program called LIFT has aimed to touch the lives of Virginia Beach’s homeless and those in need by Lifting spirits, Improving bodies, Feeding souls and Transforming lives. The program is part of the Jim White Community Fitness Foundation and was designed to motivate individuals to become stronger physically and spiritually through fitness. Individuals participate in two group workouts per week over a month-long period.