About Us

DAY ONE FITNESS

 

Day One Fitness provides high intensity exercise programs uniquely created to improve the quality of life of all those living with neurological conditions. Our vision at Day One Fitness is that one day, all those who could benefit from our programs will hear about us on DAY ONE of diagnosis. The first day you walk into our gym is DAY ONE, not only for coming to the gym, but for the rest of your life! We join alongside you in the fight against neurological conditions. The fighters in our gym are people fighting back against:

  • Parkinson’s Disease
  • Early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementias
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Stroke

In 2015, Day One Fitness was founded, but what inspired this high intensity, non-contact boxing exercise in an 8,000 sq. ft. facility? Through research and blogs we discovered individuals throughout the country who were diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease who began boxing or exercising to improve their health and quality of life. After reading personal testimonials and how it impacted them positively, we knew we needed a gym dedicated to those suffering from Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases to become a reality in the Augusta and CSRA area.

The Inspiration

“I prayed consistently for God to start a fire in me, to show His will for me. Whatever His will, I

wanted it to be abundantly clear so I could put all my efforts into answering His call. Day One

Fitness is God answering my prayer and guiding me on the most profound journey of my life

as I am able to affect someone’s life in a very real and purposeful way.”

 

TAMBRA WILKERSON

President & Co-founder of Day One Fitness

Our Core Concepts

At Day One Fitness, we focus our programs on five core concepts:

MOVE IT OR LOSE IT

Inactivity leads to muscle atrophy as well as brain region degeneration.

USE IT AND IMPROVE IT!

Training that drives a specific brain function can lead to enhancement of that function.

SPECIFICITY!

The nature of training dictates the nature of plasticity.

REPETITION MATTERS!

Induction of plasticity requires repetition.

Intensity MATTERS!

High intensity promotes plasticity.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STEVE WILKERSON PMP (Chair)
Retired, Fluor Corporation

LOGAN BANKS

Director of Sales & Marketing,

Cumberland Village Independent Living

LINDA DOLLAR

Financial Director, Grace Child Development Center, Grace United Methodist Church

STEPHANIE JOHNSON, PHD, MHS, OTR/L

Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy College of Allied Health Sciences, Augusta University

Colin McLeod, MD

Assistant Professor, Medical College of Georgia Neurology Department, Movement Disorders Division, Parkinson’s Center of Excellence, Movement Disorders Fellowship Director, Medical Director of MCG Deep Brain Stimulation Program

SUZANNE H. SMITH, MD Associate Professor and Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center | Department of Neurology, Augusta University

DON WHITE

Attorney, Law Offices of Donald H. White 

Board of Directors, North Augusta Chamber of Commerce

ED WOLTZ

Owner, Sutton Marine, S&C Properties, The Precision Group

Day One Fitness is currently accepting applications for future Board Members. If interested, please click on the button above to view Roles/Responsibilities of Day One Fitness Board Members as well as to download an application.

Committee Members

KATHY TUCKEY

Advisory Committee

Retired, AU Movement and Memory Disorder Clinic

CHARLOTTE CHATTO, PHD, MS, PT

Advisory Committee

Retired, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy College of Allied Health Sciences, Augusta University

OUR STAFF

Tambra Wilkerson
President

Danielle Williams
Executive Director

Jessica Wilkerson
Program Director

Melissa Burkey
Administrative Assistant

OUR COACHES

Amanda Waters

Michael Freeman

Pamela Rosema

Ryan Sylvestre

Tambra Wilkerson

Jessica Wilkerson

Tori Wise

Chris Colon

OUR PARTNERING PROFESSIONALS

Charlotte Chatto, PT, PhD, NCS

VOLUNTEERS

Jeff and Mandy Campbell

Volunteer Yoga Instructors

Sydney Nessley

Volunteer

Elysia Teske

Volunteer

IN THE BATTLE AGAINST NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE & DISABILITY

DAY ONE FITNESS NEEDS YOUR HELP TO ACCOMPLISH IT’S MISSION

At Day One Fitness, we rely on the generous support of our community through volunteerism, donations, and fundraising.

IN THE NEWS

Day One Fitness grant application video

Helping each other and working together.

Day One Fitness: Hype Video

Boxing program trains patients to beat Parkinson’s.

The Rock Steady Boxing story.

At this gym, boxers fight more than people.

Punching Parkinson’s Feature (Purdue)

Boxing program helps Parkinson’s patients fight back

Introducing Day One Fitness

Day One Fitness in the Fight Against Parkinson’s Disease