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

Marketing & Business Development, Brandon Wilde

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, Wellstar – Medical College of Georgia

CHARLOTTE CHATTO PT, PhD, NCS

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

CHARLOTTE CHATTO PT, PhD, NCS

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

LINDA DOLLAR

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

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

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