We're Spending 2024 Making Friends as Adults!

We're Spending 2024 Making Friends as Adults!

We created the Friendship Experiment across the country to create groups of friends to go through 2024 together. This experiment is meant to create happier humans with new friends to support each other as they achieve their goals. Introducing the Friendship Experiment.

You’ll see these groups of friends in the following cities: San Diego, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Portland, OR; Denver, CO; Austin, TX*; Dallas, TX*; Madison, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Cleveland, OH; the DC/Maryland/Virginia area; and Atlanta, GA. 

Want to watch along as they go through their journey this year? We’ll be posting (a lot) on Instagram.

*our friends in Texas will get some extra perks from our partners at Fitness Ambassadors.

Why are we doing this?

01

Friends are good for your health!

According to the Harvard Study of Adult Development, relationships with family, friends, and spouses are the greatest indicator of "long term health and well-being.”

02

Loneliness is bad for you!

Loneliness spiked during 2020, but 17% of all US adults “felt lonely yesterday” according to Gallop. And “the Chronic stress often associated with loneliness causes stress on the neuroendocrine and immune systems.”

03

Friends make the normal parts of life better

Having a work bestie makes you more satisfied with your job. Having friends in your area and neighborhood enhances your feelings of safety and belonging. In short, everything is better with friends.

What are these new friends in for?

When we launched the aSweatLife Ambassador program in Chicago, we did something very similar. We brought together a crew of 25 people with the intention of creating bonds within the community and supporting each others’ goals.

What we’ve experienced has been nothing short of awe-inspiring. That group has become incredibly close. They’ve officiated each others’ weddings, traveled together, helped each other land dream jobs. That base of friendship and support is the foundation on which we’ve built the entire community. 

Participating in this friendship experiment will make these community members an integral part of aSweatLife’s future and in exchange for that, aSweatLife is making sure they get the perks they deserve. 

The Friendship Experiment participants will be a part of the nationwide aSweatLife Ambassador program – think of it as the best club you’ve ever been a part of, one that’s open to anyone with a passion for trying new things and making new friends (and comes with a *lot* of fitness and wellness perks, too).

How it works (what each Friendship Experiment member will get): 

  • A leader who will coordinate monthly meet ups: Each city has a lead who will work to create accessible moments of connection that cover fitness, friendship and fun.
  • Access to the national aSweatLife Ambassador program and wellness perks: We create opportunities to connect on a national level through our online platform, our workshops with experts across wellness, and our partnerships with brands that get perks mailed to your door.
  • Communication with the group: Each Community Lead creates a communication channel on our online platform as well as a group chat to make it easy to connect for workouts, coffees and walks.
  • A kickoff session to help set goals for the year: We support all sorts of goals, and we believe that sharing your goals with a group is an easy way to figure out how to best show up and support each other. 
  • Other surprises and exclusives: We continue to create exciting ways to engage with the community and make memories as a crew!

 

Meet the community leads!

Ready for the details about application?

This application is now close. But if you’d like to find other ways to meet this crew …

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