Life FitNet LLC was founded by Lori Okami and developed in cooperation with experts who share her passion. Life FitNet’s mission is to Build a Healthy Hawaii. Hawaii has the perfect climate and natural resources to be a health mecca of America and some of our people already exemplify such a lifestyle. However, we also have the other extreme where Hawaii is ranked high in number of deaths due to heart disease and still has nearly 57% of our population categorized as overweight or obese. We have seen loved ones suffer because of diabetes and heart disease yet many of these conditions can be prevented or at least better controlled through reasonable lifestyle changes.
We understand that Building a Healthy Hawaii is not an easy task. Anyone that’s even visited Hawaii quickly sees how so much of our life and culture is centered around food and relaxation. All celebrations and social gatherings have an abundance of food and it is not uncommon for any family to have members who could be categorized as morbidly obese.
Realizing that roughly 87.5% of the health conditions that many suffer from today are preventable, how could we ignore our responsibility in helping people avoid such a fate? The time is now. With the sorry state of our health care, the worsening physical condition of youth and adults, the overwhelming medical premium increases which businesses face, the rising out-of-pocket costs for consumers, and the culture of overindulgence which almost defines America, there is a lot of work to be done.
To turn the tables on our situation, it will take individuals accepting personal responsibility for their own health condition. It will take businesses providing quality products that give people healthy options. It will take families and communities joining forces to make an active lifestyle the norm. It will take schools and media to educate and inform society about the right choices. It will take government to enable the above and hold agencies accountable for their part in getting us there.
Let’s all get together and raise the level of health and wellness of our community. Let’s Build a Healthy Hawaii and show the world what we can do.
