Maybe it all starts with one small signal.
We are surrounded by people every day, yet meeting someone new isn’t always that easy. Even when you already have something in common – an interest in staying active, a similar lifestyle, or maybe even the same workout schedule.
And who knows – the person you might one day train with, grab a coffee with, or simply start by saying “hi” to might already be working out right next to you.
A green MyFitness wristband with one simple message:
I’m open to meeting new people.
Maybe you’ll find a new workout buddy. Maybe someone who shares your interests, or a new friend. And maybe life has another surprise in store. Green Band makes no promises and creates no obligations – it simply makes it a little easier to notice each other.
SPOT THE GREEN
If you’re open to meeting new people, pick up a Green Band in the MyFitness lounge area in MyFitness Rīga Plaza or MyFitness Galleria Riga.
It’s free, and no registration is required. Wear it on your wrist or put it around your water bottle and simply carry on with your day. Work out. Grab a coffee. Head out into the world.
Green Band will initially be available at selected MyFitness clubs, with plans to introduce it in more clubs later.
WHAT DOES GREEN BAND SAY ABOUT YOU?
Actually, very little:
I’m open to meeting new people.
That’s it.
Wearing the band does not automatically mean consent to conversation, flirting, physical contact or anything else. Someone wearing a Green Band may still want to finish their workout in peace, be in their own thoughts, or simply not feel like talking at that particular moment.
Notice. Say hi. Be respectful.
If the conversation flows – great. If it doesn’t – that’s perfectly fine too.
AND WHY STOP AT THE GYM?
You can take your Green Band beyond MyFitness. Wear it on your wrist or around your water bottle when you’re heading to an event, a café, out for a walk or anywhere else life takes you.
Maybe, over time, the green wristband will become a small, recognizable sign for people who are open to welcoming new people into their lives.
And what comes from that first connection – a new workout buddy, a friendship or perhaps something more – we’ll leave that up to life. 💚
GREEN BAND TERMS & CONDITIONS
Green Band is a MyFitness initiative designed to create an easy and friendly way to meet new people, find like-minded people and make new connections.
By choosing to wear a Green Band and participate in the initiative, we ask you to follow a few simple principles:
- • Participation is completely voluntary. You can take, wear or remove the wristband at any time.
- • Green Band is free of charge, and no registration or personal information is required to receive one.
- • Green Band simply means that the person is open to meeting new people. This could mean a new friendship, a workout buddy, someone with shared interests or simply a pleasant conversation.
- • Wearing a Green Band does not indicate romantic interest or automatically imply consent to conversation, flirting, physical contact, photography, filming, exchanging contact information or any other form of interaction.
- • A person wearing a Green Band always decides whether they want to talk or continue an interaction at that particular moment. If someone does not want to continue the conversation, their choice must always be respected.
- • Be mindful of the situation. During a workout, someone may want to focus on their training even if they are wearing a Green Band.
- • A Green Band is not a reason to repeatedly approach someone who has already said or indicated that they do not wish to continue the interaction.
- • All usual MyFitness club rules and standards of behaviour remain in effect during the Green Band initiative. Harassing, offensive, threatening or otherwise inappropriate behaviour is not permitted.
- • If someone’s behaviour at a MyFitness club makes you feel uncomfortable or crosses your personal boundaries, please speak to a MyFitness staff member.
- You can also wear the Green Band outside MyFitness clubs.
- • MyFitness does not organize or control interactions, meetings or relationships between individuals and is not responsible for their actions.
- • Green Band is intended for people aged 18 and over.
- • MyFitness reserves the right to change the initiative, its terms or its availability at participating clubs, or to discontinue the initiative if necessary.
And most importantly – Green Band simply helps people notice each other. It is not consent and creates no obligation.
If the conversation flows – great. If it doesn’t, respect it and carry on with your day. 💚
