📍Movement as a Meeting Ground: Curating Wellness at Work

What creating a run/ walk group at work has reminded me.

“How can movement be used to build community?”

If you know me, you know that question has been at the core of so much of my life, both personally and professionally. Whether I’m planning a run club, curating a healing space, or simply inviting folks into intentional conversation, movement has always been more than fitness to me. It’s a tool. A doorway. A meeting ground.

Recently, with the return to the office five days a week, I started asking a new version of that question:

“What could it look like to build that same kind of community within the workplace?”

What if movement wasn’t something we squeezed in before meetings or after work, but something that helped shape our work experience itself?

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📍95 Degrees. 9 Runners/Walkers. 1 New Community.

Yesterday marked the very first run of Prime Runners, an employee-led running group at Amazon HQ2. It was 95 degrees in Arlington. The humidity was thick. And still, 9 of us showed up. We laced up, we moved, we connected. And in that sweaty, beautiful moment, something new began.

As someone deeply passionate about wellness and curating intentional spaces for connection, this wasn’t just another run. It was a reflection of what’s possible when we reimagine what community looks like, especially in professional environments where wellness and connection too often take a backseat.

Prime Runners was born from that belief:

🏃🏾‍♂️ A place where fitness meets belonging

🤝 A way to connect beyond job titles and calendars

🌇 A reminder that we can build something meaningful together—step by step

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This is just the beginning.

What excites me most isn’t just the running—it’s the potential.

The potential to build more spaces like this at work.

The potential to shift how we think about professional wellness.

The potential to create something rooted in joy, accessibility, and shared momentum.

Prime Runners is one small answer to a big question—and I can’t wait to keep running toward more.

Whether you’re part of a workplace, a community group, or just trying to build better habits in your corner of the world, I hope this reminds you: wellness doesn’t need to be separate from how we live and work. In fact, it works better when it’s woven right in.

With Love and Intention,

Coach Joe

Your Favorite Wellness Curator