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This list of organizations in the Fargo-Moorhead area where you can fitness volunteer is by no means exhaustive, but it’s a starting point. If nothing here captures your interest, think of what types of exercise you’re good at (or would like to get better at) and do some research on how you could combine them with volunteering.
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Humane Society Fargo Moorhead – The Humane Society’s volunteering FAQ states, “In extreme conditions, volunteers can pet the dog inside” instead of walking it. Hmm, sounds to me like a challenge to be hardcore (as long as the animal is up for it). YWCA Cass Clay – Volunteer opportunities include child care (which my experience as a preschool teacher taught me can be quite physically demanding if you play certain games with the kids), yard work at the emergency shelter, moving furniture for women transitioning from the shelter to their own homes and leading fitness classes.
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Watch the Wild – This program run by the national nonprofit Nature Abounds needs more volunteers in the Fargo area. Record the observations you make on nature hikes for the Nature Abounds database. River Keepers – According to Project Coordinator Christine Laney, River Keepers organizes canoe trips for on-thewater clean-up of the Red River “anytime river levels allow, preferably for a couple of hours.” Your neighbors or any nonprofit in the winter – My parents still do all their snow removal the old-fashioned way, which I really admire. Occasionally I’m visiting them when it snows, so I know how tough a cardio and back workout shoveling can be. If none of your neighbors need help with snow removal, contact local nonprofits to see if they could use a hand.