Jaquan Adams is trying to give back to the community he says he wronged.The 28-year-old West Side native has dedicated his free time to mentoring youth in his neighborhood with a free exercise class at Lione Park after serving nearly four years in prison.It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s his self-assigned penance for the years he spent selling drugs to his neighbors, a practice he says 바카라 게임 웹사이트�destroyed good families.바카라 게임 웹사이트�바카라 게임 웹사이트�When I was incarcerated, it gave me a lot of time to sit back and think, and I figured it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s time for me to start giving back,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Adams said, proudly wearing his Ryda Fitness shirt before one of his bi-weekly classes at Lione Park. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Adversity builds character. It made me a better person today.바카라 게임 웹사이트�He바카라 게임 웹사이트�s thankful now for the time he spent in prison. Adams said while he was keeping his friends and neighbors hooked on his products, he was dealing with an addiction of his own.바카라 게임 웹사이트�I was addicted to the money,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I know I hurt a lot of families with that. I took away a lot from a lot of people. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s time to give back.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Adams recalled his youth on the West Side, and the tough times his family faced financially. He looked for any way to help put food on the table.바카라 게임 웹사이트�When I was younger, the guys I looked up to were drug dealers. That바카라 게임 웹사이트�s all I knew,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�There was no food, we were struggling and I looked to the next best thing. I was a product of my environment.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Nine months into his prison sentence, Adams said something clicked and he was overcome with remorse for his actions and how they affected the people he loved at home. He began writing letters and making phone calls to the families he sold drugs, apologizing and promising to make amends.바카라 게임 웹사이트�It really hit me,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I started to realize what I had done.바카라 게임 웹사이트�As Adams reminisced about these tough times, children explored the obstacle course he set up in preparation for his clients. He remembered what Lione Park and his mother바카라 게임 웹사이트�s apartment looked like just a few years ago and said he was grateful for the improvements that have been made.바카라 게임 웹사이트�The kids, they love this, even if they바카라 게임 웹사이트�re not in the class," he said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I let them play with the ropes and run through the cones. It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s good for them to have something nice.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Adams quickly obtained his personal trainer certification after being released from prison last year. The Westhill High School graduate and former running back on the school바카라 게임 웹사이트�s football team said he spent a lot of time learning about health and fitness while he was incarcerated and wanted to turn his interest into a career.His Ryda Fitness classes are offered mostly for free — he charges for adult classes and personal training services. But he says he doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t charge most of his clients, who are middle school and high school-aged children, because he doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t want anything to stand between them and a positive role model.바카라 게임 웹사이트�A lot of these kids, they don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t have any guidance,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I바카라 게임 웹사이트�m just trying to show them that there are a lot better things for them out there. I want them to see there바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a way out of here.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Born and raised on the West Side, Adams decided not to return to the neighborhood when he was released from prison and instead lives with an aunt in North Stamford.바카라 게임 웹사이트�When it comes to the transition, you have to have your mind right,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s easy to fall back to what I used to do ... I don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t think I need to come back here. I wouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t go back to the way I was if it was the last thing, don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t get me wrong, but I just need to be past this place.바카라 게임 웹사이트�That doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t mean he바카라 게임 웹사이트�s spending any less time on the West Side, though.바카라 게임 웹사이트�I feel like I can help everyone out here,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said, gesturing to the evening crowd at Lione Park. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I바카라 게임 웹사이트�m here to change lives through fitness and lift people바카라 게임 웹사이트�s self esteem.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Adams, who has a day job at Trader Joe바카라 게임 웹사이트�s and is helping his friend launch a juice stand at Cove Beach, has big plans for his fitness business, but said he바카라 게임 웹사이트�s not in a rush to expand just yet.바카라 게임 웹사이트�I would love to grow this outside of Stamford, get a gym,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�But a lot of kids are looking up to me right now. That바카라 게임 웹사이트�s what I바카라 게임 웹사이트�m thinking about. They know me, they know my parents. When they see me doing good, they바카라 게임 웹사이트�re going to follow.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Ryda Fitness takes over Lione Park on Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. For more more information, follow Ryda on Instagram @rydafitness.nnaughton@stamfordadvocate.com; @noranaughton