[humanser] psychological benefits of sports

[Sarah Meyer]

Hi Ginny,

I know you have already been given a bunch of great resources, but I thought
I'd add one more to the list: WeFit Wellness is a great organization based
out of Colorado that seeks to make healthy exercise and diet affordable,
accessible, and achievable for everyone, specifically targeting people with
disabilities and of other underserved populations.  The program director is
Jessica Beecham; here is her bio from the website.  I also know from
interacting with her that she is a wonderful, kind, and enthusiastic person
who could give some great insight if needed:

 

"Jessica Beecham joined the WE Fit Wellness team because of a strong desire
to help ALL people achieve wellness. Jessica's personal journey as a blind
woman, along with her work with individuals with disabilities and other at
risk populations, has revealed a real need to break down barriers so that
everyone has access to a healthy lifestyle.

Jessica received her Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Leisure Studies
with a concentration in Therapeutic Recreation in 2008. She began working as
a recreational therapist for children who are medically fragile and in 2010
became certified in Pediatric Massage. She then establish a Pediatric
Massage program as part of her Recreational Therapy practice. She also
worked as a recreational therapist for adolescents and adults with drug and
alcohol dependency. In 2012, Jessica began working as Chapter and Community
Development Coordinator for the  <http://www.nfbco.org/> National Federation
of the Blind of Colorado where she was instrumental in starting several new
chapters including the Colorado Sports and Recreation Division. She also
implemented wellness programming as a mechanism for attracting new members.
In late 2012, Jessica received her Masters of Science in Exercise Science.

Jessica is eager to help people find the happiness, health, and positivity
that stem from a healthy diet and exercise. Her goal through WE Fit Wellness
is to make a healthy lifestyle more accessible, affordable, and achievable
for everyone."

http://wefitwellness.com/

 

It sounds like you are off to a great start!  Best of luck, and please keep
us posted. :)

 

Warmly,

 

Sarah

 

Sarah K. Meyer, Graduate Student

Clinical Mental Health Counseling; Social Psychology

Ball State University

Phone: (317) 402-6632

Email: SKMeyer at bsu.edu