Get Moving, Get Fit, Enjoy Life

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Get Moving, Get Fit, Enjoy Life
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H-N Resource Centre

• Consumer-survivor initiative
• Programming by and for individuals living with a
  mental illness
• Mandate to provide social recreation, education,
  peer support and advocacy
• Drop in model programming

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Our Centre

• A member driven program events and activities
  from the directive of the members
• Content with passive activities cards, board
  games, movies

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The Conflict

• Staff observed need for more physical activity
  for the membership
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Struggles with minimal physical activity
  stairs, walking
• Significant reported health concerns

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The Goal

• Create interest in physical activity
• Introduce value for individuals to participate in
  physical activity
• Initiate a desire for individuals to invest in
  themselves
• Respond to anticipated barriers
• Make participating fun, interesting and
  sustainable

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Design Challenges - Members

• Motivation
• Diversity age, gender, health, experiences
• Limited participant funds
• Limited resources

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Design Challenges - Community

• Large rural area
• No public transit
• Limited community resources
• Stigma

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Leisure Buddies

• Trained peers from the Centre take on a role to
  work with other peers to increase involvement in
  physical activity
• Support
• Motivate
• Encourage

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Community Development

• Develop affordable options, resources
• Respond to member diversity
• More local options
• Educate the community reduce stigma

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Member Engagement

• Value to becoming physically active
• Everybody can do something
• Know and overcome barriers
• You are worth it!

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A New Attitude

• Part of ongoing planning
• Increased participation, commitment
• Member successes
• Ownership . M.O.B.ster Club

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Sustainability

• Partnership with local gym
• Resources at the Centre Wii, gym equipment
• Trained leisure buddies
• Community engagement
• Newsletter highlight successes, promote
  involvement

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M.O.B.sters