A new ‘Healthy Hacks’ group is leading by example at the Letterkenny Youth Information Centre with Donegal Youth Service.
The youth group is focused on discussing wellbeing both physically and mentally, and all avenues, factors and lifestyles associated. It is a participant-led discussion session where the topic each week is semi-structured. The group subsequently go to the gym and put such discussion around fitness into practice.
The group began around November in the drop-in area of the Donegal Youth Service, and has been going strong ever since. Their goal is to promote healthy lifestyles and futures, to model good behaviour and create a safe environment as to allow understanding, confidence and socialisation through progression and curiosity.
Catered towards the young people in Letterkenny it has been made very clear from the beginning of the group that all physical benefits from fitness and exercise should be considered secondary goals, with the primary focus of goals being confidence and mental fitness. An ethos which has been repeated numerous times throughout.
This group is about giving opportunity to raise understanding about getting fit, learn and have informative conversations on all things fitness, to meet new people and join a group that is focused on the needs and ambitions of its members.
The group have embraced conversations about all fitness topics and more. Special guests from Letterkenny attend the group from time to time, including local professionals in dieting, fitness and training. All to the end of promoting healthy lifestyles and raising markers for a healthy mind (i.e. Confidence, resilience).
The idea is to stay away from the formal style of presentation, or “talks” and to embrace an informal conversation style of information provision, to sit on the couches and enjoy. Held in the drop-in centre at Donegal Youth Service, 16-18 Port Road, Letterkenny, Co Donegal.
For more information contact Jamie Kerr at Jamie.kerr@donegalyouthservice.ie or on 0749129630.
