Healthy Living for ME Workshops
HealthMatters™ Program
About the workshop
The HealtherMatters™ Program is a 36 session workshop with an emphasis on exercise and nutrition. Through health education activities, this workshop can help participants become stronger and healthier, improve self-advocacy skills and confidence, and connect with peers. Session topics include: exercise, nutrition, self-advocacy skills and confidence.
Benefits of the workshop
- Greater life satisfaction
- Increased exercise knowledge
- More positive attitudes towards exercise
- Greater confidence and ability to exercise
- Fewer socio-emotional barriers to exercising
- Improved cardiovascular fitness
- Increased muscle strength and endurance
More information about this program’s research and evaluation can be found here.
Who should take the workshop
The program was initially designed for people with developmental disabilities but has also been used with high school students, transition age adolescents, and older adults with various physical, psychological, and intellectual disabilities. It is particularly beneficial for people with limited or inaccurate knowledge about the body and the causes of disease.
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