Recreation Sports Academy Fitness Challenge

About the Program

Category: Parks and Recreation (Best in Category)

Year: 2013

Collaboratively, Montgomery County Recreation and the US Navy SEALs provided a physical training program for youth in the Montgomery County Recreation Sports Academy Fitness Challenge. The program challenged participants to do the hard work necessary to achieve physical fitness goals. Forty participants, determined to achieve a higher level of mental and physical fitness, accepted the challenge to persevere beyond normal effort to exceed personal expectations and to achieve mental and physical excellence. Both Montgomery Recreation and the US Navy Seals believe that youth are our country’s greatest assets and both are committed to providing opportunities for positive youth development. The Fitness Challenge was integrated within the structure of an already existing Recreation Department program called the Sports Academy. The Physical Fitness Challenge was offered at four high schools and was open to students at no cost.