The National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) hosted its first Young, Fit and Deadly school holiday program for over 40 First Nations youth this week. With our funding support, the program is designed to promote health and wellbeing among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth through physical activities and cultural education.
The Young, Fit & Deadly program will run over five days at NCIE’s Fitness Centre in Redfern, offering a range of fun social activities including swimming lessons, soccer, NRL, basketball, netball, Zumba, and cooking lessons.
The program was developed after NCIE recognised that there was a lack of culturally safe facilities and fitness programs for First Nations youth, which can be a significant barrier for youth who want to engage in social and recreational activities.
The Young, Fit and Deadly school holiday program aims to get First Nations youth excited about health and fitness, offering a culturally safe environment where they can participate. It’s a good opportunity for local youth to get together, socialise and learn that looking after their fitness and nutrition can be fun and come with a range of physical, social and mental health benefits.
The program also emphasises the importance of building positive relationships with peers, mentors, and community members as a motivator for physical activity.
The latest program follows the success of our funding support of NCIE’s Young Mob Moving program. The program supported more than 200 First Nations’ teenagers, in a range of physical, social and nutritional activities.
