Veteran's Initiative
Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association (NEDSRA) recognizes the challenges faced by veterans returning stateside with a disability. To meet their wellness needs, NEDSRA combined its resources and expertise with those of ClubFitness (Addison Park District), U.S. Paralympics and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago to offer a unique, new program free-of-charge to qualified returning veterans.
Veterans accepted into the Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies program will receive:
- Personal training sessions* with a Certified Trainer experienced in post-rehabilitation exercises
- Full year, Addison Park District ClubFitness membership for veteran and for a spouse, partner or friend
- Post-rehabilitative exercise materials for home use
- Expert advice from trained staff at the Rehabilitation Institute
- In addition, you will be invited to optional social events where you can meet other program participants!
This program is being offered to a limited number of participants.
*Start date and duration of training sessions will be tailored to meet the individual needs of each client.
An initial consultation with NEDSRA is required to help us determine whether this program is right for you.
Email Lisa Deets at ldeets@nedsra.org or call NEDSRA today to schedule your consultation--630-620-4500, ext. 140.
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Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies
NEDSRA Veterans’ Fitness Initiative
Aubrey Youngs
Aubrey Youngs, a former E4 specialist and motor transport operator in the Indiana Army National Guard, never thought that her injury would occur off the desert terrain of Afghanistan’s battlefield. An accident five years ago left Youngs, 27, permanently paralyzed from the waist down.
Today, she uses a manual wheelchair to perform daily functions. Thanks to her military liaison, Youngs learned of Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies, a special pilot program spearheaded by NEDSRA. Under its Veterans’ Fitness Initiative, the agency partnered with Club Fitness and the Addison Park District, the Rehabilitation Institute of
Chicago and U.S. Paralympics, to offer veterans returning from service with a disability
the opportunity to continue their physical rehabilitation after completing programs
offered through the VA. Read her story