Great evening in sober living enrichment land! We started with a presentation and discussion on how exercise helps us feel better, faster - especially when we are in early recovery. How? Why? In a nutshell, exercise helps stimulate brain repair. Improvement in  brain cell regeneration, stronger connections / better communication between neurons (brain cells), and a rebalancing of...

A BIG SHOUT-OUT TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED OUR SPRING 2016 CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS DRIVE!!! Today Living Free Health & Fitness delivered $4,400 worth of women and men's clothing (including maternity items), child and infant toys and clothing, electronics, shoes, linens and winter clothing items to the Westcare Foundation. Thank you staff and clients for your assistance! The community's...

You Decide! And make sure you note the "How did you feel before and after..." metric. Sampling of evaluations - Click the images to enlarge May 21, 2016 - Cooking / Home Economics Class May 25, 2016 - Fitness Intro - First Gym Workout May 28, 2016 - Budgeting and Financial Terms

May 28, 2016 Great stuff last night! We started the afternoon with Life Skills topic Understanding Basic Financial Terms and Creating a Personal Budget. Impulsive and inappropriate spending are common cross-addiction problems, especially upon stopping the use of psychoactive substances. We learned how we can  empower ourselves and reduce stress through better management of our money.   We...

Thanks to 24-Hour Fitness, Zeke and his amazing staff at the Rainbow Blvd location, our women started like pros. Check out the gym here.   Last night was AWESOME! We "fitnessed" some folks. Education: We learned about the importance of exercise to brain and body repair. We discussed ways of restructuring thinking regarding motivation to keep exercising and make positive changes in lifestyle...