By NB3 Foundation

NB3FIT Golf Team busy on the greens this summer

Three NB3FIT Golf Team members recently qualified and played int he the Notah Begay III Junior Golf Regional Tournament at Stanford University Golf Course on June 16-17.  Zachary BlueEyes, Tristen Toledo and Skyler Woods all traveled and competed at Stanford, and all though they did not place  it was a great opportunity and learning experience for the young golfers, Director of NB3FIT Clint Begay said.

Since the season began, the 14-member team has gone on to compete in seven tournaments this summer. Due to the pandemic, the high school season here in New Mexico was extended into the summer leading to many members on the NB3FIT Golf Team playing in high school tournaments as well. Recently, eight members of the youth golf team played in the New Mexico High School State Golf Tournament.  Top finishers from the team were Shandiin Harper finishing tied for second place in girls 5-A and Skyler Woods, Kirtland Central, finishing tied for sixth in boys 4-A.

Girls

  • Shandiin Harper, Piedra Vista, tied for 2nd
  • Melody Sandoval, Volcano Vista, tied for 14th
  • Maddison Long, Volcano Vista, tied for 22nd
  • Emily Kitseallyboy, Farmington, tied for 36th

Boys

  • Skyler Woods, Kirtland Central, tied for 6th
  • Zachary Blueeyes , Kirtland Central, tied for 22nd
  • Ardell John, Kirtland Central, tied for 26th
  • Noah Pozernick, Miyamura, 48th

“I’m extremely proud of this group. They have all been super busy and are continuing become better golfers and role models to their communities,” Begay said.

There are five events left on the schedule, and their season will end with our NB3 Foundation Native Youth Championship, August 8, 9 & 10.  Skyler, Zachary and Shandiin look to defend their titles from last year’s Native Youth Golf Championship.  Winners from each age group will qualify for the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship in November in Coushatta, La.

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By NB3 Foundation

Summertime fun with NB3FIT

 

NB3FIT Junior Golf 

NB3FIT Junior Golf is in week four of programming. The group meets three days a week and focuses on being active while learning the fundamentals of golf. A majority of the 18 youth attendees are first time golfers, and while being introduced to the game is important, the youth are also learning about how overall health contributes to being a successful golfer. Currently the youth are taking part of the Zero to 60 Challenge, focusing on drinking more water and eliminating sugary beverages. The challenge is especially important for youth attending summer programs with temps climbing to the mid-nineties by early afternoon here in the Albuquerque area.
“The youth are being really honest and taking responsibility for their water consumption and that makes me very proud ,” NB3FIT Program coordinator, Demitrius Payne said.
Summer programs will be taking a week off returning after the Fourth of July.

NB3FIT Summer Camp

The NB3FIT Summer Camp has 12 registered participants and is in week three of camp. Slowly emerging from the pandemic, the summer camp is mainly focused on getting youth outdoors and moving with one another. Youth registered in the program received fitness watches to monitor their activity throughout camp. A step count is recorded when they check in and again when they leave camp for the day.
“A lot of the kids show up in the morning and have a few hundred steps, and by the time they leave they have anywhere between 6,000-8,000 steps,” Autumn Quiver, NB3FIT Program Coordinator said.
In addition to physical activity, NB3FIT is has also been  incorporating journaling and meditation sessions with the youth.

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By NB3 Foundation

Together, Native youth explore health and wellness

In late March, “Get Active” campaign participants came together for one last gathering. The 6-week virtual campaign was aimed at reaching more Native youth across the state to promote living healthy lifestyles. Some of the youth participating in the campaign live out of the reach of our in-person direct programs, so this virtual campaign provided an opportunity for them to participate in a NB3 Foundation campaign from afar.

Over the course of four weeks the youth explored and completed different tasks related to our four core areas: physical activity, healthy nutrition, youth development and cultural connections.

For the final gathering, the focus was on youth development providing youth the place to tell their own stories. They were asked to interview an elder in their family/community about health, or to design a collage showcasing their goals and interests. This was a way to promote youth to explored and learn about what shapes their identity. Many collages focused on their families, culture and how they view the importance of health. Participants also shared their aspirations for the future, many focusing on attending college and starting a meaningful career reflecting what they’re passionate about.
Though the campaign was only six weeks long; it was not any less meaningful. We are grateful for the opportunity to work alongside  this group of Native youth and look forward to seeing the impact they have on their communities.

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By NB3 Foundation

Keeping youth active through virtual programming

NB3FIT Virtual programming is flying by!
It has been an eventful six weeks of exercising and learning. Our NB3FIT crew and youth participants have completed a wide variety of activities and workouts. Youth have learned to make straw rockets, popsicle stick frames, stress balls and balloon towers. They have also learned a number of core, lower body and upper body workouts that they continue at home with their families.
Each youth participant was provided a Garmin watch to help track their steps throughout the day. So far, the group has completed 1,968,401 steps in just six weeks!

“It is so great to see the youth challenge themselves to reach their 10,000 step goal daily and to commit to drinking only water every day,” NB3FIT Program Coordinator, Autumn Quiver said. “We’re looking forward to the youth finishing off this session with lots of new tips and resources so they can continue their healthy habits long after programming ends.”

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By NB3 Foundation

Native youth share their healthy recipes

We are excited to share recipes from Native youth themselves.
Gunner and Malia are participants in our NB3FIT virtual programming and took up the challenge to create their own healthy recipe! At the NB3 Foundation, we believe it is important  to introduce healthy eating and drinking to our children starting at birth. It is so encouraging to see Native youth exploring and making healthy food choices.

Thank you to Gunner and Malia for sharing your recipes with us!

Enjoy!

Gunners CrazyBerry Smoothie
Ingredients:

  • Lowfat vanilla yogurt
  • 1/2 banana
  • 1/4 cup of berries (blue berries, raspberries, strawberries)
  • Flaxseed

Directions:
Put in blender:

  • 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
  • 1/2 banana and handful of berries with two strawberries.
  • 1 tsp of flaxseed

Mix in blender for 1 minute.

 

Malia’s Berry Fruitcakes
Ingredients:

  • 1-2 Rice Cakes
  • 1 Fresh Banana
  • 2-3 Fresh Strawberries
  • 1/2 cup fresh Raspberries
  • 1/2 cup Fresh Blueberries
  • 1-2 Tbsp Nutella (substitutes: peanut butter, almond butter)

Directions:

  • Slice bananas and strawberries.
  • Place rice cakes on platter.
  • Spread Nutella onto rice cakes.
  • Add as many berries and bananas that can fit on top.
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By NB3 Foundation

Getting healthy and active together

Twelve Native youth from across New Mexico make up our first-ever Get Active youth campaign.  The campaign is focused on promoting health and wellness in Native youth ages 12-18. Due to the pandemic, we know many of our Native youth have been separated from their peers and their usual school routines. Through the Get Active campaign, youth have been given the opportnuity to (virtually) come together with Native youth across the state to focus on staying healthy and active. We have been offering virtual programming since last summer, however this campaign gave us an opportunity to reach an older demographic of youth.

The youth  have been asked to perform different activities that are aimed at guiding youth towards taking the lead of their own health and wellness. Each week has been centered around on one of our four core areas: physical activity, healthy nutrition, youth development and cultural connections. Some of the activities youth have been asked to preform include designing their own workout routine, making a healthy meal for their family and interviewing  their elders.

During virtual check-ins, youth and their accountability partners (parents/guardians) reflect and share their highlights and challenges performing assigned tasks. Besides being provided FitKits that contain small workout gear and sample exercises, the youth have been tackling the tasks on their own! We’ve witnessed just how creative, motivated determined this group of young people are to live healthy lifestyles.

The campaign finishes up this week, however we look forward to keeping up with this amazing group of youth to see how they continue on their healthy journey.

Here are some photos recapping their journey thus far.

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By NB3 Foundation

NB3FIT youth put in over 6 million steps during two month step challenge

Since July, NB3FIT has been hard at work learning, practicing and mastering the art of providing virtual youth programming. During the most recent eight-week session, NB3FIT worked to include more physical activity and healthy nutrition activities for the youth. 

 A step and water challenge were added to the curriculum, and as a collective (22 virtual programming youth; 5 coaches) walked/ran/danced/played a total of 6,309,573 steps – which figures out to about 2192.27 miles! To promote being active and to help with the calculation of steps, youth were given FitBit’s and challenged to complete a minimum of 5,000 steps a day.

 “It was a big success providing the youth the FitBit’s … we never thought we would get over 6 million steps,” Clint Begay, director of NB3FIT said. “It’s pretty amazing seeing what the youth accomplished, and even more amazing that they were motivated to complete the steps on their own time.”

 “It was really great to hear the youth talk about their walks and runs during our check-ins,” Autumn Quiver, NB3FIT program coordinator said. “You could tell the FitBit’s really motivated them to stay active throughout the day.”

 Along with getting in steps, youth participated in the NB3 Foundation’s Zero to 60 Challenge. They were gifted new water bottles and asked to track their water intake throughout the day. 

 “Staying hydrated is always something we want to promote with our youth,”  Quiver said. “Sometimes youth can view drinking water as ‘boring’, so we always try to be creative in the ways we motivate and encourage them to stay hydrated … gifting them new water bottles was one way we did that.”

 During check-ins NB3FIT coaches would ask about daily step and water goals and provide activities and ideas to help youth reach their goals. 

 “I think with virtual programming it’s good to know there are still ways to promote being active and healthy even if you aren’t physically present with the youth,” Begay said.  “We are still learning new things, but it is encouraging to see the accomplishments of the youth in this last session.”

 Moving into 2021, NB3 Foundation plans to continue virtual programming until it’s deemed safe to gather in groups. 

 

Total steps in 9 weeks (22 youth, 5 coaches)

6,309,573 steps = 2192.27 miles

 

Top 5 steppers!

5: Aubrey Quiver (6)- 187,393 steps

4: Illiana Morningdove (7) – 195,028 steps

3: Antone Quiver (11)- 219,895 steps

2: Elsie Chaves (9)- 279,808 steps

1: Quinton Begay(9)- 323,560 steps

 

 

 

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