Girl Up Sports Bootcamp: Mental Health and Wellbeing

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Girl Up’s Sports For a Purpose Tour is coming to you, virtually! This FREE, two-hour event is for young leaders 13-22.

This event has reached capacity. Please reach out to wisci@girlup.org if you would like to attend.

The zoom link to join is here: <a href="https://unfoundation.zoom.us/j/92140218547" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://unfoundation.zoom.us/j/92140218547 </a>Ever wondered how playing sports strengthens and improves your mental health and wellbeing? Join us at this Girl Up Sports Bootcamp to learn more about how sports can help increase your concentration in school, aid in restful sleep, and drive self-confidence while brainstorming a solution to get more girls in your community active and exercising! Did you know:<ul><li>Girls and women reap significant benefits from sport participation that are both immediate and long-term, and ensuring that all girls and women have access to sport and physical activity is key to their health and success.*</li><li>Sports participation is linked to positive mental and physical health. Those who play sports are more likely to have higher self esteem, lessened stress and anxiety, improved sleep, and a healthy diet.*</li><li>Sports participation is directly related to having a more positive attitude toward schoolwork, improved academic performance and higher grades, and higher aspirations for earning a college degree and post-college education specialization.* </li></ul>This Girl Up Sports for a Purpose Bootcamp will run from 4:00- 6:00 PM EST. Event attendees will receive a certificate of completion (Hint: this is a great thing to list on future applications)! If you are up to the challenge of attending every 2021 bootcamp, you’ll receive a Sports Leadership Badge from Girl Up!Girl Up will host multiple Sports for a Purpose Bootcamps in 2021 covering the following topics: <ul><li>February 2021: Media Representation (completed)</li></ul><ul><li>May 2021: Mental and Physical Health and Safety</li></ul><ul><li>July 2021: Girl Up Leadership Summit Sports Day of Action</li></ul><ul><li>September 2021: Sports and Leadership Development; Pay Equity</li></ul><ul><li>October 2021: Sports Innovation Lab </li></ul>About Girl Up<a href="https://girlup.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Girl Up</a> is a global movement of empowered young leaders who defend gender equality. Through leadership development training, Girl Up gives youth the resources and platform to start a movement for social change wherever they are. For those who stand with us in this movement, there is no rest until we achieve equal rights for every girl. Because when girls rise, we all rise.Girl Up was founded by the United Nations Foundation in 2010 and continues to work across a global community of partners to achieve gender equality worldwide.*Women&#x27;s Sports Foundation

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