Last June, Morgan Kent crossed the finish line at the end of the 10k FitSpirit Celebration run, improving on her previous year’s 5k goal. This June, she’ll be returning to the finish line, this time to cheer on the other girls with a camera in hand to catch the moment of, “I did that” - a look of sheer accomplishment and pride on the participants’ faces as it sinks in that they’ve reached their personal goals. The FitSpirit Celebration comes at the end of every 8 to 10 week training program that takes place out of the 250 high schools across Ontario and Quebec. In Morgan’s time with the training program, she’s experienced a full circle of support that began in Grade 11 when she first became a participant, to now being an ambassador for the program as an alumni.
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She says, “It’s a fun way to just chill out and workout and get girls to participate in physical activity.” Now that she is an ambassador for the program, Morgan gets to lead the workouts when she goes back to her old high school to help out, but to her, it’s about more than just instructing the girls to run - it’s about helping them to set goals and to see them through to achievement. She says the best part about FitSpirit is that it’s about equality, inclusion, and building each other up. As an ambassador, she is witnessing something powerful. She is seeing young girls getting active, and “Not basing their decision around a boy, or around their friends, but just doing it for themselves. This is something that is amazing for young girls to learn, that they have the power to achieve this on their own.” Morgan strives to share this positive experience with other girls in the Sault. Ste-Marie area, to welcome them to FitSpirit where they can set their own goals and achieve what they want, without anyone saying no or judging
She says, “It’s a fun way to just chill out and workout and get girls to participate in physical activity.” Now that she is an ambassador for the program, Morgan gets to lead the workouts when she goes back to her old high school to help out, but to her, it’s about more than just instructing the girls to run - it’s about helping them to set goals and to see them through to achievement. She says the best part about FitSpirit is that it’s about equality, inclusion, and building each other up. As an ambassador, she is witnessing something powerful. She is seeing young girls getting active, and “Not basing their decision around a boy, or around their friends, but just doing it for themselves. This is something that is amazing for young girls to learn, that they have the power to achieve this on their own.” Morgan strives to share this positive experience with other girls in the Sault. Ste-Marie area, to welcome them to FitSpirit where they can set their own goals and achieve what they want, without anyone saying no or judging