Northwest Academy
Naples, ID

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Northwest Academy Is
Rolling Out The Pink

Northwest Academy is rolling out the pink for our female students in the form of a new fitness experience.

When asked about her thoughts on the new program student Laura shared, "It is an awesome new outlet for expression. It is super empowering."

What is this pink fitness program? It's Pink Glove Boxing. The program is designed to deliver an amazing workout plus an emotionally rewarding experience. The fitness world is overflowing with great programs, but Pink Glove Boxing puts a great deal of focus on social and emotional growth in addition to physical well-being. Using the core movements of competitive boxing, Pink Glove Boxing is a non-contact program designed especially for women who want to live a healthy lifestyle.

"We are using Pink Glove Boxing to empower our female students to reveal their champion from within. The program promotes emotional, mental and social growth, self-confidence, goal setting and goal getting, and helps our female students find their voice," explained Northwest Academy Addictions Specialist Mikki Proffitt, CADC, who facilitates the program. Proffitt is also a certified personal fitness coach.

At Northwest Academy, the connection between a healthy mind and body to overall success in life is front and center every day. Personal Fitness is more than an academic credit; it is an important coping skill for lifelong management of stress, anxiety, and many other mental health issues.

Therapy, class work, a nutritious diet, and exercise are part of every student's daily routine. Exercise makes the body strong and the mind sharp. Northwest Academy provides a wealth of options for fun and challenging physical activity. Students utilize our new campus Fitness Center and work with our personal fitness instructor who initiates fitness goals by assisting students to strive for healthy lifestyle changes.

Northwest Academy's beautiful location makes it possible for students to have easy access to outdoor activities that most 16- to 18-year olds only dream of; skiing, snowboarding, hiking, world-class river rafting, fly-fishing, mountain biking, lake and paddle sports to name a few.

Physical exercise and healthy lifestyle choices directly correlate to mental well-being. The mind-body connection is an essential curriculum component at Northwest Academy.

Northwest Academy is a therapeutic boarding school specifically designed to meet the unique needs of older adolescents ages 16 to 18. The carefully designed structure and curriculum enables students, often at-risk of not graduating high school due to mental health, behavioral or substance abuse issues, to address the roadblocks that are keeping them from successfully transitioning to adulthood.

Students at Northwest Academy repair their GPA, rekindle their desire to attend college, apply and are accepted into college, and examine their thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and the relationships and patterns between them. Students leave Northwest Academy with a high school diploma in hand and the tools, motivation and confidence needed to steer clear of roadblocks and follow a healthy path as a young adult.