From the Rez to the Rec Center: A Passionate Seminole Fitness Specialist Shares Her Story

Release Date: 07.17.2024 Hoporenkv Native American Podcast: “From the Rez to the Rec Center: A Passionate Seminole Fitness Specialist Shares Her Story” Special Guest: Courtney Osceola (Seminole Tribe of Florida) Recreation Fitness Specialist Seminole Tribe of Florida Recreation Episode Description: This week, we sit down with Courtney Osceola, Seminole Tribe of Florida Member and Recreation Fitness Specialist for the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Recreation Department. Settle in with us and allow Courtney to take you on a journey. She shares her passions for sports, organized recreation, and fitness. A self-identified “Rez Kid,” Courtney tells of how her life with sports led to visiting places she would have never thought possible and being exposed to different experiences and perspectives. Hear about the sage wisdom and guidance provided by her father and the unique bonding experience that sports, and basketball in particular, has facilitated between her and her beloved nephew. She also shares the beautiful transformations she is able to witness in her clients based on the integration of fitness into their lives and how movement and perseverance truly can help to bring you out of a dark place. Courtney, a true Coach, takes us past the rules of the game to identify what is at the heart of things: motivation, teamwork, resilience, and healing.