Kinesiology class benefits students, community members
Each week, community members with disabilities are paired with students who work with them to achieve physical goals as part of the class “Disability Wellness.”
For participants, this means gaining upper or lower body strength or losing some weight. But the class is also an opportunity for pre-health students to gain hands-on experience working with clients, said Kevin McCully, professor in the Department of Kinesiology who started the class six years ago with eight students and five community members. This fall, the class has its highest numbers yet—43 UGA students and 33 community members.
The class has been so successful that McCully now wants to use it as a model that can be replicated at other colleges and universities around Georgia. It’s a mutually beneficial opportunity.