Wellness Unit by Nuria Kelly for 14IS

Hello, my name is Nuria Kelly. I’ve been a member of Fountain House since 1994. I’ve been working with the members and staff side-by-side all the years I’ve been here. Fountain House is a clubhouse where you work and also enjoy yourself on holidays. At Fountain House there is staff and members of the Wellness Unit that help people lose weight.

The work I liked to do in the Snack Bar, before Wellness started was cooking on the grill. Now I am looking up healthy recipes, making salads for the KDR, zucchini muffins and peach sorbet.

The first time I heard that the Snack Bar was changing I was shocked. I didn’t know what to do, so I said to one of the staff, what is going to be the new name of the unit. He told me the Wellness Unit, so I was surprised. Then I said I am going to miss the Snack Bar. So I said I will get used to the Wellness unit soon.

I am going to lose weight soon thanks to the staff and members of the Wellness Unit. I will be able to do that and I am going to work hard at it. I am not giving up. I am going to make myself look good soon.

In my exercise class, I am working out using the machines that I am instructed to use. I am working on the treadmill for 30 minutes and the elliptical for 15 minutes. Then I am doing chest and bicep and also back and triceps exercises with weights. I am using weight machines and stretches for my arms and legs. I exercise for 1 hour 3 days a week.

The Wellness Unit is a great place to work on trimming down. The machines we have are magnificient. The Wellness Unit, it is exciting to be here. It helps me see myself more, losing weight, exercising and being healthy.