Bel Inizio

Bel Inizio (www.bel-inizio.org) was established in 2010 to help disadvantaged women develop self-esteem and confidence through fitness and nutrition. We work with women and men in the shelters and transitional housing facilities in which they live. 

Bel Inizio partners with agencies (like Santa Maria Hostel). These agencies offer the Bel Inizio program to their clients. We show up twice a week for eight weeks taking our clients from walking or running ¼ mile to reaching a distance of three miles. We also teach them about nutrition, and various life skills. At the end of the eight weeks they complete a 5K race.

During the course of a year, we offer 12 to 15 of these ten-week sessions. That means that at any given time, three to four sessions may be going on at one time, which could mean six to eight visits to facilities to train teams per week. The training sessions are at 8 am, 4pm, and 6 pm Monday – Thursday.