My Healthy SummerMy Healthy Summer

By Angela BushmakerBy Angela Bushmaker

UCA Summer Cheer CampUCA Summer Cheer Camp

Total of 13 campsTotal of 13 camps– Mt. BachelorMt. Bachelor– University of Puget University of Puget

SoundSound– Las Vegas, NVLas Vegas, NV– Lake Tahoe, CALake Tahoe, CA

88thth Summer working Summer working campscamps

My Physical HealthMy Physical Health

Carrying water/Gatorade Carrying water/Gatorade coolerscoolers

Setting up and breaking Setting up and breaking down sound systemsdown sound systems

Walking and standing for Walking and standing for 12 hours a day12 hours a day

Lugging my medical kit Lugging my medical kit around campusaround campus

Teaching cheers, dances, Teaching cheers, dances, and stunts to high school and stunts to high school cheerleaders!cheerleaders!

My Social HealthMy Social Health

Worked with many different people all summerWorked with many different people all summerWorking relationships with Cheer staff, Red Shirt Staff Working relationships with Cheer staff, Red Shirt Staff and University Staffand University StaffInteracted with cheerleaders and dancers on a daily Interacted with cheerleaders and dancers on a daily basis for bumps and bruisesbasis for bumps and bruises

My Emotional HealthMy Emotional Health

Got as much sleep as Got as much sleep as possible!possible!Order Pizza, watch tv, Order Pizza, watch tv, and talked about our day!and talked about our day!Worked out at the Fitness Worked out at the Fitness centercenterBeing able to make Being able to make professional and ethical professional and ethical decisions in the health of decisions in the health of athletes in a crisisathletes in a crisis

My Mental HealthMy Mental Health

Grew as an Athletic TrainerGrew as an Athletic Trainer

Learned all cheers, dances, Learned all cheers, dances, and chants to be taught at and chants to be taught at campcamp

Gained life experience as a Gained life experience as a role model and as a role model and as a professionalprofessional

Learn something new Learn something new everydayeveryday

ConclusionConclusion

All of these factors have All of these factors have led to my overall Health led to my overall Health this past summer!this past summer! I believe that I’m balanced I believe that I’m balanced

in most of the different in most of the different types of health, but it is types of health, but it is important that I keep my important that I keep my eyes on the Mental Health eyes on the Mental Health and keep reminding myself and keep reminding myself that I have a higher purpose that I have a higher purpose than just Band-aids and Icethan just Band-aids and Ice