Dream Chasers: The Fit to Recover Story | Addiction Recovery Documentary

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  • Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
  • In 2015, Ian Acker founded Fit To Recover, a recovery community and nonprofit that helps people in sobriety connect through fitness, nutrition, creative arts and community service. What began with a Facebook post and a boombox has become a thriving recovery community in Salt Lake City, Utah. Inspired by Ian’s own recovery, the Fit To Recover gym has served more than 5,000 recovering addicts seeking community and connection after treatment.
    ‘Dream Chasers: The Fit to Recover Story’ chronicles the origin of the FTR gym and highlights their four pillar approach. Documenting the lives of five individuals empowered by Fit To Recover’s programming, the film tells a tale of community, acceptance, and resilience. It follows members along their recovery journeys as they discover their passions and find their identity outside of addiction through cooking classes, music therapy, service projects, sports and exercise.
    To help FTR expand locally and globally, donate here: www.mightycaus...
    Directed by: Austin Heywood
    Produced by: Lexi Kaili, Ian Acker, Vachel Kraklow, Sam Wellman
    Edited by: Austin Heywood
    Additional Editing by: Ryland Shaw, Lexi Kaili, Katie Beacom
    Presented by Mark Miller Subaru
    A film by Sorenson Impact Center
    www.sorensonim...
    www.fit2recove...

Комментарии • 43

  • @pieceofschmidt4u
    @pieceofschmidt4u Год назад +10

    I'm a substance use disorder counselor, and I show this video to all of my clients to help them conceptualize what a sober community can look like. Thank you for this

  • @HenryMagana-f8f
    @HenryMagana-f8f Месяц назад

    Continue the good WORKS!!!!!!!! GOD is Watching!!!!!

  • @Brightonrecoverycenter
    @Brightonrecoverycenter 3 года назад +7

    Congrats to everyone at FTR for making this incredible dream a reality. We're so grateful for everything you do for the recovery community here in Utah. Thanks for allowing us to participate in the dream.

  • @kburggibbs
    @kburggibbs 2 года назад +9

    This has been the safest place in the world for me in my recovery. Love this and everyone who is part of FTR.

  • @whimsythecrypto-hippy-wolf1900
    @whimsythecrypto-hippy-wolf1900 2 месяца назад +1

    This is awesome and needs more views and attention!! ❤

  • @Inspireproductions26
    @Inspireproductions26 Год назад +2

    This is truth im so thankful to be alive today .Im 3 months sober . Thank god

    • @whimsythecrypto-hippy-wolf1900
      @whimsythecrypto-hippy-wolf1900 2 месяца назад

      Amazing job! ❤
      I hope you are still :)
      If not, now could be a good time to consider starting again! 🙏

  • @wonderingsoul8021
    @wonderingsoul8021 11 месяцев назад +3

    The first female, her words resonated with me. I'm so glad to be in recovery, very grateful ❤

  • @tobester8691
    @tobester8691 3 года назад +8

    Congrats Ian Acker on the journey that you've gone through and all of the people that you've impacted in such a positive way. What a movement and community you've helped to create. Proud of you man! Keep up the good work.

  • @yoda9188
    @yoda9188 3 года назад +5

    Here in Minnesota and miss FTR. I will be opening an FYR here

    • @whimsythecrypto-hippy-wolf1900
      @whimsythecrypto-hippy-wolf1900 2 месяца назад

      How did u go with it?

      If u happened to drop the ball with it, now could be a good time to consider beginning again!

  • @autumnangel3001
    @autumnangel3001 2 года назад +7

    I’m trying to get back from relapsing after 15 years!! Not easy especially as I’m so much older, everything aches. I need this approach so badly! Great work guys, saving lives in a way that is sustainable. It’s easy when giving up drugs to blast the sugar, flop around in lethargy and post-acute withdrawals, and end up in depression which makes staying clean so damn hard. This looks great. Xxx God Bless all the Addicts and those who suffer with them. Xx ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @jetjegoesdutch7933
      @jetjegoesdutch7933 2 года назад +1

      I just saw this docu and read your comment. I hope you will find your way to recovery soon.. Every day is a new one to go for your dreams. Think about how awesome recovery was and take little steps to come back. You know you can do it, you've done it before. You are so worth putting in the work.. and yes it takes work and effort but you'll feel so much better and healthier and tuned into life. Show up for yourself and go for it !! I'm rooting for you all the way from Holland xxx Juliette

    • @SuperMakoto13
      @SuperMakoto13 Год назад +1

      Keep working the program, best of luck! ❤

  • @haveabeeraboutit
    @haveabeeraboutit 20 дней назад

    Great Story.

  • @TheDude-bn3ll
    @TheDude-bn3ll 3 года назад +6

    Unbelievable I love it. Can’t wait to find my way back I miss everything and everyone. This place is a blessing undercover.

  • @marianmalouf8897
    @marianmalouf8897 3 года назад +11

    This is an incredible documentary. Im so very proud of all of you, but especially Ian. I met him when FTR was an idea, the seed of a great project. I’m humbled to see how much people get to be part of that great community. You need to have a huge heart and greatest conviction to do what you guys do. Ian, from the deepest of my heart, Congrats.

  • @LovLaura999
    @LovLaura999 8 месяцев назад +2

    Thank Y'all for what you do! 🥳🎶✊🏼

  • @mariorodriguez4677
    @mariorodriguez4677 3 года назад +9

    This is incredible, good job guys! Keep it up!

  • @wonderingsoul8021
    @wonderingsoul8021 11 месяцев назад +2

    This seems like an awesome support, love it!

  • @Michael-pp5vo
    @Michael-pp5vo 10 месяцев назад +2

    We need one in Sacramento!!
    What a fabulous concept.😮😊

  • @pleiades.puppets
    @pleiades.puppets 2 года назад +3

    I'm late to seeing this - just showed up in my feed. What an excellent piece! Someone said during this video about "having a purpose." I couldn't agree more. I think the hardest part of recovery is the time after you detox and you're left with limited support and have to face the real world sober. I appreciate the fitness portion of this program, but I REALLY appreciate the creative part of it. I can't tell you how important visual arts/music/performing arts is to the recovery process (at least for me). It helps to create focus and to deal with negative thoughts. Thanks for the work you are doing. I really hope this becomes a widespread practice. I feel that recovery is really stunted by the way addiction and recovery has been handled and is still being handled today.

  • @vickiemayo4273
    @vickiemayo4273 11 месяцев назад +2

    Exercise helps a lot and works off a lot of stress

  • @2075vj
    @2075vj Год назад +2

    Yes, I wish there was an FTR near me. But I’m motivated and I’m gonna get back to my running and working out and staying focus. Thanks for sharing guys.

  • @recoveryou
    @recoveryou 3 года назад +3

    Amazing contribution to the recovery community!

  • @kburggibbs
    @kburggibbs 2 года назад +2

    Safest place in the world for me. Loved this!

  • @JasonBrown-dd7dj
    @JasonBrown-dd7dj Год назад +3

    That lady who lost all that weight,should be so proud.They all should be!

  • @lenautai9886
    @lenautai9886 3 года назад +3

    Beautiful job! This film is so beautifully done. I really appreciate hearing the individual stories and learning about the amazing support Fit To Recovery provides. Keep up the amazing work!

  • @sandraclark5477
    @sandraclark5477 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for sharing your stories of your lifes.I really enjoyed watching this video.

  • @simmonsbj86
    @simmonsbj86 Год назад +2

    The 9:22 fitness chapter... I needed that

  • @vickiemayo4273
    @vickiemayo4273 11 месяцев назад +2

    Yes I know I have been sober and drug free Oct 9th 1998 it's amazing of how you feel an d be free. Get out anytime or do anything you want to do in life. I went through AA it's God driven . You all can be Acholol and drug free but you have to be ready always. Be ready to be completely Honest, but not perfect AA will work . My Jesus walks with me everyday.

  • @triciatrujillo4384
    @triciatrujillo4384 2 года назад +2

    I loved it so much and i miss you guys alot your all so beautiful and safe this is Trisha T. from Millcreek

  • @RecoveringAddict
    @RecoveringAddict 2 года назад +3

    Love it! Great job!!

  • @SuperMakoto13
    @SuperMakoto13 Год назад +2

    Wow, this is great! Is there anything like this in Southern California? 🙂

  • @krystalship6245
    @krystalship6245 Год назад

    Do we have something like this in Texas?

    • @FitToRecover
      @FitToRecover  Год назад +1

      Look up Recovery in Motion. They came and learned from us. Keep up the good work!!!

    • @krystalship6245
      @krystalship6245 Год назад

      @@FitToRecover Thank you 😊 so much

  • @elizabethelliott397
    @elizabethelliott397 6 месяцев назад

    Where is this at

    • @Kuulei-y7f
      @Kuulei-y7f 3 месяца назад

      started in slc, utah