Kaua‘i’s keiki benefit with donation of Patch ‘O’ Fitness Course

April 1 Dillberg Integrated Healthcare unveiled the new Egoscue Patch “O” Fitness Course at Kalaheo School. The course allows kids to exercise naturally by climbing, crawling, jumping and balancing. This kind of organic exercise creates a balanced musculature and healthy posture, according to a press release. 

The equipment was obtained through a joint donation from Dillberg Integrated Healthcare and the Egoscue Foundation’s Patch Project Initiative, which aims to reduce childhood obesity through physical activity. The indoor/outdoor equipment is portable and can be transported so that many Kaua‘i schools will benefit.

Dillberg Integrated Healthcare worked with Plantation Gardens restaurant, along with many local businesses and individuals who participated in an event last November to raise funds to purchase the equipment. 

“The community support was outstanding”, Dustin Dillberg said. “We were able to exceed our goals and obtain enough equipment to start our initiative. Ultimately we hope to have enough equipment for all of the schools on Kaua‘i to be able to benefit.”

Dustin Dillberg is a certified Egoscue trainer and uses the Egoscue techniques in the Integrated Healthcare practice he shares with his father, Dr. Kerry Dillberg. 

Ward Niccore, one of the physical-education teachers at Kalaheo School, is excited to have access to the new equipment, he said. 

“The Patch Fitness obstacle course uses a series of changeable platforms, beams and bases to improve kids’ balance and agility.”

To learn more about the Egoscue Patch Initiative call, 742-9326.