Hugo Navas

They then met with Director of Healthy Lifestyles Marc Arakelian and Healthy Lifestyles Instructor Hugo Navas to discuss how the Healthy Lifestyles Initiative works in PCS schools.

Hugo Navas

Fitness Instructor

Hugo joined the Perspectives staff last year as the school's health and wellness educator.He comes from a family of dedicated teachers who taught children in schools as well as prison inmates and other individuals in need in Honduras, Central America.Hugo always knew that his path was to become a teacher and his philosophy is that the gift of knowledge and experience is truly the ultimate contribution to the world; through education we are able to improve the lives of future generations.Hugo has worked extensively throughout Chicago as a yoga instructor and fitness consultant for a variety of clients and institutions in the private sector.His clients included the Shedd Aquarium, Peninsula Hotel, East Bank Club, Holmes Place and the Field Museum of Natural History.He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in education from National Louis University and is internationally certified in the Universal Style Yoga System by Andrey Lappa of the Ukraine.Hugo recently received the honor of being featured in the Chicago Journal Newspaper as a pioneer in bringing physical activities back into a school system that has forgotten about the need for recess among our youth.He chose Perspectives because of its dedication to incorporating a healthy lifestyle for their students.