Who We Are
The REC NY is a lifestyle and wellness company on a mission to create a community that centers the wellness and well-being of Black and Brown people through recreation and purposeful play.
What We Do
We connect Black and Brown people to the outdoors, cultivating shared spaces for healing and solidarity.
We create opportunities to explore and experience new outdoor recreational activities.
We encourage our community to take their wellness practices and routines outside.
We create space and time to pause, to breathe, to reflect, to feel.
We aim to make wellness more accessible and inclusive.
We hike, we run, we bike, we play, we ______. #weblackoutside
Why Outdoor Recreation?
We believe that nature is therapeutic. Spending time outside has innumerable wellness benefits.
Our physiological response to being outside is measurable, and studies have shown how being in nature supports and improves our physical and mental health and overall well-being.
Think lower heart rates, lower cortisol levels, less stress and anxiety, better sleep quality and overall improved life expectancy. And just in case we haven’t said it: OUTSIDE IS FUN!