Special Olympics Kansas Weekly Fitness Newsletter

"Each new day is a new opportunity to improve yourself. Take it. Make the most of it."

Below you will find information on this week's Live sessions at 4pm, Monday - Thursday, and other resources to help you have your best week yet!

Stay well, healthy and safe!

NEW: View our Virtual Health and Fitness webpage!

Survey Help! Hello athletes! Special Olympics Kansas has taken the initiative to make sure that our athletes have access to ongoing, quality healthcare. In our efforts, we need your help! Please fill out this survey to help us determine where athletes may fall through the cracks. Your response will help athletes live a longer and healthier life!

PLEASE NOTE: There are no right or wrong answers. Every answer given is a step forward!

Superfoods Monday

Join SOKS this Monday at 4:00 PM for Superfoods! This week, we are going to talk about Fiber and the importance of Digestive Health! Fiber is an important nutrient that naturally occurs in foods which we technically can't digest! Let's have a discussion with the athletes as to why we should eat something that isn't energy, protein, or fat!

www.facebook.com/specialolympicskansas/

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81890838353

Virtual Health and Fitness Tuesday

Join SOKS for a virtual health and fitness workout, this Tuesday at 4:00 PM.

This Tuesday, we will be doing the At-Home Lower Body Workout! Our legs are the foundation on which we stand! The stronger our foundation, the stronger and faster we will be at our sports and talents! Join SOKS at 4:00 PM to get your move on!

Superset: 10 Squats + 8 Alternating Lunges -- 10 Deadlifts
Superset: 10 Sumo Squats + 8 Raised Leg Lunges -- 15 Bridges --15 Crossover Kicks
Superset: 15 External + 15 Internal Calf Raises

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86169271847

Strong Minds Wednesday

Today's tip for a Strong Mind is POSITIVE! A couple of months ago, we made acronyms using the words CONFIDENCE and INCLUSION. This week, let's hear from the athletes! Together, we will make our own acronym for the word POSITIVE! Get your thinking caps on and we will see you at 4:00 PM!

www.facebook.com/specialolympicskansas

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87168158137

Virtual Health and Fitness Thursday

ARMAGEDDON

This Thursday, we will be doing an Armageddon arm workout with our new intern, Maria! You won't need any equipment, just yourself. Your arms contain many muscles that work together to help you perform all sorts of motions and provide strength and endurance to your wrists and hands. Join us at 4:00 PM to build strong arms!

10 side arm raises
10 raised arm circles
10 fast scissors
10 scissor chops
10 pushbacks
10 push forwards
10 second count arm hold

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86169271847

Fitness Research Project

Special Olympics Kansas has partnered with Special Olympics North America and Pittsburg State University to do a large state-wide fitness research project this fall. As one of just a handful of states to participate in this program, we are looking to collect health data on 150 athletes in fitness programming and 100 in sports training only between August 2020 and January 2021.

We are looking for programs/teams with 10 or more athletes over the age of 18 that would like to join us in this program. Participating athletes will receive a Fitbit and other incentives for completing the fitness program. Interested in receving more information? Contact Chris Burt at burtc@ksso.org.

MyPlate Tip of the Week

Quick Kid's Activity

Can you name 3 foods from each of the 5 MyPlate food groups? Have older children print or cut out food pictures to create a MyPlate collage.

Activity Sheets
More Fun Ideas for Kids

Upcoming Events

KUMC Remote Based Exercise Study for Adults with Down Syndrome

The University of Kansas is currently recruiting adults with Down Syndrome interested in participating in a remote based exercise program (delivered over an ipad using the Zoom video chat application). Below is the link to our website that describes the study in more detail. Please forward on to anyone you may know who would be interested.

Link to learn more: www.ebl.ku.edu/brainpower

Stay Fit at Home

Practice may have been cancelled due to Coronavirus, but you can stay fit
and ready for when practice starts again! Fit 5 and Fitness Cards can help
our athletes to keep on track. Download Here

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