FUN Fitness Screening
On Saturday April 18th, Naz PT students, faculty, and alumni volunteered at the Special Olympics FUN Fitness Screening event at Brockport College.
FUNfitness is a fitness screening event for participants in Special Olympics event. It was developed in collaboration with the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) for Special Olympics (SOI) Healthy Athletes®. The goals of FUNfitness are to:
FUNfitness is a fitness screening event for participants in Special Olympics event. It was developed in collaboration with the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) for Special Olympics (SOI) Healthy Athletes®. The goals of FUNfitness are to:
- Assess needs in flexibility, strength, balance, and aerobic fitness
- Teach exercises to help athletes improve identified areas of need
- Educate participants, families and coaches about the importance of flexibility, strength, balance, and aerobic conditioning in overall fitness
- Provide a hands-on opportunity for participants to learn how the physical therapist can help them with fitness
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