Commit to Fit, Volume 38

Happy Thursday all you wonderful people out there in Facebook land! We are so excited for today’s 38th workout in Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—™๐—œ๐—ง video series! ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŽโ˜บ๏ธ

Today, we’re heading over to Washington/Greene County for a session led by athlete, Health & Fitness Coordinator, Athlete Representative and all-around awesome human — Zachary Williams! Zach is going to demonstrate jumping jacks, running in place and toe touches for us this morning!

And remember — check back every weekday at 10:30 a.m. EST for a new workout video. If you missed any of the previous workouts, you can find them here.

Commit to Fit, Volume 37

Can you believe it’s Wednesday already!?! We are so excited for today’s 37th workout in Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—™๐—œ๐—ง video series! ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŽโ˜บ๏ธ

Yesterday we brought you part one of this two-part boxing extravaganza! ๐ŸฅŠ Join Emme Kadel, an Occupational Therapy student at Temple University as she walks us through the defensive portion of our boxing training!

And remember — check back every weekday at 10:30 a.m. EST for a new workout video. If you missed any of the previous workouts, you can find them here.

Announcing the 2020 Virtual Summer Games

We are SO EXCITED to announce the 2020 Virtual Summer Games! This event will offer the opportunity for all of us to come together, capture the spirit of our athletes and volunteers, and share a unique experience even though we can’t physically be in Happy Valley!

Virtual Summer Games is open to EVERY registered athlete and is a safe way for everyone to compete against their friends and peers from across the state. After our athletes have trained and competed from home, we will all come together virtually to celebrate through a series of virtual events taking place on Facebook, YouTube, Zoom, and our website from June, 12 โ€“ 14, 2020.

For all the details, please visit our official Virtual Summer Games website: https://specialolympicspa.org/virtual-summer-games

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS!

๐Ÿญ) ๐—–๐—›๐—ข๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ก๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ โžก๏ธ bit.ly/2020VSGSports
Check out all of the offered challenges and train at home. There are challenges in each of the eight Summer Games sports that we typically offer: Athletics, Basketball, Equestrian, Golf, Gymnastics, Softball, Swimming & Tennis!

๐Ÿฎ) ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ก๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ โžก๏ธ
You can train and submit your scores for up to three (3) events. Keep track of your scores as you go. You have until Sunday, May 31, 2020 to train and submit your results.

๐Ÿฏ) ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—•๐— ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—ฆ โžก๏ธ bit.ly/2020VSGResults
Train for all of your events first and keep track of your scores as you go. Fill out the form above you are done training and submit your best event scores. You can also submit a video of yourself practicing or a recording of an encouraging message to share [VIDEO SUBMISSION LINK โžก๏ธ bit.ly/2020VSGVideos]! All qualifying scores are due by Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Be sure to share all of your training and progress with us using the hashtags #VirtualSummerGames and #WeAreSOPA!

For even more details, check out this comprehensive webinar which will answer all your questions! bit.ly/2WP0qN1

Commit to Fit, Volume 36

Hello everyone and Happy Tuesday!! We are so excited for today’s 36th workout in Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—™๐—œ๐—ง video series! ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŽโ˜บ๏ธ

We’ve got a first here at Commit to Fit — and that’s a two-part video! Yesterday we did mindfulness and meditation and today we’ve got… boxing! ๐ŸฅŠ Join Emme Kadel, an Occupational Therapy student at Temple University as she leads us in a series of boxing fitness moves. Today we’ll learn some moves on offense and then come right back tomorrow for the defensive moves!

And remember — check back every weekday at 10:30 a.m. EST for a new workout video. If you missed any of the previous workouts, you can find them here.

Commit to Fit, Volume 35

Welcome to Monday, everybody! We are so excited for today’s 35th workout in Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—™๐—œ๐—ง video series!ย ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŽโ˜บ๏ธ

Today’s session is going to look a little bit different as we’re going to focus on mindfulness and mental health. We’re led by Megan Sicheri, who is the co-founder ofย Open Up PGH, an organization that teaches movement and mindfulness practices to individuals with disabilities! We truly hope you enjoy this session!

And remember — check back every weekday at 10:30 a.m. EST for a new workout video. If you missed any of the previous workouts, you can find them here.