Special Olympics NJ Summer Games - Healthy Athletes/FUNfitness Screening
The FUNfitness team (MaryLou Jani and Meghan Dilley) can be contacted at funfitness@aptanj.org.
Welcome to FUNfitness, the fitness event developed in collaboration with the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) for Special Olympics (SOI) Healthy Athletes®.
FUNfitness is a fitness screening event.
The goals of FUNfitness are to:
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assess needs in flexibility, strength, balance, and aerobic fitness;
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teach exercises to help athletes improve identified areas of need;
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educate participants, families and coaches about the importance of flexibility, strength, balance, and aerobic conditioning in overall fitness;
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provide a hands-on opportunity for participants to learn how the physical therapist can help them with fitness.
Physical therapists assess:
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flexibility of the hamstring, calf, shoulder rotator, and hip flexor muscles;
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functional strength of the abdominal and upper and lower extremity muscles; balance (single leg stance and functional reach); and
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aerobic fitness (Step test or Wheel test).
For more information about the screening process, go here or download these documents.
FUNfitness Manual (specifically Chapter 3 and 4) (PDF)
FUNfitness Athletes Scorecard (PDF)
FUNfitness HAS form (PDF)
To learn about volunteering with Special Olympics/Healthy Athletes, click here.
Thank you for your support for Special Olympics New Jersey!
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