“When we start teaching people that you do have the ability, you have all kinds of abilities, you can be independent here at the gym, it carries on beyond this building.'
AURORA, Colo. — While so much of the world was shutting down at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and focusing on our health by washing our hands and social distancing, a group here in Denver took the opportunity to dig deep and improve their health through a renewed commitment to fitness.
“I have four children, now young adults, that have different abilities,” Wilson said. “Some people call it ‘disabilities.’ My family, we’re very, very clear on that. Disabilities means lack of abilities. And they certainly have some fantastic abilities. So in our house, we call it ‘different abilities.’ And I began this organization about five years ago, because there really wasn’t much out there to support my individual people with what they really wanted to do.
The team, though, has its own human coaches standing by as well, ready to offer feedback and above all, cheers of support. The support of the team offers participants the encouragement to do far more than an extra bicep curl or box jump; it also encourages a level of independence many wouldn’t get otherwise. And that, Wilson said, reaps rewards well after the last circuit in the gym.
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