Now at home, this is a great opportunity to get the family involved by creating new healthy habits using indoor and outdoor space.
Training is more than the squat, bench, and deadlift — especially for a child on the autism spectrum. According to Sheena, bring together observation, communication, scheduling, progression, and motivation, and you’ll have a solid start to a program.
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Rather than attending another highly acclaimed conference centered on helping individuals with autism, it was time to present at one.
The goal is to get an inactive child on the spectrum socially and physically strong through movement. This initial type of training, the first in a progression of eight, takes place in the gym.
You’ll meet Sean, Wesley, and Blaine (three boys on the spectrum) and consider their needs, find a starting place, and create a program schedule using a singular, linear, or overlapping approach.
As we relocate a group of connected individuals outside of the gym, the mindset attached to training evolves.
In this type of training, we’re taking things one step further — we share the entire training experience with at least one partner at the gym.
In this type of training, we’re taking things one step further — we share the training experience with a partner.
½ Gym, ½ Off-Site Training leads us here: a full session away from gym grounds. Fit your programming needs within these structures to differentiate skill, meet new people, and have fun.
There’s a simple system to getting your athletes on board with your program’s principles and goals. It starts with an acronym — FORM.
The goal is to get an inactive child on the spectrum socially and physically strong through movement. You’re ready to leave the comforts of the gym and move off-site to extend the learning curve.
These training types are rooted in movement that naturally progress the child from private training to play dates with a friend.
