John Reiss Fitness

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Powerlifter with Down Syndrome Hailed an Inspiration After Overcoming His Challenges to Win European Gold In Bordeaux, a British powerlifter with Down Syndrome is a walking, pressing, squatting inspiration to all who watch him compete

Governor Ron DeSantis threatened to fine Special Olympics $27.5 MILLION if they required masks at the National USA Games this weekend in Florida. $27 million dollars is 4 times the amount that Special Olympics spends on ALL their practices and tournaments for the entire United States for the entire year. DeSantis is picking on people with disabilities just to get votes. There is a special place for those who bully the most vulnerable of us. 😡🤬😠

Special Olympics drops COVID-19 vaccine requirement after Florida threatens $27.5M in fines Special Olympics officials rescind its COVID vaccination requirement after Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis threatens to impose $27.5 million in fines.

National Trainer of the Month!
Featured Trainer: John Reiss
By Hamed Hamad

Orange County, California has always been a mecca for surfers, diners, and a lively music goers. However, some may not know that it is also a place where lives are changed one child at a time.

John Reiss was raised in a healthy household. He and his siblings swam competitively from a very young. John continued to swim in high school and played soccer and boxed at a local club. That love of the water came from John’s father who became disabled and still swam until the age of 81 -- up to three days before his death.

When John was in college, his vision was to be a graphic artist and after graduation, he got into the advertising industry. While John enjoyed working in advertising, the dream of a career in fitness took began to take hold. John says he knew that he wanted to be a trainer: “I’ve been coaching Special Olympics for 12 years and really like the energy and joy of it.” After leaving advertising, John enrolled in the NCCPT training program to become a sports coach and personal trainer for mentally challenged kids. The curriculum was perfect for John; the exercise videos were interactive and career counselors were readily available to answer questions and support him along the way. Equally important, NCCPT founder, John Platero’s weekly LIVE chats with students was an invaluable source to the success of mastering the curriculum.

After passing his exam, John went straight to business. He created John Reiss Fitness, and his roster of kids and young adults is still growing. The company focuses on stretching, balance, coordination, strength training and cardio health. John Reiss Fitness classes comprise of exercises with light hand weights, resistance bands and boot camp style races. The students run from station to station doing curls, pushups, lateral raises and each is timed as their family and classmates cheer them on. “The competition is fierce!” John says. “We usually do three rounds of races and the students are still revved up, wanting to race again. At the end of each class we sit on the floor and talk about healthy living and healthy food choices. Each week I challenge the students to try a new vegetable or to do some new physical activity every day.” The students come back the following week to share their stories with the rest of the class. John Reiss Fitness not only transforms bodies, but also provides a social outlet where students can make new friends and reach their own potential.

When asked about the future, John says that he is lucky to have a job that excites him and challenges him every day to become a better trainer and coach. “Everyone deserves a chance to be healthy and reach their own highest potential”, says Reiss. This is reflected in his philosophy: “Play the cards in your hand, not the ones still in the deck and you’ll succeed.”

For more information on John Reiss or to connect with him personally, please visit the following:

Website: www.johnreissfitness.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/johnreissfitness
Email: [email protected]

The most outrageous and unbelievable (but true) sports fraud story I’ve ever heard. The Spanish basketball team participating in the Intellectually Disabled Paralympics, was not intellectually disabled. They were recruited by the coach to “pretend” they were disabled to win the world gold medal... which they did. How morally bankrupt does someone have to be to win at any cost?

The Greatest Paralympic Scandal of All Time In the 2000 Paralympic Games, Spain decided to hit the basketball court with a team of non-disabled players. A bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it paid of...

Meet Julia, Sesame Streets newest character. Julia has autism. Julia shows autistic kids that there are others out there like themselves and educates the public about autistic children and how they have the same likes, dislikes, joys and fears as all children. Watch Julia and the other Sesame Street Gang below.
http://www.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2017/03/20/sesame-street-julia-autism-orig-vstop.cnn/video/playlists/life-with-autism/

Team Gold! Summer Games here we come!