Football Drills and Yoga Poses: The Story of E-Fitness
E-Fitness is an exciting opportunity for kids and adults to improve their strength, mobility, hand-eye coordination and more.
E-Fitness helps kids and young adults improve stability, hand-eye coordination, and social skills in an inclusive environment.
It’s important to maintain the motivation to stay physically active, whether you have typical or special needs. E-Fitness offers an adaptable set of simple and fun exercises in a casual class setting, with the primary goal being a meaningful inclusive experience for all involved.
In 2016, participants from our E-Karate program recognized that while most people were enjoying the sessions in the dojo, there were some who weren’t able to enjoy the experience due to their physical or emotional limitations. E-Fitness was launched in an effort to help everyone benefit from fun physical activity.
An E-Fitness session is comprised of an ever-changing selection of warmups, stretches, drills, games and other activities designed to improve physical wellness. Everyone can participate, and no one is left out.
Seeing the joy that it brings these kids to be able to participate in something at least once a week where they aren’t made to feel different has been the highlight of my time volunteering at E-Fitness. It’s also been a great lesson in leadership for me, as I’ve been able to help people work through unique challenges in creative ways.
I’ve learned from volunteering at E-Sports that more kids are open to physical activities than I originally thought. E-Sports kind of allows for more kids to feel included and I think that helps them want to participate more!
Our volunteers are passionate about creating meaningful inclusive experiences for every child. Here are some of their stories.
E-Fitness is an exciting opportunity for kids and adults to improve their strength, mobility, hand-eye coordination and more.
Ethan is one of many coaches within the E-Sports community changing the world through inclusion.
Sho Yamamoto is a running back for the Leland High School football team. He has been coaching at E-Fitness for the past two seasons.