SONWT Hosts FUN Fitness Event

On Saturday April 25th, we were able to host our first ever Healthy Athletes FUNfitness event. After many months of planning, the event was successful with the help of 13 dedicated volunteers. 

This event was the first of its kind in the North, offering free physiotherapy assessments for our athletes. This event was lead by Special Olympics-trained Clinical Directors Sunny Deol and Jason Daoust. Local physiotherapists and nurses volunteered their time to provide the assessments to all registered athletes. Athletes were put through a variety of screening tests including balance, strength, endurance, flexibility and education. 

The goal of FUNfitness is to improve the overall fitness of the Special Olympics athletes while minimizing the risk of injury during sport training, competition and everyday life. Athletes received prescribed exercises based on the results of their assessments and referrals for additional testing were provided if required. 

A special thank you to all volunteers who assisted with the event:

Jason Daoust

Sunny Deol

Alex Hunt

Christina Hunt

Lisa Hall

Lisa McShane

Lisa Balmer

Griffin Douglas

Darla Allen

Megan Lebeau

Emma Carey

Lauren Modeste

Holly MacIsaac