A life-long proponent of adaptive fitness, Anthony Robles has become a household name among avid sports fans. He will forever be remembered for his 2011 NCAA National Championship: the culmination of his competitive lifelong journey to overcome the adversity that was thrust upon him by his disability. He won an ESPN ESPY award for Best Male …
The notion that sports & recreation should be, and can be, adapted to any ability level, also applies to the field of adaptive fitness. Weight training & cardio workouts generally compose the category of ‘adaptive fitness’ within the world of adaptive sports. The general idea, whether one is training to maximize performance in an adaptive …
A collegiate rugby player, David Hosick never thought he would be restrained from allowing his body to fully experience the enjoyment and freedom of sports. Today, despite suffering a severe accident in a rugby game, which left him paralyzed from the chest down with use of one arm but only partial use of the other, …
While serving in the US military in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, also known as the “Valley of Death” amongst American forces, Corporal Jesse Murphree’s life was changed forever on December 27, 2007. While stopping with his comrade to turn around one of their cars, he recalls “mid-sentence of talking to my buddy… I heard kind of …
Jim Martinson once dreamed that he could spend his life as a skibum. Then he went on a tour of duty in Vietnam. Jim was injured in a landmine explosion. Jim did not allow this accident to break his will. He returned to the US and, following his recovery, began his journey in a wheelchair. When …
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