My name is Greg Lanctot, co-owner of DEKA CrossFit and head coach of DEKA CrossFit Kids, based in Blainville, Canada. I have been running our kids program since last fall. I have many different kids who all have different levels of fitness, and they are all progressing so well and discovering a new lifestyle. Among them is Jayden, an autistic child. Jayden is attending classes like a champ and shows great athletic abilities. He is progressing well on every movement, except for one: he HATES burpees (who could blame him?)! Last week, after seeing Rich Froning perform 14.5, he accepted to do 14.5 and all of the 83 burpees, just to do like the champ. We cant see it on the video, but he finished the workout with me, with all his friends of the Kids class, with his mother and some other coaches by his side cheering him. It was a very emotional moment. He was so proud of himself, just like all of us. Today is World Autism Awareness Day. As we, top athletes and coaches, prepare to train for Regionals and can be sometimes deceived by Open results.. We can always relate that some are facing bigger challenges and battles.. And that sometimes our heroes are not exactly the ones we thought :) Thanks you for reading this message, and long live CrossFit Kids for changing lives and Forging future. Greg Lanctot DEKA CrossFit Kids
Posted on: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 19:00:23 +0000
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