Teamwork is an important part of the health and fitness program at Spirit Club,where most of the participants have disabilities.
Jared Ciner created the program two years ago, "Our main focus is the same thing as any other gym's,which is to help people be active and healthy,but the difference is that we do change a little bit to make sure that it is right pace for the people we are working with,so that everybody can follow along."
Ciner used to work as a director for a local organization aimed at helping people with disabilities and as a part-time personal trainer at gyms." I noticed that many of the people who I was working with who had disabilities did not exercise,struggled with weight problems,and were looking for more physical methods and more social ways," he said.
His volunteer experience in Ethiopia working with children from very poor families helped him understand the influence of organized physical activity,too." That helped me realize how much organized physical activity can help people connect to each other and increase people's self-esteem (自尊)," Ciner said.
Classes at Spirit Club are interactive,and students can come with parents.They participate in partnered workouts and learn balance,strength,speed and agility(靈活性).They are also encouraged to eat right.
Alan Bradshaw,who is mentally disabled,has been coming to classes for two years. "He recently lost 21 pounds," said his mother. "He is more outgoing.When he first started,he couldn't sit on the floor,get down on the floor.He is doing that now.Great changes have happened to him and it is
an important step forward for him.He likes the gym because he can make friends easily and exercise at the same time," she said.
(1)What is the main purpose of the program at Spirit Club? (no more than 8 words)
To help people be active and healthy.
To help people be active and healthy.
(2)What was Jared Ciner before he created Spirit Club?( no more than 15 words)
He worked as a director for a local organization and a personal trainer at gyms.
He worked as a director for a local organization and a personal trainer at gyms.
(3)What is Jared Ciner's view on organized physical activities? (no more than 13 words)
It can help people connect to each other and increase their self-esteem.
It can help people connect to each other and increase their self-esteem.
(4)How does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean? (no more than 2 words)
great progress
great progress
(5)What do you think of Spirit Club?Give reasons in your own words. (no more than 25 words)
I think it great.It helps people stay healthy and commuicate with each other.
I think it great.It helps people stay healthy and commuicate with each other.