A Battle I Was Not Counting On
lyme disease, youth fitness, autism, asberger's syndrome
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I have been pretty inactive posting on FitConnect and my main blog and webites lately. As some of you know I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease just about one month ago.
It was early detection, which is good for any infection, and I was treated with antibiotics immediatlely. Much to my surprise the first round did not completely wipe out the infection and I began a downward spiral - again. Now I am on another round of antibiotics!
When I first posted about this I thought I was in the clear and I was looking to begin working out again. Let's just say that was short lived. Much of what I wrote about was the perspective I gained by looking at fitness through the eyes of someone that:
*Doesn't feel well
*Feels sore...from doing nothing
*Does not have the drive to exercise
*Feels weak and tired
*Feels overwhelmed
*Pretty much feels like crap!
The opportunity to see things not through my own eyes but through the eyes of the millions of people who find the above descriptions to be status quo or just the way you feel as you age was humbling. Now I'm praying it's not me. Some of the long term effects of Lyme Disease can stay with a person for a lifetime...yikes.
I will battle and I will win. The situation I am in now gives me even more motivation to begin my work with kids, especially those with HFA (High functioning Autism) and AS (Aspberger's Syndrome). As these kids and "neuro-typical" kids grow into young adults with no outlet or resources for physical activity they are bound to become inactive, unhealthy adults. They will have a very good chance of feeling like I do now...for the rest of their lives.
Not on my watch.
Battle. Battle. Win.
Dave Gleason
www.homeofficeworkouts.com
"Fast, Repeatable, Efficient, Effective"
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on 11/20/2008
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7.5
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THIS WEEKEND CHANGED EVERYTHING!
autism, asberger's, fitness professional
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I just spent 3 days in Stamford Connecticut with 300+ of the brightest, most professional fitness trainers and owners from all over the world. The underlying theme over the weekend was to take action...something I have been writing about for months.
The dress was business casual (no spandex and tight t-shirts), the egos were left at the door and the networking that went on was nothing short of incredible.
It was so powerful in fact, that just one connection I made was worth 10 times what I spent on travel, hotel AND for the conference. I spent some time with Brian Grasso, founder and CEO of the IYCA (International Youth Conditioning Association) and it was the pinnicle of a career changing, and life changing decision that I have known I had to make.
I will be taking on the task of creating opportunities for kids on the spectrum of Autism and kids with Asperger's Syndrome to be physically active. Whether it be via connection to a qualified fitness professional for individual or small group training or through fun, non-competitive sports activities, my goal is to provide as many outlets as possible because presently...there are none.
These children are simply left to fend for themselves with no way to stay active.
In order to reach this goal, my focus will first be on research and programming, then on creating duplicatable systems that can be taught through this future organization to fitness professionals domestically and around the world.
There, I finally got it out!
Please pray for me and if you know of any resources or would like to help send me an email at dave@homeofficeworkouts.com
Take Action. Give Back. Win.
Dave
www.homeofficeworkouts.com
www.primetimeworkouts.com
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on 9/22/2008
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