Special Olympics Northern California (SONC) is excited to offer programs designed to keep our athletes fit while typical activities are suspended.  

VIRTUAL FITNESS SEASON

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Join us for an 8-week season that will improve your endurance, strength, balance and flexibility. Practices are for 1-hour on Tuesday at 5:30 PM starting on Tuesday, September 21 and will end with a Celebration & Competition on Tuesday, November 2.

Registration will open in September! 
 

Fitness Season Website

 

Fitness Season Video Library: Visit our Video Library to find recordings of all the Virtual Winter Fitness season practice sessions.


Walking Club

The Special Olympics Walking Clubs aim to bring together individuals with and without intellectual disabilities for non-competitive physical activity. The club provides the platform and opportunity for individuals to challenge themselves, establish friendships, and exercise. All members of the Special Olympics community (coaches, family members, volunteer groups and caregivers) are welcome to join!

Our next season begins on September 13, 2021 -- register now!

Walking Club website


Fitness Resources

SONA Unified Fitness Activity Cards

49ers PREP presented by U.S. Bank Virtual Fitness Program

Healthy LEAP into Fitness webpage Arizona

WWE School of Strength NEW: School of Strength is an interactive online platform that encourages athletes to participate in a fun and engaging training program that they can do in the comfort of their own homes. Developed in partnership with WWE superstar Becky Lynch, this series of videos, a fitness tracker, a coach’s playbook and a caregiver toolkit all contribute to helping athletes focus on nutrition and fitness and getting the most out of their workouts. We’re excited to see SONC Athlete Stephanie as a part of School of Strength! 

Fit 5 Program: Follow along with a pre-made fitness program, easy to use and will keep you active and fit! 

SONC 6 Week Fitness Challenge: 6 Week challenge mapped out for you, can you keep up all 6 weeks, make sure you send us a before and after pic! 

Fitness Bingo: We have 3 different fitness bingo cards for our coordinators and teachers to choose from. 

Staying Fit at Home: A simple week-long calendar that athletes can follow to stay fit.   

Unified Fitness Workout Cards: Stuck trying to figure out what to do next, flip over the fitness workout card for your next exercise 

Unified Fitness Workout Guide: Workouts becoming too simple for you? Try this fitness guide to test your limits. 

Cal Pers Physical Activity Resource Guide 

BOKS: Packet includes numerous lesson plans, games and ideas. Designed for summer, but activities can be done all year-long!  

Hip Hop at Home: Stay in shape and active while learning some cool new hip hop dance moves 

Free Exercise Programs: An extensive spreadsheet of free online exercise classes and resources. At the top of the spreadsheet, select a tab to view only your interest.