SOfit – Western Wings

For 2021, numbers may be limited due to COVID restrictions and masks will be required at all times.

Western Wings will again be offering the Special Olympic fitness/wellness program “SOfit”. Through the SOfit program our athletes and Unified Partners together have the opportunity to engage in wellness education and fitness opportunities. The general format of the SOfit class is to have social sharing time, speaker presentations or activities followed by a fitness circuit and then active games. Co-coaches Jodi Hirsch & Ellen Pearson bring in speakers with expertise in things like yoga, pilates, healthy eating, first aid and even the favorites such as service dogs and fire fighters. Speakers are selected based on a flexible curriculum involving four pillars of health : Physical, Emotional, Nutritional and Social.

Unified Partners should be fit enough to participate in the activities alongside their athlete.

Each athlete will sign up along with a Unified Partner, though if you are having trouble finding one, let us know and we can try to work something out. The State Office also requires we take metrics ( height, weight, blood pressure, etc..) as part of their tracking the effectiveness of the program. This information will be kept confidential and anonymous outside the SOfit group and SOMN.

LOCATION: We are again very fortunate to have the use of the GiGi’s Playhouse Facility for our SOfit program. GiGi’s is located at 4740 Park Glen Rd (just off Hwy 7 & Beltline Blvd), St Louis Park MN 55416. Because there is limited space, we will be capping this program at 20 athletes & 20 mentors.

REGISTRATION Please note each athlete must register with a Unified Partner * *** IMPORTANT*** Unified Partners MUST complete Level 1 Certification prior to the first class. Please follow this link if you need Level 1 Coach/Unified Partner Certification: BE A UNIFIED PARTNER The background check takes about a week to complete. If the certification is not complete the athlete will not be able to participate.

Participation FEE is 25.00 for Athletes ( unless you have already met your 100.00 yearly cap.) Mentors do not have to pay a registration fee. Scholarships are available. Please see our scholarship section.