The prospect of putting in the months of training necessary
just to arrive at the starting line for a triathlon is enough to make most people
crack a beer and sit down on the couch to catch the latest ‘House’
rerun. But you’ll never find the brave wounded warriors supported by the
Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) taking the easy way out.
The nonprofit group Operation Rebound launched CAF in 1994
to help wounded warriors with permanent physical disabilities continue to live
an active lifestyle and compete in the sports they enjoyed prior to sustaining
their injuries. Fitness Anywhere first connected with CAF two years ago when
the FA team demonstrated the TRX and its capabilities to a group of CAF
triathletes at the Oceanside triathlon.
An Inside Edition segment aired focusing on the TRX and the
CAF athletes who use it including Evan Morgan, a former Marine who was struck
by an IED and lost both legs during his second tour in Iraq. “You can
make it as hard or not hard as you want. Evan is a bilateral amputee and
he’s finding a lot of benefits from using it,” says Nico
Marcolongo, Operation Rebound Program Manager. To help more CAF athletes, FA
deployed Dr. Joe Martin, D.C., back to the Oceanside triathlon this spring
where he provided instruction and equipment. “When they know
there’s an entire network supporting them, then they start to think they
can do this,” says Marcolongo
Yes, they can. And they do.
LEARN MORE:
At: www.challengedathletes.org
GET INVOLVED:
Buy a TRX FORCE DVD and Guide, $5 of your
purchase goes directly into the Fitness Anywhere Warrior Fund to help us
support efforts like the Challenged Athletes Foundation.