Keeping up with KEEN

After a bit of a hiatus, the podcast is BACK! This past week, Laura and Amy gathered the coaches committee to plan out our newest KEEN sessions!!! During the meeting, our coaches tell everyone a bit about themselves. You might hear about some favorite sports, favorite ice creams, and even our plan for surviving a deserted island... Excited for everyone to tune in! KEEN's mission is to empower youth with disabilities by providing free, non-competitive one-to-one programs of exercise, fitness, and fun led by volunteer coaches. To learn more about how you can get involved email [email protected].

This week, Amy is joined by one of our favorite guests, Michael! They talk a bit about summer concerts and Michael's love for Queen and Bad Bunny. Michael also talks about some of his friends in the KEEN family, specifically how he loves Jui JItsu with Vincent. Michael also sneaks in that he has been on the honor roll at school for over seven years! We are so lucky to have such a smart cookie as one of our KEEN athletes.  KEEN's mission is to empower youth with disabilities by providing free, non-competitive one-to-one programs of exercise, fitness, and fun led by volunteer coaches. To learn more about how you can get involved email [email protected].

This week Amy is lucky enough to spend time with Lia! They talk about Lia’s experience with KEEN, her love of dancing, and even get to hear her beautiful voice sing a song. This conversation made us very excited to see “Princess” Lia back in person for her to lead our “Hokey Pokey” dance!  KEEN's mission is to empower youth with disabilities by providing free, non-competitive one-to-one programs of exercise, fitness, and fun led by volunteer coaches. To learn more about how you can get involved email [email protected].

On today's episode, Amy gets a masterclass in Jiu Jitsu thanks to our friends Vincent, Michael, and Alex. Athletes Vincent and Michael tell us all about how they got into jiu jitsu and what they're favorite moves are, while Bel Aire instructor Alex tells us about the actual program and his experience with the athletes. Be sure to tune in... this episode kicks butt!! If you're more interested in the Bel Aire team, you can find information at https://www.teambelair.com/  KEEN's mission is to empower youth with disabilities by providing free, non-competitive one-to-one programs of exercise, fitness, and fun led by volunteer coaches. To learn more about how you can get involved email [email protected].

As many of our listener's may already know, we are approaching the KEEN ANY K! Our team and athletes couldn't be more excited to get moving all of June for the event. Walk? Run? Swim? Bike? Pogo-stick? Meditate? We're going to see it all next month! To begin talking about this great event, Amy is joined by FOUR guests! Listen in to see how some of KEEN's leadership team is planning to get active not only next month, but all Summer! Registration for KEEN ANY K can be found at https://www.kilterrewards.com/events/keen-any-k KEEN's mission is to empower youth with disabilities by providing free, non-competitive one-to-one programs of exercise, fitness, and fun led by volunteer coaches. To learn more about how you can get involved email [email protected].

As our very FIRST recurring guest, Kristopher returns to the podcast to talk about how he's prepping for his return to school. He tells Amy about putting a lot of effort into focusing during class, as well as trying to be a role model for his friends. Kristopher also talked about how he benefits from clear instruction, and is looking forward to using his phone during breaks. Tune in for another amazing episode! KEEN's mission is to empower youth with disabilities by providing free, non-competitive one-to-one programs of exercise, fitness, and fun led by volunteer coaches. To learn more about how you can get involved email [email protected].

In our very first episode of Season 2, Amy is joined by Abigail and Alejandro. We talk about our favorite Disney characters, and what makes them our favorite. And then Alejandro tells us why he loves the Marvel movies, and which super Hero he loves the most! Prepare to learn a ton about Disney, Marvel, and two of your favorite KEEN athletes! KEEN's mission is to empower youth with disabilities by providing free, non-competitive one-to-one programs of exercise, fitness, and fun led by volunteer coaches. To learn more about how you can get involved email [email protected].

For our 10th and final episode of season 1, Ari joins to talk all about Buzz Lightyear! As our resident "Toy Story" expert, Ari tells us about Buzz's powers, costume, and best friend Woody. After talking about Buzz, Ari was also nice enough to stick around and share his love for art, storytelling, and dancing. Ari finishes this amazing episode with him telling us one of his favorite stories, live! Thanks so much Ari! Season 2 coming soon! KEEN's mission is to empower youth with disabilities by providing free, non-competitive one-to-one programs of exercise, fitness, and fun led by volunteer coaches. To learn more about how you can get involved email [email protected].

In episode 9, Arely joins the show to talk about some of her favorite things. As one of our most active athletes, Arely tells us how much she loves football, basketball, and even lacrosse! She also talks a bit about one of her favorite games to play... Spiderman on her phone! We loved having Arely on the show, and were so happy to hear how she enjoys her favorite sports while participating with KEEN. KEEN's mission is to empower youth with disabilities by providing free, non-competitive one-to-one programs of exercise, fitness, and fun led by volunteer coaches. To learn more about how you can get involved email [email protected].

On our 8th episode of the Keeping up with KEEN podcast, Amy is joined by another one of our favorite athletes, Natalia! Natalia tells us all about her dog, favorite sports, and how she helps cook at her family's house. To finish things off, she even takes us through her list of favorite things in the whole world. Be sure to tune in and see if any of YOUR favorite things are the same!! KEEN's mission is to empower youth with disabilities by providing free, non-competitive one-to-one programs of exercise, fitness, and fun led by volunteer coaches. To learn more about how you can get involved email [email protected].