Athlete of the Week

High Fives would like to congratulate #HighFivesAthlete AARON BAKER on the premiere of his film, 'Coming to my Senses. One man’s fight to reclaim movement'! It was a pleasure to have Aaron in the CR Johnson Healing Center to work out with #JacktheTrainer before the showing. Keep up the good work Aaron! In 1999 Aaron Baker ... Read more

KEENAN WEISCHEDEL FROM JERICHO, VT TRAVELS TO THE CR JOHNSON HEALING CENTER TO RE-FRAME HIS RECOVERY! ON NOVEMBER 22, 2016, WEISCHEDEL WAS SKI TOURING WITH SOME FRIENDS AT MAD RIVER GLEN IN FAYSTON, VT. EXCITED TO SKI THE FRESH EARLY-SEASON SNOW, WEISCHEDEL AND FRIENDS WERE RACING DOWN THE HILL WHEN HE HIT A JUMP AND ... Read more

#HighFivesAthlete Justin Pines competed in his first race in a chair - Staten Island 1/2 marathon! "Sole chair athlete at the line with 10,000 runners behind. Crazy feeling starting like that; so so good to be back racing!!" - #HighFivesAthlete Justin Pines "I learned a ton Sunday, some of it pretty hard-earned. A few factoids about the ... Read more

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Sally Francklyn for achieving two of her five Arcade Belt Goals! Sally found a job, and so far she has no complaints. GREAT JOB SALLY! GOAL 1 – Focus on skiing stronger (COMPLETED on 4/26/2017) GOAL 2 – To find an enjoyable new job (COMPLETED on 8/16/2017) GOAL 3 – TBD GOAL 4 – TBD GOAL ... Read more

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Jason Abraham for achieving four of his five Arcade Belt Goals! Jason not only mountain biked with his son Ebbett by his target date, he also has plans to purchase an adaptive bike so that he can continue to ride with his family! GOAL 1 – To get use of fingers (COMPLETED on 5/5/2015) GOAL 2 ... Read more

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Danielle Shannon for achieving all of her five Arcade Belt Goals! Danielle's last goal in the Arcade X High Fives Goal Belt Program revolved around academics, rather than exercise and recreation.  GOAL 1 – To be released from acute inpatient rehab by 26th birthday on May 27th (COMPLETED on 9/5/2015) GOAL 2 – Hike to ... Read more

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Joanna Adams for achieving her first of five Arcade Belt Goals! Joanna completed her goal, and is very excited to keep knocking down goals revolving around kayaking in the Arcade X High Fives Goal Belt Program. Her next goal is to show other adaptive Athlete's that kayaking is a fun sport for individuals of all ability and ... Read more

High Five #HighFivesAthlete Bill Winchester for achieving three of his five Arcade Belt Goals! Bill's most recent goal in the Arcade X High Fives Goal Belt Program revolved around road cycling - his favorite sport. GOAL 1 – Complete a 30 mile hand cycle ride (COMPLETED on 9/5/2015) GOAL 2 – Coach kids sports in the fall (COMPLETED on 11/2/2015) ... Read more

#HighFivesAthlete Andrew Kurka shares his summer and future plans! Which could possibly be, "the biggest year of my career" - Kurka Words by Andrew Kurka -- "Hello from Alaska! Summer has been fantastic! With lots of exercise and preparation for Pyeong Chang 2017. The regiment is twice a day. Maxing our heart rates and preparing for ... Read more