This Sunday, Euphoria client & Team Euphoria member Matt Cox will be racing in the Cleveland Triathlon on behalf of Team Benjamin and United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland. So far, Matt and his family have been able to raise over $34,000 for UCP, an organization that empowers children and adults with disabilities to advance their independence, productivity and inclusion in the community.

Matt’s son, Ben, has made impressive improvements thanks to UCP.

This is a video, from 2007, shows Ben sitting up on his own for the first time. This is a milestone usually reached by 8-12 month olds. Benjamin was 3-1/2 years old.

To show you his progress in just three years, look at this video of Benjamain recently where he is not only able to sit up, but stand, position himself into his walker, and walk forward completely on his own.

Matt would like to thank you all for your support. Your donations and generosity helps make progress like this happen for Benjamin and so many kids all across NE Ohio.

If you are interested in making a donation for this great cause, click here.

Best of luck on Sunday, Matt!

To learn a little more about Matt and UCP of Greater Cleveland, visit the Team Benjamin website. They were recently featured on Channel 3 News. Click on the video in the upper right side of the page.

Flight 326 is an intensive military-style boot camp program led by Euphoria’s top personal trainers; Tim Slominsky and Jason Jones. It’s a 4-week program that meets 5-6 days per week, and absence excused only on a case-by-case basis. The class is limited to 10 students which allows for a high level of personal attention and motivation. Not only are we pushing your strength and cardio fitness levels, we’re monitoring your technique so each and every minute you spend in class is safe and effective.

The Boot Camp is designed to produce results for anyone of any fitness level. We encourage & educate the beginners and push the advanced so everyone, we mean EVERYONE can do it. You will be pushed to levels you’ve never been pushed before, but the reward outweighs any pain endured!

At Euphoria, we firmly believe that you can’t manage what you don’t measure. So at the beginning of each month-long session, we start with every student with a battery of fitness tests (2 mile run, max sit ups in one minute, max push ups in one minute, and flexibility) and take critical body composition measurements.

Students also maintain a food journal and their diet is monitored. Jason and Tim stay in touch, too through frequent email and text messages.

The first week of Boot Camp focuses on cardio conditioning. During week two we incorporate strength training. Every day is different: strength work targets your arms, shoulders, butt, legs and core. Cardio conditioning ranges from running to hill climbs to stair climbs. Each workout – between one and two hours long – utilizing all the resources Euphoria has to offer, and workouts are held outside on Euphoria’s outdoor training grounds and trails.

The next session is forming now and will begin in early July. Please contact Tim Slominsky for more info, and the Euphoria Health and Fitness website for updates on our June class.

Check out photos from week one below!

It’s been a tough week – congrats to all!