The Good Life – March-April 2019

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JAKE HAILE HELPS PEOPLE ACCOMPLISH MORE THAN THEY THOUGHT POSSIBLE As a fitness coach, Jake Haile doesn’t care about what you can’t do. But he will do everything he can to inspire you to realize everything you can do. And inspire is exactly what he does. But so do all the incredible people Jake works with. Because Jake works with people who are often seen as the least likely folks to become serious athletes — they have physical or developmental disabilities, Parkinson’s disease or maybe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. But athletes they are. “This is not about me,” he said. “It’s about inspiring themselves and making the community around them better.” That altruistic attitude is evident immediately when Jake talks about his job. As a fitness trainer at TNT Kid’s Fitness and Gymnastics and operator of the No Limits program, Jake works with children and adults with some type of physical or developmental disability in a dedicated space that keeps them safe and with a program adapted to their individual abilities. In addition, he operates the Rock Steady Boxing program, where he teaches people with Parkinson’s Disease to box. “They blow me away with their ability,” he said. The boxing program — which is a non-contact sport in this circumstance — gives individuals the skills necessary to box while actually fighting back against the disease. “The way I see it, these people have a boulder placed in front of their lives, and they could sit and stare at it, or they could choose to stand up and push the boulder out of the way,” Jake said. “I’m helping them be an active participant in the treatment of their Parkinson’s disease.” “THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME. IT’S ABOUT INSPIRING THEMSELVES AND MAKING THE COMMUNITY AROUND THEM BETTER.” WRITTEN BY: DANIELLE TEIGEN • PHOTOS BY: URBAN TOAD MEDIA urbantoadmedia.com / THE GOOD LIFE / 19
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