Today Show Fitness Contributor Stephanie Mansour talks to Start Today member Nicole Luongo about working out with cerebral palsy + more!
Cerebral Palsy
Let’s Promote Cerebral Palsy Awareness Together
Disability advocate Nicole Luongo discusses how you can promote cerebral palsy awareness + why you should get involved in the advocacy movement.
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Social Media: Friend or Foe?
How friendly is Facebook? Social media connects us, yet Americans are lonelier than ever. In this video, Nicole Luongo shares statistics + tips on how to stay sane, take control online.
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Cerebral Palsy
Celebrating Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
Disability advocate Nicole Luongo is celebrating Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month by sharing 31 facts for each day of the month about the most common disability in childhood. Show your support by wearing green all month and on March 25, National CP Awareness Day in the United States.
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Cerebral Palsy
5 Cerebral Palsy Workout Tips
Learn cerebral palsy workout tips for exercising with a disability, DIY fitness, why moving our bodies is so important and so much more!
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Cerebral Palsy
Disability Poem Shatters Perceptions in a Powerful Way
What do you see when you look at me? This disability poem from Marty Gregoire, founder of Footsteps of WYN, shatters perceptions in a powerful way.
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Cerebral Palsy
My Journey from SDR to Special Books by Special Kids
Disability advocate Nicole Luongo vlogs about her incredible journey with SDR, a life-changing surgery for cerebral palsy— and how it led to an interview with Special Books by Special Kids.
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Cerebral Palsy
SDR Update: Pilates and Physical Therapy
Nearly 3.5 years after my surgery, I finally found something worthy of some of my fundraising money: a purple (my favorite color) AeroPilates Reformer Plus purchased on eBay! I’ve heard about the benefits of Pilates, and I’ve wanted to try it. I know it will work my muscles in an entirely different way. Jumping around
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JUMPING FOR JOY!
SDR UPDATE – TEN WEEKS POST-OP: Here I am jumping for joy in physical therapy (PT) at Plantation Medical Rehab & Wellness. Although I could jump before the surgery (not sure if I could jump up on a step), I would not have been able to do this three weeks ago due to lack of