Health & Wellness
Athlete of the Season: Adam Hays
If you have been following Special Olympics Maryland for a while, you may remember a monthly feature we used to do called Athlete of the Month. Well, we have revamped it and switched it to Athlete of the Season because...
Healthy Athletes: Year End Review
Special Olympics Maryland’s Healthy Athletes Program has been very busy during the 2022–2023 year! 4 extensive health screening opportunities were hosted across the state for 497 individuals with a mental or physical disability without access to proper health care, and...
MedFest Event at UMD Xfinity Center
On January 11th & 12, SOMD held our very first MedFest event at UMD Xfinity Center to help over 200 Prince Georges County Public School (PGCPS) students receive their updated sports medicals! Over both days, we had approximately 15 clinical...
Inclusive Health & Medical Advocacy Trainings
Over the past few months, our Inclusive Health & Fitness team along with SOMD Athlete Leaders have held Medical Advocacy Trainings. These trainings were aimed to target health professionals and health professional students to help understand what Inclusive Health is...
National Sports Day
National Sports Day was founded in 2019 to celebrate athletes, families, and fans of all sports. National Sports Day is about the benefits of sporting competition. When the youth have an opportunity to play sports competitively, they improve their skills...
Walktober
Walktober is celebrated in October to increase healthy habits. It was made to help people get out and enjoy the fresh air. This is a holiday to promote pedestrian safety, health, and exercise! The Facts Maryland’s state exercise is WALKING...
Family Health and Fitness Day
Family Health and Fitness Day USA is on the last Saturday of September and it’s a day that promotes physical activity and health with your loved ones. We share genes with our family, but aren’t aware of the everyday habits...
National I Love My Feet Day
National I Love My Feet Day is a day to appreciate how valuable our feet are. Our feet put up with all the things we do in our everyday lives such as standing, walking, and playing sports. It is important...
National Stay Out of The Sun Day
Special Olympics Maryland is encouraging everyone to give your skin a break from that hot burning sun on National Stay Out of The Sun Day! Whether you choose to spend this day relaxing in a hammock in the shade or...
National Running Day
Each year on the first Wednesday of June, people across the country participate in National Running Day. Whether you are new to running or have been running for years, today is a perfect day to go for a run! Whatever...