{"id":6527,"date":"2021-02-14T15:14:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T21:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6527"},"modified":"2021-02-17T14:46:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T20:46:12","slug":"get-out-of-your-brain-and-do-it-4th-fittest-standing-adaptive-athlete-in-the-world-kym-dekeyrel-on-crossfit-training-and-how-her-life-changing-diet-made-her-who-she-is-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6527","title":{"rendered":"Get Out of Your Brain and Do It! 4th Fittest Standing Adaptive Athlete in the World Kym DeKeyrel on CrossFit Training and How Her Life Changing Diet Made Her Who She is Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5501\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6527-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KymCrossFit.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KymCrossFit.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KymCrossFit.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=6537\">Full Transcript<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kym DeKeyrel has faced life threatening challenges and has made the necessary changes in her life to take on more and more as she is now all-in on the CrossFit training. Kym is the 4<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Fittest Standing Adaptive Athlete in the World.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working out twice a day and balancing her family life and work as a Massage Therapist, Kym strives on being the best she can be.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen in as Kym describes how her change in her diet saved her life and gave her back her life and she never looked back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kym is a believer that one can achieve their goals and proves it to herself every workout as she pushes herself to do more and be more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kym wants you to check out a CrossFit Gym in your local area and give it a try.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can follow Kym on her Facebook page at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kym.dekeyrel.1\">Kym DeKeyrel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kym is on Instagram at KymPossiblexoxo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wheelwod\/\">WheelWOD<\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/morningchalkup.com\/2020\/11\/20\/the-crossfit-open-adaptive-division-what-we-know-now\/\">CrossFit The CrossFit Open Adaptive Division: What We Know Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Your State Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Sheila.Koenig@state.mn.us\">email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5503\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6527-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KymCrossFit.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KymCrossFit.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KymCrossFit.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KymCrossFit.mp3 Full Transcript Show Summary: Kym DeKeyrel has faced life threatening challenges and has made the necessary changes in her life to take on more and more as she is now all-in on the CrossFit training. 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