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With the holiday season underway, families are preparing for busy airports, long waits, and the stress of travel. For individuals with autism, these environments can be especially overwhelming. That's why our team at Kidisthenics Fitness Company wanted to share a few simple, targeted movements families can use to help manage travel anxiety. These exercises require only a resistance band and can be performed right from an airport chair, making them both practical and effective

Kidisthenics celebrated its first annual Halloween event, the “Haunted Movement Mansion,” bringing together over 50 clients and their families in an inclusive, fun-filled evening. The celebration, held on the evening of October 31, marked the organization’s continued expansion since opening a new location in El Centro this past May.

A new fitness and physical exercise program aimed to help individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities is now available in Napa. Arlene Lopez Martinez launched Kidisthenics in 2018 in San Diego to help those with autism address their own sensory needs. When she started the company, she had more than 20 years of experience working as a behavioral specialist and has a Bachelor’s Degree in education, according to the company’s website. Read the full The Press Dem

At Kidisthenics Fitness Company, we specialize in individualized high-intensity movement programs tailored for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities. More than just a workout, each session is designed to strengthen emotional regulation, motor control, and confidence through scientifically-backed movement-based learning techniques. One of the first tools we use in every session is a resistance band, or what we call an "energy-release band." These bands a

Kidisthenics, a pioneering fitness program dedicated to supporting individuals with autism through movement-based interventions, marked a major milestone with the grand opening of its first indoor gym on Wednesday, May 7, at 1605 Scott Ave, Suite 500, El Centro.

A new gym in El Centro is opening its doors to support kids with autism through movement, exercise, and specialized care.

Kidisthenics is a local company that runs movement training sessions for people with developmental disabilities. Their PLNU alumni staff have helped grow the company and invest in people’s well-being and lives. Noah Roggin started as a client participating in weekly Kidisthenics movement sessions. He’d work with PLNU psychology alum Anthony Thomé (24), Kidisthenic movement specialist manager, diving deep into conversation and also focusing on the activities they would do toge

Arlene Lopez Martinez, Ryan Bigelow, and Noah Roggin from Kidisthenics talk about how the program helps people with autism.

A new gym made specifically for kids and young adults with autism is opening soon in El Centro, and it’s the first of its kind in the Imperial Valley. Instead of regular gym workouts, this space offers fun, guided activities that help with things like coordination, confidence, and letting go of stress.

Today we’d like to introduce you to Ryan Bigelow. Hi Ryan, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story? Growing up, I was always deeply involved in fitness and sports. In high school, I played five different sports, but after experiencing a few injuries, I transitioned to fitness-specific training. That shift led me to bodybuilding, where I competed at the national level. Through bodybuilding, I expanded my understanding of muscle development,

SAN DIEGO — Kidisthenics, a new, effective resource for families who navigate autism, has arrived in Imperial Valley providing a modern, movement-based approach that bridges therapy, fitness, and real-world application. Just as the company has done in San Diego, where Kidisthenics built a team of movement specialists with backgrounds in psychology, the organization is building a team of young professionals from SDSU Imperial Valley and surrounding colleges with expertise in p