Fitness Role Model for All: Meet Clari

Clari Lehmkuhl is a longtime trailblazer for inclusion, starting off in quality faculty. When Clari—who has Down syndrome—was accepted into a standard (not exclusive) university, it was front-webpage information in her hometown of Alberton, South Africa. Her mother claims that mainstream instruction has designed all the difference in Clari’s development.

After she and her family moved to the United Arab Emirates, she became a role model there as well—proving that folks with mental disabilities are able of attaining their desires.

Wellness and health and fitness are substantial areas of Clari’s daily life. She began having Zumba courses, then persevered to grow to be the country’s to start with qualified Zumba instructor with Down syndrome—and one particular of the very couple of in the entire world.

Clari has also worked four years in a secretarial occupation at NYU Abu Dhabi. In addition, she’s been an assistant at a big marketing and advertising agency, performing normal administration—from filing, scanning and printing to mail duties and ordering stationery.

As for tennis, Clari has been a committed player since age 6. She’s been training difficult for the Special Olympics Planet Online games in Berlin. At the final Planet Games in Abu Dhabi, she took on the obstacle of competing as the only female singles tennis player representing the host nation! She is definitely all set to provide back again much more medals in Berlin.

Clari is also starting up to find out how to cook dinner as part of turning out to be far more independent. In Clari’s words, “I am a will-driven woman—and pretty content!”