disability fi tness
achieving integration
How can operators truly cater for disabled people? Our panel of suppliers offer their advice and top tips
LIFE FITNESS
1. Ensure at least one staff member has been trained in this area of expertise.
2. Focus on the individual, not their carer.
3. Focus on abilities rather than disabilities.
4. Listen! People know themselves and their disabilities better than you do.
5. Tailor your methods of communication to make sure you are delivering information in a way that best engages the individual.
Ultimately it’s vital to take a bespoke approach. Treat every client as an individual and have regular reviews to ensure progression and motivation.
Keith Smith, special population training expert and director of KLS (Life Fitness Solution Partner)
HUR
South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture adopted an alternative perspective when planning a new fitness area in 2008. Instead of working from a majority viewpoint, it focused on provision for niche groups and disabled people. “This reversal of the usual
approach means we adequately catered for everybody and achieved the primary objective of inclusive fi tness, making inclusive equipment work in mainstream facilities,” explains Gerry Campbell, the trust’s general manager. Fitness equipment supplied by
HUR is arranged in multi-faceted zones that encourage people with disabilities to mix with other users. The model has proved so successful that the trust has repeated it over three more sites.
The leader in inclusive & specialist cardio exercise
As a specialist cardio equipment supplier, SCIFIT is fully committed to delivering truly inclusive fitness for disabled and non-disabled people alike with challenging and effective workouts for users of all abilities - from the very unfit through to Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
www.SCIFIT.uk.com SCIFIT Ltd UK Tel 01344 300 022 Email
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