Scientific Solutions For Fitness™ Scientific Solutions For Fitness™
disability fi tness
ELECTING A CHAMPION
The three DC Leisure sites operated on behalf of East Hampshire District Council have appointed an Inclusive Fitness Initiative Activator – Sue Lewis – to co-ordinate and promote all IFI activity across the contract, providing help and advice, developing inclusive programming and so on. These promote the social aspect of visiting the gym, encouraging word of mouth recommendations, with all staff trained to offer the sort of personal touch that’s vital to the creation of a positive, accessible environment. Activities vary according to community needs but have included: working with a local MS support group to run fortnightly exercise sessions; fun fitness classes for adults with learning difficulties; and offering work experience to students from a local college that caters for disabled youngsters. The initiative has led to overall increase in monthly footfall of disabled users from 1 to 12 per cent over last two years.
Include all, achieve more
Include all, achieve more
SCIFIT is an Inclusive Fitness Research Associate and with a number of its cardio machines IFI accredited at Stage 2 making them one of the leading suppliers of inclusive fitness equipment.
SCIFIT is an Inclusive Fitness Research Associate and with a number of its cardio machines IFI accredited at Stage 2 making them one of the leading suppliers of inclusive fitness equipment.
The SCIFIT range offers a complete cardio and strength solution when inclusive fitness exercise for all is paramount. Key models can also sit alongside your existing traditional cardio and strength machines to meet your IFI commitments and open your facility to new markets.
The SCIFIT range offers a complete cardio and strength solution when inclusive fitness exercise for all is paramount. Key models can also sit alongside your existing traditional cardio and strength machines to meet your IFI commitments and open your facility to new markets.
SCIFIT Ltd UK SCIFIT Ltd UK
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Just as the presence of older instructors encourages their peers to join a gym, so too can the presence of disabled instructors encourage other disabled people to see gyms as environments ‘for them’. YMCAfit is therefore actively
engaged in training disabled people to become exercise instructors: it’s the delivery partner for Coach-ability, a fitness training and employment programme offered to disabled people living in London. The components of the course
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remain the same, with no change to the level of commitment required to achieve the final qualification. What is different is how it’s delivered: flexibility in overall length of the course, instruction at a slower pace, at least two teacher trainers per session, adapted classes to meet the needs of those in attendance, and the instruction itself placing equal emphasis on verbal, visual and kinesthetic communication.
SHARING KNOWLEDGE
South Lanarkshire Lifestyles Fairhill, equipped by HUR, is the fi rst facility in the UK to achieve the IFI’s ‘Excellent’ level accreditation. It’s a great example of best practice across the board, but one interesting development is how the site’s inclusive approach has strengthened its relationship with the PCT. The PCT now uses the gym with a wide range of its client groups, giving Fairhill’s instructors exposure to people they might not normally work with – stroke patients, for example, as well as those with MS, learning disabilities and Parkinson’s, and those who have suffered falls and fractures. Consequently, Fairhill and the PCT have established a training exchange agreement, with staff from both sides helping to train each other in areas where benefi t can be gained from sharing expertise: Fairhill staff are offered greater insight into possible contra-indications for various conditions, for example, while PCT staff are encouraged to appreciate the softer skills associated with client interaction and interpretation of needs into functional exercise programmes.
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kate cracknell
june 2010 © cybertrek 2010
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