• Episode 08 - Making fitness inclusive for all abilities with Brendan Aylward

  • Sep 5 2023
  • Length: 55 mins
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Episode 08 - Making fitness inclusive for all abilities with Brendan Aylward

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    🎬IN THIS EPISODE🎬

    This is episode 08 and today I talk with Brendan Aylward who is working hard to make the fitness industry more inclusive for people with disability in the United States and beyond.


    🎙️ About our guest

    Brendan Aylward is the owner of Unified Health and Performance, President of AdaptX, and Director of The Rick Hoyt Research Lab. His work revolves around making the fitness industry more accessible for individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities.

    🔎 Highlights

    In today's chat, we discuss how Brendan found his way into this work as well as how he engages clients and adapts his programs and the gym environment. We also learn about some of the amazing work he is doing to educate gym instructors and owners to create inclusive gym environments for people of all abilities. 00:00 Introduction

    02:13 Brendan's Backstory

    06:29 About Unified Health and Performance

    09:05 The need for adaptive equipment in the gym

    11:28 People with and without disability in the gym

    15:37 Engaging clients

    21:22 Networks and partnerships

    23:04 Adapting training sessions

    29:03 Retaining clients

    31:58 How clients are funded

    34:27 Accessibility in the gym

    39:19 About AdaptX

    46:46 Quickfire questions

    50:28 Brendan top inclusion tip

    52:27 How to connect with Brendan

    53:22 Conclusion

    🗒️ Full Show Notes

    Get the full show notes for this episode (including links, resources and transcript) at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.inclusivesportdesign.com/podcast/ep08⁠⁠⁠


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