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Recreation: Fitness and Exercise
National
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability works to promote the health benefits that can be gained by people with disabilities from participating in regular physical activity. Their website offers information and resources including guidelines to consider before beginning an exercise regimen as well as fact sheets on many popular games, recreational activities, and sports that have been adapted to allow people with disabilities to participate as fully as possible. Their site also features searchable databases, documents, and discussion groups, all providing up-to-date information that can help people with disabilities lead more physically fit lives. For more information, call (800) 900-8086 (Voice/TTY) or e-mail ncpad@uic.edu.
No Boundaries is a company that designs and markets exercise equipment for individuals with physical disabilities. Their products are designed to provide rehabilitation specific workouts, therapy, and strengthening. For more information about these products, visit their website or call (800) 926-8637.
State Listings
California
Physically Challenged Exercise Center, a non-profit organization located in Daly City, California, offers individuals with physical disabilities the benefits of adapted exercise
equipment. For more information, call (650) 964-7696 or e-mail marklmajor@hotmail.com.
Illinois
Helen M. Galvin Center for Health and Fitness, located on the Chicago Campus of Northwestern University, is specifically designed for those with physical disabilities. The center offers the full range of equipment, selected for its universal use by ambulatory as well as participants using wheelchairs. To learn more about becoming a member, call the center at (312) 908-4292 (phone).
Michigan
Cross Trainers Fitness Forum is a fully accessible fitness facility offering state-of-the-art equipment adapted for those in wheelchairs. They also offer personal trainers who are trained to evaluate and improve movement and function of the body, with particular emphasis on physical mobility, balance, posture, fatigue, and pain. The facility is open to those with and without disabilities. For more information, visit the facility at 20596 Hall Road, Clinton Township, Michigan or call (810) 263-6600.
Minnesota
Courage Fitness Center, with locations in St. Croix and Golden Valley, is a state-of-the-art fitness center for people with physical disabilities. The centers are fully-accessible and have state-of-the-art exercise equipment including stationary arm bikes, treadmills, elliptical machines, free weight stations, strength training machines, NuSteps and an Uppertone Quad Gym. Wellness and fitness programming includes such offerings as aquatics, adapted aerobics, circuit training, adapted yoga, Tai Chi, stay fit programming, nutrition and weight loss, and therapeutic massage. Memberships are open to adults and children as young as 11 with physical disabilities. After completing an initial assessment, new members receive recommendations for customized fitness programming to meet their specific wellness and fitness goals. For more information, call (651) 351-2325.
Missourri
Show Me Aquatics and Fitness is a warm water aquatic center offering a barrier-free environment for people with physical disabilities to participate in therapy and exercise. Water exercise allows for a freedom of movement not possible on land, particularly for those with physical disabilities and yields low-impact, injury-free exercise. For more information, call (636) 896-0999, e-mail showmeaquatics@showmeaquatics.org or visit the facility at 118 Diekamp Lane in St. Charles, Missourri.
International Listings
Canada
Active Living Alliance for Canadians with Disabilities has a mission to "promote inclusion and active living lifestyles of Canadians with disabilities by facilitating communication and collaboration among organizations, agencies, and individuals." Their website features information on becoming and staying physically active, information relating to healthy living, and much fitness-related news. Visit their website for more information.
Steadward Centre for Personal and Physical Achievement, located in Edmonton, Alberta Canada offers both regular and short-term programs for individuals with physical disabilities. The three regular programs offered include Adult Fitness and Lifestyle Program (AFLP), Stretch n' Tone, and the Free Weight Training Program. The short-term programs combine workshops, seminars, six-week exercise classes and special
events, to provide variety and education in the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle. For more information, call (780) 492-3182 or e-mail info@steadwardcentre.org.
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