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

05-09-2023 • 54 mins

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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