Inclusive Fitness Week
Inclusive Fitness Week 2009 will take place between 11th-17th May uniting fitness facilites across the country, providing as many people as possible with the opportunity to experience new activites, or simply to understand that exercise really can and should be for all.
This year marks the 2nd annual awareness event which was developed by the Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) in 2008 bringing together IFI accredited facilities. Focusing on introducing disabled people to local leisure and physical activity opportunities, the event places inclusion firmly at the forefront of the fitness and leisure agendas.
In addition, over 70 IFI Mark facilities across the country will also be staging events and activities throughout the week, encouraging disabled people to try the facilities on offer and emphasising how small behaviour changes can be incorporated into people’s lives with a specific focus on physical activity and what a significant impact this can have.
Emma Peachey , the IFI National Manager stated,
“The IFI, in partnership with the fitness industry, has made tremendous strides to ensure that disabled people have access to inclusive physical activity opportunities. Inclusive Fitness Week is paramount to ensuring that, not only are we creating inclusive environments, but that we are encouraging more people to access them”
For more information on the event or to find out how your local IFI facility is supporting Inclusive Fitness week 2009 please visit www.inclusivefitness.org.
