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Improving the Health of People With Intellectual Disabilities: How Fitness Professionals Can Make a Difference
Improving the Health of People With Intellectual Disabilities: How Fitness Professionals Can Make a Difference
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People with intellectual disabilities (PWID) are motivated to improve their fitness. A 2020 Special Olympics survey found that among PWID who belonged to a gym, most attended regularly, with 74% attending at least twice per week. However, PWID continue to face many barriers to fitness participation, including lack of access and social support. This session features fitness resources that will equip attendees to deliver impactful fitness programming for PWID. Attendees will understand pathways for engaging PWID on an individual level as clients, on a community level through group coaching, and on a system level to improve fitness access for PWID.