Equipping for Diversity

As the percentage of individuals with disabilities and those with chronic illnesses continues to grow, facility operators may find that equipping their centers to serve these populations is beneficial.

Walk into any fitness facility and look at its occupants. What you will most likely see are healthy, able-bodied individuals, ranging in age from 20 to 60. But, as statistics show, these demographics don't represent those populations most in need of fitness center services: individuals with disabilities and those with chronic illnesses. There are many reasons why these populations aren't represented, stemming from both this population's perception of facilities, to the perceptions of fitness professionals about this population, and to the actions of fitness facility operators and their staff.

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