Inclusive Fitness

Name: Inclusive Fitness
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The Role of Occupational Therapy in Health, Fitness, and Disease-Prevention

Created byTravis Krayenhagen

Last updated 4/2023

English

What you'll learn

Understand the health concerns that are related to physical inactivity
Identify the inclusivity & accessibility barriers faced by underserved populations in the utilization of fitness facilities
Identify potential strategies to overcome these barriers
Understand the role of occupational therapy in the fitness industry

Course content

4 sections • 14 lectures • 32m total length

Introduction0:46
Explore inclusive fitness by addressing health concerns from inactivity, identifying barriers for underserved populations, and outlining strategies and the role of occupational therapy in health, fitness, and disease prevention.
Needs Assessment2:48
Analyze a needs assessment for inclusive fitness, noting that 15% of the world and 11.8% of Iowa have disabilities, and address ableism to boost accessible participation in physical activity.
Literature Review2:48
Explores literature on occupational therapy and fitness to promote physical activity among underserved populations and people with disabilities, highlighting barriers, collaboration, and quality of life through occupation-centered interventions.

Area of Focus0:39
Develop inclusive fitness programs that remove barriers for underserved communities and improve accessibility to health information. Increase participation to boost physical health and maintain independence to engage in all occupations.
Contribution to Occupational Therapy1:21
Advance inclusive fitness by highlighting occupational therapy's role in maximizing health, well-being, and quality of life for underserved populations through accessible participation and adaptive movement in fitness facilities.
Guiding Approaches/ Models2:25
The biomechanical model assesses movement in disability and guides adaptations to occupation, environment, or equipment, while the pop model frames person, environment, occupation, and performance to set goals.
Program Themes1:36
Explore four otd program themes - professional responsibility and scholarship, collaborative community engagement, occupation across the lifespan, and personal identity - through an occupational therapy lens in fitness and outreach.
Capstone Site2:12
Explore how Inclusive Fitness examines community-based inclusion through CrossFit partnerships, adaptive athletes, and a program from Fit to Function Recovery to promote belonging and physical activity in underserved populations.

Learning Objective 11:00
Develop inclusive fitness programming for underserved populations and individuals with disabilities by identifying barriers, crafting solutions and resources, and designing targeted programming to promote independence.
Learning Objective 22:53
Display professionalism, ethical behavior, and advocacy to influence change with clients and communities, while promoting physical activity and health information through capstone marketing to underserved populations.
Learning Objective 3: Pt 11:00
Develop inclusive fitness programming for underserved populations and individuals with disabilities, by identifying barriers, proposing solutions, and creating specific programming to restore independence.
Learning Objective 3: Pt 28:40
Explore common barriers to fitness, including transportation, financial, time, disability, accessibility, inclusion, environment, and coaching and guidance, and learn resources to overcome them.
Learning Objective 3: Pt 31:59
Four-week, bodyweight, high-intensity workouts for time-constrained individuals emphasize fast pace, solid form, and progressive scoring, while adaptive workouts demonstrate scalable CrossFit options and occupational therapy insights on accessibility.

Requirements

No experience required

Description

This course will provide education and advocacy as to why fitness should be made more inclusive and accessible to different underserved populations. Physical inactivity within these underserved populations further increases their risk of developing preventable, secondary health conditions that lead to poor health outcomes and lower quality of life. By improving participation in physical activity/ exercise through improvements in accessibility and inclusivity, these populations have the opportunity to live healthier lives. Through an increased healthy and active lifestyle, the results could mean fewer total trips to the doctor across the lifespan which will result in fewer medical bills and chance of medication dependency. For older adults this could mean continuing to live safely within their own homes and continuing to participate the occupations that are most meaningful to them. Throughout this course you will be taught what is meant as an "undeserved population", the many barriers that these individuals face in achieving health and fitness, as well as resources/ strategies to help overcome the barriers identified. You will also learn the role that occupational therapy has within the health and fitness industries currently, and the reasons that occupational therapy should have a stronger presence within the fitness industry. Fitness can be achieved by anyone regardless of background or ability level. In this presentation that will be explained specifically through the participation in CrossFit and the methodology in which CrossFit was built.

Who this course is for:

Occupational therapy students
Occupational therapists
Medical professionals
Fitness professionals
Underserved populations

Inclusive Fitness

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 6min

Capstone Site5 lectures • 8min

Learning Objectives & Learning Activities5 lectures • 16min

Questions & Conclusion1 lecture • 2min

Requirements

Description

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