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Many operators struggle to cater for disabled users – but there are some wonderful examples of best practice out there. We report
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On 13 December 2006 the Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) will be holding the first ever national conference focusing specifically on the inclusion of disabled people in the fitness industry.
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03 Oct 2006
Lincolnshire Sports Partnership and local leisure providers have teamed up with the Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) and NHS Lincolnshire to improve and increase the provision of inclusive fitness, sports and physical activity opportunities for disabled people.
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06 Jan 2010
Life Fitness has announced that three new products have been awarded accreditation under Stage Two of the Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI).
product innovation •
28 Jan 2009
Life Fitness has announced that three new products have been awarded accreditation under Stage Two of the Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI).
product innovation •
08 Jan 2009
The London Development Agency (LDA) has awarded a four-year grant to the London Sports Forum for Disabled People (LSF) to project manage Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) London.
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09 Feb 2010
A fully-inclusive gym has opened in Essex and is already training future Paralympic hopefuls.
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12 Sep 2005
Paralympic athlete Simon Jackson is to help attract disabled users to the George H Carnall Leisure Centre in Manchester, which launches as an Inclusive Fitness Initiative site this month.
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30 Sep 2004
Cambridge's Kelsey Kerridge Sports Centre is set to expand its fitness provision
with the addition of new Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI)-accredited equipment
from Cybex.
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06 Sep 2012
The Pemberton Centre in Rushden, East Northamptonshire, operated by sports and leisure trust Cultural Community Partnerships, has been awarded the National Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) Developing Sport for All Award.
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05 Jan 2009
Inclusive Fitness Boston, a health club created specifically for those with disabilities and their
families, is
launching a new programme to provide greater access to fitness programming for
neurodivergent people – those with conditions such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia.
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01 Dec 2021
The National Lottery's Awards for All fund has granted £10,000 to three inclusive fitness clubs run at Carlisle's Sands Centre which will secure the sessions for the next two years.
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08 Oct 2008
Chris Easton, assistant director of the Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI), has warned health club and leisure centre managers that making their sites inclusive for disabled people means much more than just improving access to meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
news •
14 Oct 2004
Disability sports charity Activity Alliance has called on political parties to commit to giving disabled
people 'equal opportunities to live full and active lives'.
news •
14 Nov 2019
Fitness company Pulse has gained stage two status from the Inclusive Fitness Initiative for a range of its cv and resistance kit.
product innovation •
15 Apr 2008
Impulse Leisure is set to relaunch Blackshots Gym in Thurrock as an Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) accredited facility in September.
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12 Jul 2005
Redbridge Sports and Leisure Centre in London has achieved accreditation as an Inclusive Fitness Facility by The English Federation of Disability Sport.
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31 Oct 2005
Sports trust Impulse Leisure relaunched Blackshots gym in Essex as an Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) facility this month.
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25 Oct 2005
The Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) is set to hold its first annual awards dinner on 10 December to recognise the achievements of IFI Mark accredited facilities in developing inclusive physical activity for disabled people.
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12 Nov 2008
Bristol's Greenway Centre has invested £70,000 in the latest Pulse Fitness equipment as part of a multi million pound refurbishment programme.
product innovation •
29 May 2008
Following the completion of the Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) pilot phase, assistant director Chris Easton said the scheme has succeeded in its aims of creating accessible fitness facilities and ensuring that disabled people working out in health clubs is “not the exception to the rule, but the norm.”
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07 Sep 2004
Unlimited use membership packages at leisure centres, run by leisure trusts, are now exempt from VAT thanks to a decision made by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
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24 Nov 2008
K2 Crawley, which is run by leisure trust Freedom Leisure, has been awarded a 'Provisional Level' Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) award.
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04 Oct 2010
Sencio Community Leisure (SCL) has secured the Inclusive Fitness Initiative's (IFI) provisional level status.
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30 Nov 2009
Pendle Leisure Trust has won the Inclusive Fitness Initiative’s (IFI) award for Innovation in Inclusive Marketing, for West Craven Sports Centre in Barnoldswick.
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09 Jan 2007
The English Federation of Disability Sport’s (EFDS) Inclusive Fitness Initiative officially launches the first nine inclusive fitness facilities tomorrow (1 October).
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30 Sep 2004
The Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) is investigating the potential delivery of the scheme in Europe, following its success in the UK over the past five years.
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08 Jun 2006
In order to create an inclusive
environment, it is important for
owners and operators to first identify
and address their own weight biases
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Boutique fitness operator The Foundry, which offers free and subsidised classes for those on state
benefits, is preparing to expand its presence beyond its current base in London.
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14 Oct 2019
The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) has introduced a new lifeguard qualification,
which it says is the first to align lifeguard and first aid at work revalidations.
news •
02 May 2019
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