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Stephen shapes up
Derek motivates Stephen during a personal training sesion.
As new Paralympic heroes
were being crowned in Beijing,
Sunshine Coast resident Stephen
Rose was overcoming his
intellectual disability to achieve his
own personal fitness goals, thanks
to an inspiring local personal
trainer.
Stephen works out with
Sunshine Coast trainer Derek
Kennedy who has worked the
training session into his weekly
routine of activities.
Sunshine Coast Adult
Accommodation Service
Household Facilitator Andrew
Leeding said Stephen’s individual
needs were identified and steps
were taken to improve his quality
of life.
“We searched high and low
for a personal trainer to work
with Stephen who has a range of
special needs due to intellectual
and physical disabilities. Derek
recognised Stephen’s unique
condition and requirements and
has tailored a specific fitness
program that incorporates his
needs,” Mr Leeding said.
Derek has run gyms around
the world for the past 20 years,
including the past four years
running Pulse Personal Training
on the Sunshine Coast.
“It is important when designing
workouts for people with a
disability to keep confidence high
whilst progressively increasing
limitations,” Mr Kennedy said.
“It’s been amazing to see
Stephen’s stability, coordination
and motor skills progressing with
each session and his weight has
begun to stabilise,” he said.
“These sessions are not just
about improving fitness they also
provide a sense of enjoyment and
allowed him to socialise outside
his regular day-to-day routine.”
The CPLQ assists more than
17 Sunshine Coast residents with
a physical disability through Adult
Accommodation Services and
related support.
Toowoomba launch 60th Appeal
Key community supporters,
clients, staff and directors
of CPLQ joined together
in Toowoomba recently to
celebrate 60 years of service to
local residents with disabilities.
On Friday 26 September the
Scott Street premises hosted
a celebratory morning tea to
launch the South Queensland
Country Region’s 60th
Anniversary Appeal.
The Toowoomba Appeal
forms part of a statewide
appeal to raise $5 million
for CPLQ, which equates
to a $1 donation from every
Queenslander.
Funds raised by the
Toowoomba Appeal will go
towards the modernising
of Toowoomba’s facilities,
allowing for the Adult Day
Service to be moved to the
existing Scott Street premises.
Guests in attendance
at the morning tea and
appeal launch included
Member for Toowoomba
South Mike Horan MP,
Member for Toowoomba
North Kerry Shine MP,
CPLQ Chairperson Rowena
McNally and CPLQ clients,
friends and family.
CPLQ provides a wide
range of vital services
to more than 150 local
residents with residents with
cerebral palsy and related
disabilities.
Services include Child
Family Support Services,
Adult Accommodation,
Therapy Services,
Equipment and Resources
Library and Adult Day
Services.
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