Issue 4 Nov 2017
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association, the IHRSA Foundation, the<br />
education. The pilots began with an initial visit<br />
program. Staff have learned about what it<br />
Photo: UFIT Participant group, Clubfit, USA<br />
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Capacity Building<br />
The UFIT<br />
an innovative process-<br />
Package is<br />
experience for<br />
oriented learning<br />
fitness clubs to empower managers,<br />
health and<br />
trainers and all staff in<br />
instructors, personal<br />
fitness clubs. This UFIT package<br />
and health<br />
of the myths about how difficult and scary<br />
some<br />
is. Click here to watch a news report of how<br />
it<br />
Athletic Club are implementing UFIT<br />
Newtown<br />
UFIT IRELAND<br />
Across the pond in Ireland, the two Irish UFIT<br />
includes access to the UFIT Explorer, online<br />
C o u n t r i e s<br />
learning units, 3 on-site workshops, 1 program –<br />
Clubs are at different stages. Managers and<br />
clubs staff have engaged with UFIT resources,<br />
Including alliance with disability service<br />
10<br />
provider and mentor support.<br />
UFIT USA<br />
and mentor guidance working<br />
workhop<br />
offering a 12-week program aimed at<br />
towards<br />
with disabilities.<br />
individuals<br />
.<br />
C l u b s<br />
The six UFIT pilots started in February with<br />
Westpark Fitness (Tallagh, Dublin) have finished<br />
tremendous support from IHRSA, the global<br />
their intervention with great success. They have<br />
been collaborating actively with disability<br />
health club and fitness industry trade<br />
>120<br />
charitable and educational arm of IHRSA and<br />
the American Council on Exercise (ACE), the<br />
service providers in order to strenghten<br />
relationships and be closer to their community.<br />
Read a testimonial of the UFIT Programme on<br />
the following page.<br />
largest global nonprofit fitness certification,<br />
P r o f e s s i o n a l s<br />
On the other hand, Courtown Adventure &<br />
from our UFIT Master Trainers. All clubs have<br />
been guided through a process of<br />
Leisure Centre will start implementing the UFIT<br />
program in the following weeks. We can’t wait<br />
transformation as they launched the UFIT<br />
to hear all about it!<br />
means to be inclusive and have shattered<br />
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