By the end of the course, you will be able to plan and adapt a safe and effective exercise programme for a disabled client.

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Course Content: 

• The principles of exercise for disabled people;

• Programming and supervising exercise for disabled people;

• Know the scope of the responsibility of the instructor in the context of disability; 

• Understand the legal and ethical issues surrounding disability ;

• Know the implications of conditions and impairments when working with disabled clients;

• How to instruct and evaluate an exercise session with a disabled client.

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A disabled person in the context of this course is best considered to be anybody for whom there are factors causing a loss of function and who experiences barriers to exercise as a result. The barriers include;

• Health conditions

• Body structure and functions

• Environmental factors