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Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI)

The Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) is a programme that supports the fitness industry to become more inclusive, catering for the needs of disabled and non-disabled people alike. Through a range of projects and products the initiative supports facilities to create an inclusive service; increasing participation and raising physical activity levels by disabled people.

The IFI has been working in partnership with fitness equipment manufacturers for more than eight years to ensure that the equipment available on the market is as inclusive as current technology and development will permit.　

The lack of availability of accessible fitness equipment can no longer be used as an excuse for not offering inclusive fitness provision.　 IFI accredited equipment is designed for all users to benefit from and does not specifically target disabled people.　

Many of the features enhance the workout for both non disabled and disabled customers alike, providing accessible fitness equipment simply ensures that your gym is functional for more users than ever before.　

In the UK IFI accredited equipment is the definitive guide to the most inclusive fitness equipment available in the market place today.

The IFI model is a relatively simple concept yet at the projects inception in 1998 was new to virtually all fitness providers. The model centres on developments in four key areas:
  • The development of accessible and inclusive environments
  • The installation of fitness equipment accessible for disabled people
  • Ensuring that staff have the required skills to be able to cater for the needs of disabled people
  • Ensuring that facilities understand how to target and communicate effectively with the disability market

These four components ensure that the IFI and associated projects and products stimulate a programme of continuous improvement, placing the focus upon more than just accessible buildings and driving forwards the concept of a truly inclusive service.

 

The IFI now boasts a range of past and current projects, a fee paying accreditation scheme and a range of partnerships and developments at home and overseas. It is the aim of the IFI to have launched 1000 inclusive fitness facilities across the UK by the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics in London. This target is ambitious, yet achievable in the context of the industry’s fresh approach to provide an inclusive service and the drive of all partners involved in the initiative.