Fitness Access ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ
Fitness Access ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ (FAM) Application Form
Fitness Access ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is a program that helps and supports ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ students and staff with physical disabilities, chronic illness, or other impairments access physical activity opportunities. FAM is a collaboration between ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Athletics & Recreation and the Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education, along with the Student Accessibility and Achievement of the Provost, Accessibility Advisor. During FAM, participants will receive a custom workout plan tailored to their bodies and have access to drop-in in-person and virtual group training sessions.Â
This program is accepting 10 participants for the Fall 2022 semester.
Eligibility criteria:
- ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ student, staff or faculty.
- Having a physical disability, chronic illness, or other impairment that currently impacts their ability to engage in physical activity.
FAM Programming
- Individualized assessment and exercise prescription with a certified kinesiologist.
- Online and/or in-person group exercise sessions supervised by a trained ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Kinesiology student.
- The program will run for a duration of 8-10 weeks for each person.
Details:
- The program is provided at a cost of $25 for students and $50 for staff and faculty members for the Fall 2022Â semester.
- Commitment to attend one to two hybrid group exercise sessions.
- The Fall 2022 program will be hybrid with the option to be integrated into the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ athletics and recreation facilities depending on availability and interest.
- Optional: Provide your feedback during and after the program to allow us to improve the FAM program via a research study linked with FAM.
The details of the application form found at /tielab/fam are only sent to Aaron Fellows, the lead personal trainer from ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Athletics and Recreation, and shared with the staff involved in the development of this program. If you have questions or concerns, please contact the FAM coordinator, olivia.pastore [at] mail.mcgill.ca (Olivia Pastore).