Fitness for all: how do non-disabled people respond to inclusive fitness centres?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Representation of people with disabilities in fitness centres is lacking, despite initiatives to promote inclusion mainly in the UK and USA. Success creating these inclusive spaces is mixed and few were crafted taking into account attitudes and biases of non-disabled co-members. Inclusive fitness centres have not gained much attention in Denmark, and the campaign 'Fitness for All - fitness for people with physical disabilities' was initiated. The aim of this study was shaped by two key questions; 1) what is the ideal fitness space from the perception of non-disabled fitness users? and 2) how might their dis/ableist attitudes negate inclusion in three future pilot inclusive fitness centres across Denmark?

Method

Three focus groups involving 5-7 (total n = 18) adult

SUBMITTER: Nikolajsen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8325230 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature