Unified Fitness


Unified Fitness 

        This semester, I am a Unified Fitness workout buddy for my Disability Sport class. Unified Fitness is a club for people with and without an intellectual disability. It is a great opportunity for people with disabilities to engage in physical activity with a friend or partner. I workout with my client every Tuesday at the ARC, and we do cardio, weights/weight machines, and body weight exercises. I always look forward to working out on those days because my client absolutely loves and enjoys Unified Fitness. It's not only a great experience, but it's an honor to be able to improve their overall day and help them stick to a healthy lifestyle. If you have the chance and would like to work with people with disabilities more, I highly recommend looking into Unified Fitness. There are also other programs to choose from as well, such as nutrition. 

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  1. Angelene Tech WellOctober 22, 2021 at 7:16 AM

    I really enjoyed reading this. I had no idea that our school had such a great opportunity. If I didn't work a lot I would defiantly be interested in looking into helping out with this! I'm going to check it out on the website and the days that I don't work I might be able to stop by and try and help out. I think this would be a great experience to try out!

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    1. Carli PauvlinchOctober 22, 2021 at 2:24 PM

      Hi Angeline! Email Mrs. Fagan (wendy.fagan@sru.edu) or Zach Baynham (zachary.baynham@sru.edu) for more info if you're interested!

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  2. Sadie GriswoldOctober 22, 2021 at 9:38 AM

    I bet this is such an amazing experience for you and for your client! I was unaware Slippery Rock had a program like this. Unified Fitness sounds like a great program for you and all the clients involved. It is probably such a feel good thing to do. I was wondering where you found this program, I'd love to look more into it!

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    1. Carli PauvlinchOctober 22, 2021 at 2:23 PM

      Hi Sadie! My professor for Disability Sport is the person who introduced Unified Fitness to me. If you're interested, email Mrs. Fagan (wendy.fagan@sru.edu) or Zach Baynham (zachary.baynham@sru.edu) for more info!

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  3. AnonymousOctober 23, 2021 at 4:10 PM

    Carli, that is so inspirational and motivating for you to participate in a club like this. It is always heart-warming to hear that there are sports out their for children with special needs/disabilities. Makes me think this world isn't so bad after all. I will definitely be looking more into this club...it might be next semester that I can fit it in my schedule but I would love to be apart of something like this.

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  4. Whitney McMullenOctober 24, 2021 at 12:00 PM

    It's really great that your doing this. I also was unaware that Slippery Rock offered this program. This experience will be a great resume builder for you. It will also help you out with future employment opportunities. I'm sure you are learning a lot as well.

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