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Inclusive Fitness For Kids With Developmental Disabilities Is Gym’s Goal
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Spurgeon, an 18-year-old with Down syndrome, is among a group of individuals with developmental disabilities who attend inclusive fitness classes at Quinn’s Gym in Carmichael.
Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowThe gym’s Resilience, Inclusion, Strength, Empathy — or RISE — program serves children and adults with disabilities such as autism, Down syndrome and cerebral palsy.
“To create an environment where everybody feels comfortable doing that, feels safe doing that, feels accepted, feels celebrated — that’s the goal.”
Located in Carmichael, the gym initially offered Rock Steady Boxing, a non-contact, boxing-based fitness program designed for people with Parkinson’s disease.
Quinn said the idea especially resonated with him because his older brother was blind and had severe autism and developmental disabilities.