Ability Fitness Clinic

Promoting fitness and wellness for adults with disabilities

Established in 1997, the ability fitness clinic (AFC) is dedicated to providing individualized physical fitness programming for young adults in the Indianapolis area with disabilities.

Are you a student considering AFC? IUPUI students in this program will have a service-learning opportunity to work directly with participants. You can focus on maintaining and improving participants' strength, range of motion, and cardiorespiratory fitness.

Join AFC for fall 2021

Registration is now open for the spring 2022 IUPUI Ability Fitness Clinic. The clinics are Tuesday evenings from 5:30–7:00 p.m. and run from February 22–April 5 (no clinic on March 15 due to spring break). Clinic will be held at the National Institute for Fitness and Sport.

  • New clients: complete the online registration form; then you will be redirected to the payment page.
  • Returning clients: you will receive a personalized link for registration completion.
  • Complete the online payment of $40.00. Credit card charges will appear as IUBL Conference.

Questions? Contact Amy Oliver, AMP program coordinator, at amyoliv@iupui.edu.

  • Registrations with incomplete information or without payment will not be processed. Please make sure to complete all parts of the registration and submit your payment.
  • You will be notified by email and phone when your registration has been received. Please make sure to include a current email address and phone number.
  • Spots will be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis. If the clinic is full and your child is put on a waiting list, you will be notified, and your payment will be returned to you.

 

Program details

Red, yellow, blue, and green hula hoops and balls lay in a wire basket in a gymnasium.

Activities

Physical fitness is the hallmark of AFC. Participants receive individualized (one to two participants per instructor) physical fitness programming based on their abilities. Activities vary for each individual, but participants focus primarily on building muscle strength, cardiorespiratory endurance, and range of motion.

Participants must be at least 15 years old, and those under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a guardian.

Schedule and location

AFC is offered during both the fall and spring semesters, meeting on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for six or seven consecutive weeks. The exact number of sessions varies depending on the semester.

AFC takes place at the National Institute for Fitness and Sport, located on the IUPUI campus at 250 University Boulevard.

Instuctors

AFC participants receive instruction from IUPUI students. Some student instructors participate in AFC as the lab portion of an upper-level kinesiology course, while others are volunteers. All student instructors receive training and are supervised by clinic staff.

You can volunteer too!

If you're an IUPUI student interested in special education, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or a related field, you can get valuable experience by working with young adults with disabilities in the Ability Fitness Clinic. Volunteer opportunities are available during the fall and spring semesters.

For more information, send an email with the subject line "AFC Volunteer" to Amy Oliver, clinic coordinator.

When I got the chance to volunteer in the clinics, I found that my true calling is working with people with disabilities.

Larken Marra, MS ‘17