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Peloton and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Partner for Accessible, Inclusive Fitness Content
Special class series led by Peloton Instructor and Adaptive Training Specialist, Logan Aldridge, and co-created with expertise drawn from the Reeve Foundation
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[{"type":"text","content":"Special class series led by Peloton Instructor and Adaptive Training Specialist, Logan Aldridge, and co-created with expertise drawn from the Reeve Foundation community\nAdditional classes curated with caregivers in mind in recognition of National Family Caregivers Month\nNEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation announced today the launch of a special adaptive fitness collaboration designed to bring immersive and challenging workouts into people's lives in an accessible, efficient, community-driven way. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe \"Seated Adaptive Strength\" program is designed by Peloton Instructor Logan Aldridge with expertise contributed by Reeve Foundation community members and ambassadors especially for wheelchair users living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) or other causes of paralysis. The eight-class program, available on the platform beginning today, is geared primarily toward seated athletes with some hand and arm function. The series also includes a special meditation class led by Peloton Instructor Ross Rayburn that provides breathing techniques and other nuanced instruction designed specifically to accommodate the needs of those living with quadriplegia. \nIn addition, and in recognition of November as National Family Caregivers Month, Peloton and the Reeve Foundation have also curated \"Adaptive Training: Caregivers Spotlight,\" a collection of 21 classes, especially for caregivers. These classes have been handpicked from Peloton's content library to support caregivers' mental, emotional and physical health - both as self-care and for the oftentimes strenuous work that is essential to caregiving, such as wheelchair transfers. The collection focuses on breathwork, upper body stretches, lower body strength, healthy back yoga flows, and strength warm-ups.\n\"Inclusion is defined as 'for everyone,' and accessible means 'attainable, achievable for all,'\" says Oluwaferanmi O. Okanlami, M.D., M.S., Director of Adaptive Sports and Fitness at the University of Michigan, national disability advocate and practicing physician living with an SCI. Dr. Okanlami shared his expertise to inform the Seated Adaptive Strength program. \"The path to full inclusion and accessibility is not a one-stop effort, but a process and this collaboration represents an exciting p...