{"id":15017,"date":"2025-08-29T05:03:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T22:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=15017"},"modified":"2025-08-29T05:03:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T22:03:44","slug":"community-physical-activity-leaders-inclusivity-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=15017","title":{"rendered":"Community Physical Activity Leaders: Inclusivity in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; background-color: #dadfe1;\" border=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 99.8936%;\"\/><\/colgroup>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tbody>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; border-width: 1px;\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">The <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW95403503 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acefitness.org\/continuing-education\/course\/4a5x67vzw\/community-physical-activity-leader-cpal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW95403503 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Community Physical Activity<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"> Leader<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"> (CPAL) course<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">, which is available for <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW95403503 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">FREE<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">was designed to empower people who are not currently exercise professionals<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">,<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">including people with intellectual disabilities<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">,<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">to inspire <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">others <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">to perform more community physical activity.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">The first two years of the CPAL project have exceeded expectations:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 13pt;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">Course and workshop participants were almost universally satisfied with the education and would recommend it to a friend or family member.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 13pt;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">Participants were also confident in their ability to apply what they\u2019d learned in their communities.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 13pt;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">More than 30% of people said that \u201clearning how to include people with intellectual disabilities in programs\u201d was the most valuable aspect of the course.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 13pt;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\">More than 95% of course participants plan to make changes to be more inclusive of people with intellectual disabilities.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95403503 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257207191 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257207191 BCX8\">Learn more here: <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW257207191 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acefitness.org\/continuing-education\/course\/4a5x67vzw\/community-physical-activity-leader-cpal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW257207191 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257207191 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Community Physical Activity Leader<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257207191 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257207191 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/tbody>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\">Two years ago, the American Council on Exercise began a collaboration with <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW238710930 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.movetolivemore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW238710930 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Move to Live More<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\"> and <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW238710930 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.specialolympics.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW238710930 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Special Olympics International<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\"> to develop and deliver a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\">five-module <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\">course <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\">entitled <\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\">Foundations for Community Physical Activity Leaders,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\">plus<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\"> an <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\">additional<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\"> module called <\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\"><em>Inclusive Fitness Leadership: Training People with Intellectual Disabilities.<\/em> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\">[<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\">Note that the <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW238710930 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acefitness.org\/continuing-education\/course\/4a5x67vzw\/community-physical-activity-leader-cpal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW238710930 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Community Physical Activity Leader (CPAL)<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\"> course available for <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW238710930 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\">FREE<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\"> on the ACE website includes all six modules.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238710930 BCX8\">]<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">The CPAL course provides the knowledge and hands-on skills needed to?<strong>facilitate physical-activity sessions in your community<\/strong>\u2014outdoors, or in schools, recreation centers, community centers, libraries or places of worship. Through this course, you can learn how to incorporate physical activity into social gatherings in a way that is approachable, yet effective and impactful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">Move to Live More, led by CEO\/Founder Amy Bantham, DrPH, MPP, FACSM, recently completed year 2 of the CPAL project. The goal over this time period was to have 100 people complete the online course, and that goal was exceeded by more than 250%, with 360 people doing so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">Another version of the course, a workshop called <em>Lead the Way: Activating Community Physical Activity Leaders,<\/em> was offered in a live setting where people could participate in-person or virtually. The goal for the workshop was 40 people (30 with intellectual disabilities and 10 without). The actual number of attendees was 74 (33 with intellectual disabilities and 41 without).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">While attendance\/completion of the course is certainly important, ACE also wanted to evaluate how people felt afterward and what they planned to do with the knowledge they\u2019d gained. Here are some key findings:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><span class=\"EOP SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"><em>Satisfaction:<\/em> 94.5% of course participants and 100% of workshop participants said they\u2019d be likely to recommend the course to a friend or family member.<\/span><\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><span class=\"EOP SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"><em>Confidence:<\/em> 95.3% of course participants and 100% of workshop participants strongly agreed or agreed that they\u2019d increased their confidence in their ability to get people moving in their community.<\/span><\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><span class=\"EOP SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\">Action:<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\">96.8% of workshop participants plan to use what they learned by leading physical-activity programs in their communities. Similarly, 95.6% of course participants plan to take at least one action to implem<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\">ent the knowledge they gained from the course. These action<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\"> involve newly trained Community Physical Activity Leaders assuming the role of educator, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\">leader<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\"> and\/or advocate.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><span class=\"EOP SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\"><em>Inclusion: <\/em>The decision to combine Foundations for Community Physical Activity Leaders and Inclusive Fitness Leadership: Training People with Intellectual Disabilities into one online course was validated by the fact that 30.8% of course participants selected \u201clearning how to include people with intellectual disabilities in programs\u201d as the most valuable aspect of the course.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\">Perhaps most importantly, says Dr. Bantham, \u201ca significant percentage of course participants plan to make changes\u2014in education, advocacy or programming\u2014to be more inclusive of people with intellectual disabilities.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\">Cedric X. Bryant, PhD, FACSM, CEO of the American Council on Exercise, says, \u201cThe outcomes in reach, satisfaction, confidence and especially inclusion are not only impressive but incredibly meaningful and align perfectly with our mission. It\u2019s a powerful testament to what\u2019s possible when organizations with a shared mission of community empowerment and inclusion work together.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"EOP SCXW238710930 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149410353 BCX8\">Ultimately, the goal of the CPAL project and all that ACE does is to get more people moving, including people with intellectual disabilities, and the outcomes over these past two years are a great example of how purposeful education can turn theory into practice and make a real difference in people\u2019s lives.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; background-color: rgb(218, 223, 225);\" border=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 30.838%;\"\/>\n<col style=\"width: 69.162%;\"\/><\/colgroup>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<tbody>&#13;<\/p>\n<tr>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"border-width: 1px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/02fmeo4exvw\/blogs\/2025\/CTA%20Images\/CPAL%20Course.png\" width=\"235\" height=\"235\"\/><\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"border-width: 1px;\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW16469562 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16469562 BCX8\">If you are an active exerciser or athlete who wants to inspire and empower others to find joy in physical activity, this course is perfect for you.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW16469562 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16469562 BCX8\">Learn more here:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW16469562 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acefitness.org\/continuing-education\/course\/4a5x67vzw\/community-physical-activity-leader-cpal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW16469562 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16469562 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Community Physical Activity Leader<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW16469562 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16469562 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/tbody>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acefitness.org\/resources\/pros\/expert-articles\/8968\/community-physical-activity-leaders-inclusivity-in-action\/?DCMP=RSSace-insights-blog\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Key Takeaways &#13; The Community Physical Activity Leader (CPAL) course, which is available for FREE, was designed to empower people who are not currently exercise professionals, including people with intellectual disabilities, to inspire others to perform more community physical activity. &#13; The first two years of the CPAL project have exceeded &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15017\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}