Personalized Exercise Plans
About Personalized Exercise Plans
The Personalized Exercise Plan or PEP is the cornerstone of our programming at Adaptive Exercise. Similar to the IEP many individuals with autism have for their education, the PEP is based on assessments to ensure your child receives the most appropriate exercise programming. Each plan is individualized, monitored and reviewed through data analysis as well as video review. The PEP not only ensures safe exercise practice, but can document your child’s progression through their personal training.
Adaptive Exercise is Worcester County’s first in home personal training service for children with autism. If your looking to get your child with special needs more active and improve their health, schedule your free initial consultation today.
- Data tracked
- Time bound goals
- Mirrors the IEP process
- Monitors performance
- Reviewed through video analysis
What is PEP?
Your child’s progression in their exercise program is the ultimate goal. The Personalized Exercise Plan (PEP) is a tool used by our trainers to make sure your child reaches this goal. It is designed to mirror the IEP process utilized in special education.
Similar to other autism services, we use data to track and monitor performance. This data indicates when an athlete is progressing or regressing. Information that allows us to modify the programming to fit the needs of the individual.
The Personalized Exercise Plan begins with an assessment period lasting 2-4 sessions. The trainer will use this period to administer some assessments, evaluate current fitness levels, but most importantly build a positive relationship.
David Crowley founded Adaptive Exercise in 2017, to help children on the spectrum improve their health, become more independent, and social. Exercise has been documented to be therapeutic in all of these areas for people with ASD (2).
Adaptive Exercise uses applied behavior analysis teaching strategies, along with added supports to teach children on the spectrum how to exercise safely, yet effectively. Everything from the equipment used to the exercises are carefully selected with safety in mind.
This information is then used to build measurable, time bound goals to correct exercise movements, improve fitness levels, or achieve exercise independence. Over the course of their personal training these goals are periodically updated to make sure your child is constantly progressing.
Take a look at our sample Personalized Exercise Plan and see how we make learning exercise more manageable.
The programming is centered around functional movement training. Movements that will benefit each athlete not just in the realm of fitness, but in their everyday lives. Whether they are reaching up high to get something from the cabinet, carrying a heavy backpack or walking up stairs. Functional movement training prepares the body for optimal performance in activities of daily living.
$85 per 55 minute session
No commitment for first 5 sessions then monthly contract approximately $340-425.
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) is the world’s largest nonprofit health and fitness organization. ACE is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Personal trainers operating in accordance with the ACE standards, follow a comprehensive approach from assessments to training.
