{"id":189591,"date":"2026-05-11T22:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/189591\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T22:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:32:07","slug":"arena-adaptive-customizes-fitness-for-those-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/189591\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Arena Adaptive&#8217; customizes fitness for those with disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">WILMINGTON, Delaware (WPVI) &#8212; Those who have a limb difference, utilize a wheelchair, or anything in between can find their perfect workout routine with <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/morethan.fitness\/arena-adaptive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Arena Adaptive.&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The program was created by Kiersten McCartney, a doctor of physical therapy from Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">McCartney recruited a community full of people with diverse abilities to participate in weekly group exercise classes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">There, instructors and assistants provide one-on-one attention to each individual, adapting the workout to meet their specific needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">She invited students from her alma mater, University of Delaware, to lend a hand and learn how to engage people with disabilities in physical fitness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Watch the video above to see what it means to some of the participants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Arena Adaptive is located on the grounds of More than Fitness in Wilmington, Delaware. To learn more, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/morethan.fitness\/arena-adaptive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">visit their website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">This segment of Philly Proud is brought to you by <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitphilly.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Philly.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/delaware-college-student-creates-inclusive-gym-spaces-disabilities\/18892423\/ REL=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RELATED: Delaware college student creates inclusive gym spaces for those with disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WILMINGTON, Delaware (WPVI) &#8212; Those who have a limb difference, utilize a wheelchair, or anything in between can&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189592,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[84495,28383,15321,13980,11466,69,71,70,12344],"class_list":["post-189591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-arena-adaptive","tag-class","tag-disability","tag-exercise","tag-fitness","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-philly-proud"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}