Making Fitness and Sport Accessible
For people with disabilities and the coaches who support them.
Our mission
AdaptX creates access to better health and fitness for individuals with disabilities through education, research, inclusive events and grant funding.
What AdaptX does
01
Education
Courses that teach coaches, trainers and organizations to design inclusive, accessible programs.
02
Research
Addressing barriers to inclusion and developing best practice in adaptive fitness and inclusive events.
03
Inclusive Events
Races, clinics and resource fairs that put people with and without disabilities on the same start line.
04
Grant Funding
Equipment and funding that remove the cost barrier to adaptive sport.
AdaptX Education
Train Every Athlete
91%
of people with disabilities do not believe exercise professionals are adequately trained. We are changing that.
A self-paced curriculum built by more than thirty educators, covering principles of inclusion, universal design, characteristics of common diagnoses, and the application of adaptive fitness strategies.
Explore Our Library of Courses
Introducing the AdaptX Fundamentals Course
Educating Individuals and Organizations on Inclusion and Adaptive Fitness
What Coaches are Saying About the Course
The Unified 5K Series
A Race for Every Body
An inclusive road race series with seven adaptive divisions recognized at every event, an adaptive athlete liaison on site, and a course designed so that everyone can enter the same race at the same time.
Learn More about the Series2025 and 2026 Data
17
Races
3,132
Participants
1,284
Adaptive Athletes
350+
Volunteers
$33,500+
Free Registration Provided
$110,000+
Total Amount of Equipment Granted Since 2025
Impact
Grant funding to create access to participation and high performance in adaptive sport. Running blades, racing wheelchairs, sports chairs, mono skis, sleds, and more.
Receiving my racing chair has truly changed my life.
Since receiving it, I've made incredible progress...accomplishments that I once wasn't sure would ever be possible again. More than the race results, this chair has given me my freedom back. It has reconnected me with friends, allowed me to race again, and helped me rediscover a part of myself that I thought I had lost. For the first time since my accident, I'm finally starting to feel like my old self again.
The chair has also given me a platform to share my story, encourage others facing difficult circumstances, inspire people living with disabilities, and show that life after a spinal cord injury can still be filled with purpose, adventure, and big goals.
What People Are Saying
from 22 Google reviews
The AdaptX Course was Fantastic! I have taken many online classes/certifications, but none that have been as well done and applicable as AdaptX. I feel much more confident in my ability to create an inclusive fitness environment and work with individuals in various populations.
Nate Nestera year ago Take this course! Most comprehensive collection of information to help understand Adaptive Fitness Training and proper certification given after a test of acquired knowledge. Connects you to others who have this focus as well. Good Stuff!!
Coach A TOPSoccer2 years ago I had the privilege of observing the AdaptX team in action at a race in Ann Arbor MI. I look forward to working with them on an annual basis
Darren H8 months ago
Why AdaptX Exists
Our executive director, Brendan Aylward, opened Unified Health and Performance in 2016, an inclusive strength and conditioning facility in Massachusetts where athletes with and without disabilities trained together. In pushing his friend, Jacob, in over 100 road races as a duo with Team Hoyt, he realized that similar to the fitness industry, disability was not well-represented in endurance sports either. This influenced a career of identifying barriers and developing solutions to make fitness and sport accessible for athletes of all abilities. AdaptX was created to do so.
Contact Us
Questions about our courses, grants, events, or bringing our work to your community? Contact us below or at brendan@adaptx.org. For more common questions, click the button below to check out our FAQs section.
Every Body Deserves a Place to Train and Compete
AdaptX Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3). Every gift is tax-deductible.