Presentations and Publications

Presentations

ASICS: International Day of Persons with Disabilities - Theories and Frameworks for Making Endurance Sports Accessible (December 2023)

 Teaching Channel Talks Podcast - A Journey to Inclusive Fitness (September 2023)

Fallon Health: A Grand Rounds Presentation - Vulnerable Populations - Theories and Frameworks for Making Fitness Accessible (September 2023)

Sport is for Every Body Podcast - Making Fitness Accessible (September 2023)

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Programming Considerations for Adaptive Athletes (May 2023)

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - PTH590 Therapeutic Exercise Compound Exercise Lab (May 2023)

RaceMania - Making Endurance Sports Accessible (March 2023)

UMass Lowell Exercise Science - Programming Considerations for Adaptive Athletes (June, 2022)

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Programming Considerations for Adaptive Athletes (March and May, 2022)

UMass Boston APA Course - Making Fitness Accessible (March, 2022)

National Inclusion Project Power of Play Conference - Making Fitness and Recreation Accessible for Individuals with Disabilities (November 2021)

APTA 2021 Regional Conference - The Intersection of Physical Therapy, Adaptive Sports, and Strength and Conditioning (November 2021)

InBody Clinical Research - The Use of InBody Data to Improve the Health and Fitness of Individuals with Cerebral Palsy (September 2021)

TJX Corporations - Making Fitness Accessible (May 2021)

American Physical Therapy Association - The Intersection of Physical Therapy, Adaptive Sports, and Inclusive Fitness (March 2021)

Nichols College - Promoting Inclusion in Fitness and Athletics (February 2020)

Bentley University - Creating Mission-Driven Businesses (2018-2020)

UMass Lowell - Creating a Comprehensive S&C Program for Individuals with Down Syndrome

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Programming Considerations for Adaptive Athletes

Venture Community Services - Creating Accessible Fitness Programs (January 2019)

2017 Connecticut Down Syndrome Congress Conference - Improving the Health and Performance of Individuals with Down Syndrome

2019 NEACSM Conference - Observations of Fitness Prior to and Following 8 Weeks of Strength Training in Participants with Cerebral Palsy

LuMind Virtual Webinar - Improving the Health and Performance of Individuals with Down Syndrome

Special Olympics MA - Incorporating Strength and Conditioning into the Special Olympic Practice

Accepted and Approved for Publication

Observations of Fitness Following 8-Weeks of Strength Training in Participants with Cerebral Palsy - Read Here

Poster Presentation

Making Backyard Games Accessible for Individuals with Cerebral Palsy (Summer/Fall 2021 - Site and project mentor for Dennis Peary’s Doctoral Capstone, Tufts University)

The Effects of BFR on Skeletal Muscle Mass and Functional Outcomes in Individuals with Cerebral Palsy (CSM 2023)

Submitted for Publication

The Effects of BFR on Skeletal Muscle Mass and Functional Outcomes in Individuals with Cerebral Palsy (Spring 2022)

As featured in…

  • A young man smiling in a gym with people working out in the background, including children and adults, with fitness equipment like weights and medicine balls.

    Boston Voyager

    Meet Brendan Aylward of Unified Health and Performance in Worcester County

  • A young man sitting on a chair working on a laptop with a microphone nearby, in a room with a Nordic treadmill and framed pictures on the wall.

    Worcester Business Journal

    Lancaster specialty gym owner launches online disability training

  • A young woman is on an exercise bike in a gym, with her arms outstretched and smiling. She is wearing a green shirt with word 'NASHOB' and a logo, shorts, and gloves. In the background, there are framed sports team shirts and posters on the wall.

    The Pulse Magazine

    A Level Playing Field: Adaptive Gyms are Trending Upward

  • A man in a wheelchair and a man sitting in a chair having a conversation in a rehab center with the HOYT Research Lab sign on the wall behind them.

    Global Health & Fitness Association (IHRSA)

    Club Owner Goes Online to Promote Inclusivity

  • A person lying on a bench press machine lifting a barbell while a coach or trainer stands nearby and gives instructions. Another person, possibly a trainer or spotter, stands to the side observing.

    Massachusetts Newswire

    Inclusive Fitness Approach Strengthens People of All Abilities at Unified Health & Performance

  • Three people are using exercise bikes indoors, with framed sports team shirts on the wall behind them. The floor is faux grass and the wall is black and white.

    The Stow Independent

    Passions Forge Unified Training Center

  • Three young men assisting an elderly man with a walker at a gym, with framed sports memorabilia on the wall behind them.

    Lesley University

    Taking Inclusion to the Gym

  • A young man in formal attire, sitting on a small stool with hands clasped, smiling, in a room with beige carpet and dark curtains.

    Worcester Business Journal

    40 Under 40: Brendan Aylward