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Brendan Aylward is an entrepreneur and educator whose career has revolved around promoting inclusion in fitness and sport. He has trained hundreds of adaptive athletes and taught health and fitness professionals around the world about inclusion and building accessible training environments.

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Brendan Aylward

Trusted By

  • ASICS
  • Duke University
  • Yale University
  • TJX Companies
  • MCPHS University
  • APTA Massachusetts
  • University of Arizona
  • Move United
  • National Inclusion Project
  • Fallon Health
  • RaceMania
  • Berkshire Bank
  • Teaching Channel and Learners Edge
  • InBody

Preferred Topics

Each one has been delivered to clinicians, campus recreation staff, corporate ERGs and conference audiences.

  • Making Fitness and Physical Activity Accessible

  • Applying Models of Inclusion in Fitness and Sport

  • The Economic Incentive of Inclusion

  • Anatomy, Physiology, and Training Strategies for Adaptive Athletes

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Presentations and Guest Lectures

2026

  • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesClinic to CommunityDecember
  • University of ArizonaNSC 320: Making Fitness AccessibleOctober
  • Move United Annual Education ConferenceClinic to CommunityApril
  • University of ArizonaNSC 320: Making Fitness AccessibleMarch

2025

  • APTA MA Annual ConferenceClinic to Community: Building Pathways for Inclusive Fitness for People with Intellectual and Physical DisabilitiesNovember
  • Duke UniversityDisability Narratives: Making Fitness and Physical Activity AccessibleNovember
  • Messiah UniversityAPHS 310: Elite Athletic PerformanceOctober
  • Spina Bifida Association of AmericaMaking Fitness and Physical Activity AccessibleSeptember
  • International Summit on Health Benefits of Physical Fitness in Down SyndromeMay
  • More than the MilesBoston Marathon panelApril
  • Yale Symposium for Disability and AccessibilityDisability Storytelling: Principles and Best Practices of Inclusive FitnessApril
  • University of ArizonaNSC 320: Nutrition, Exercise, and Health PromotionMarch

2024

  • National Inclusion ProjectPower of Play Conference: Principles and Best Practices of Inclusive Fitness and RecreationNovember
  • Massachusetts YMCA AllianceSystems and Strategies to Create More Inclusive YsNovember
  • University of ArizonaNSC 320: Nutrition, Exercise, and Health PromotionOctober
  • Dell Technologies TrueAbility ERGPrinciples and Best Practices of Inclusive FitnessOctober
  • Berkshire Bank Abilities in Motion ERGPrinciples and Best Practices of Inclusive FitnessJuly
  • Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts SymposiumPrinciples and Best Practices of Inclusive FitnessJune
  • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesAdvanced Topics in Therapeutic ExerciseMay
Show engagements before 202419

2023

  • ASICSInternational Day of Persons with Disabilities: Theories and Frameworks for Making Endurance Sports AccessibleDecember
  • Fallon Health Grand RoundsFundamentals and Theories of Making Fitness AccessibleNovember
  • RaceManiaMaking Endurance Sports AccessibleMarch

2022

  • UMass Lowell Exercise ScienceProgramming Considerations for Adaptive AthletesJune
  • AdaptX University ForumPromoting Inclusion in Campus Recreation and FitnessApril
  • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesProgramming Considerations for Adaptive AthletesMarch & May
  • UMass BostonAdapted Physical Activity Course: Making Fitness AccessibleMarch

2021

  • National Inclusion ProjectPower of Play Conference: Making Fitness and Recreation Accessible for Individuals with DisabilitiesNovember
  • APTA 2021 Regional ConferenceThe Intersection of Physical Therapy, Adaptive Sports, and Strength and ConditioningNovember
  • InBody Clinical ResearchThe Use of InBody Data to Improve the Health and Fitness of Individuals with Cerebral PalsySeptember
  • TJX CorporationsMaking Fitness AccessibleMay
  • American Physical Therapy AssociationThe Intersection of Physical Therapy, Adaptive Sports, and Inclusive FitnessMarch

Earlier

  • Bentley UniversityCreating Mission-Driven Businesses2018–2020
  • NEACSM ConferenceObservations of Fitness Prior to and Following 8 Weeks of Strength Training in Participants with Cerebral Palsy2019
  • Connecticut Down Syndrome CongressImproving the Health and Performance of Individuals with Down Syndrome2017
  • UMass LowellCreating a Comprehensive S&C Program for Individuals with Down Syndrome
  • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesProgramming Considerations for Adaptive Athletes
  • LuMind Virtual WebinarImproving the Health and Performance of Individuals with Down Syndrome
  • Special Olympics MAIncorporating Strength and Conditioning into the Special Olympic Practice
Brendan was a guest speaker in my personal training course at the University of Arizona. He is doing some truly unique and inspiring things for adaptive athletes and non-athletes alike! My students got a good look at what is possible in the world of exercise and personal training when you have a passion for something, a vision, and hard work.
Preston HarrisNSC 320, University of Arizona
  • Brendan presenting at the Massachusetts YMCA Alliance conference
  • Brendan presenting at RaceMania
  • Brendan being interviewed at a road race
  • Brendan coaching an adaptive athlete

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