The fitness industry needed a wakeup call: People with disabilities do not feel at home inside their spaces. Research from Degree partner Lakeshore Foundation, a nonprofit organization specializing in sports science for athletes with disabilities around the world, found that 81% of people with disabilities do not feel welcome in fitness spaces. It's evident that disabled athletes face heightened discrimination and bias as a result of societal ability standards. This is compounded by the lack of representation of disabled trainers and coaches in the fitness industry and the limited access to inclusive fitness spaces.

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Degree released an open letter in The New York Times calling on the fitness industry to join the brand in creating a more inclusive world for people with disabilities. This letter includes an open invitation for fitness industry leaders to participate in the brand's first-ever inclusive pop-up cycling classes led by Blake Leeper. The same day, mobile billboards went to the offices of fitness companies in New York to challenge the industry directly. And new marketing starring professional surfer Bethany Hamilton also aired during the Paralympic games to show how movement is truly for everyone.

1.1B earned media impressions

7.29min average time spent on trainersforhire.com

17k unique visitors to trainersforhire.com

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