IVC Adaptive PE Program

Adapted Fitness at a Glance 

Classes are offered three days and two nights a week

• Specifically designed for those with temporary or chronic conditions who cannot attain their fitness goals at local health clubs

• Classes begin in the fall and spring semester, and continue through both summer sessions

• Can be taken letter grade or credit/no credit
• Pre & Post assessments included
• Assistants are available for some participants
• Nominal cost
• 1 unit transfer credit available
• Athletic/Sports injuries
• State-of-the-Art equipment and facilities
• Individually centered, Personal Exercise Plan
• Maintenance exercise programs after discharge from physical therapy, or formal rehabilitation

The Personal Exercise Plan

Upon entrance to the IVC Adaptive Fitness Program, our staff will coordinate with a participant's past medical treatments and/or therapy, current physical ability and personal goals to develop a Personal Exercise Plan.  This customized plan, designed when you first enter the Adaptive Fitness Program, considers your fitness goals, your relevant medical background and your current physical ability.  Baseline objective measures may include strength, balance and flexibility measures, body fat, girth and weight measurements, VO2 max, resting heart rate and blood pressure, and heart response to aerobic activity.  This information will be used to set up a list of recommended exercises and activities to help you reach your fitness goals while accommodating any special physical needs.  Plans are re-assessed throughout the course of each semester and modified accordingly.

Polar heart rate monitor data          

Equal Fitness Opportunity

A number of our students require varying degrees of assistance with their exercise programs.  Examples range from students who require comprehensive one on one assistance to safely perform their exercise routine, such as those with cognitive impairments, to students that just need help getting set up on a piece of equipment.  After an exercise program is established, every effort is made to partner up students in the class with a fellow student or student assistant to complete their routine in a safe and efficient manner.  Often times, these assistants are paid staff, volunteers, and students at IVC who earn credit in classes that allow them to explore careers in related health professions and working with the disabled.

Affordability

Publicly funded, South Orange County Community College District (IVC, ATEP & Saddleback College) keeps education costs to a minimum.  For a low cost student fee of $20 per unit (in some cases waived by the financial aid office) and the $17 health fee, the participant has access to a state-of-the-art facility, highly specialized adaptive equipment, professional staff and assistants.  For our APE1 courses, cost comes to under $1 per class for students not on financial aid.  Course fee waivers are also available for those that qualify as economically disadvantaged.  Please speak with the DSPS Office, or Financial Aid Office.

A Word of Caution

Students are encouraged to complete all formal physical therapy or other medical rehabilitation prior to enrollment in class.  In some instances, students use our class as a bridge between formal therapy and returning to a prior exercise routine.  In these cases, students are asked to have their physician or therapist provide information so that their personal exercise plan will work to augment their medical condition and/or rehabilitation.  Physicians and therapists may be asked to provide information about precautions and limitations to exercise so that any routine developed will be safe.  

For additional Information Contact:
Disabled Students Program and Services at (949) 451-5630
Fax (949) 451-5386