DPI ADAPTIVE FITNESS
DPI In The News
From local television and national publications to adaptive boxing competition and community milestones, explore the stories, athletes, coaches and moments that have helped shape DPI Adaptive Fitness.
More Than A Gym.
For more than a decade, DPI Adaptive Fitness has worked to expand what adaptive fitness and adaptive boxing can look like. This archive captures some of the people, events, media coverage, educational work and community moments along the way.
FEATURED COVERAGE
Adaptive Boxing
In The Spotlight.
APRIL 2026 • WUSA9
At The Heart Of It: DPI Adaptive Boxing
WUSA9 visited DPI Adaptive Boxing to spotlight the athletes, coaches and continued growth of adaptive boxing.
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VIDEO ARCHIVE
Watch DPI In Action.
FEBRUARY 2026
Detours / Sports N Spokes
Adaptive boxing coaches from DPI discuss training, coaching and the continued development of adaptive boxing.
JANUARY 2026
FOX 5 — Joanna "The Real Deal"
FOX 5 highlights DPI adaptive boxer Joanna following her international competition experience.
DECEMBER 2025
DPI Adaptive Boxing Goes International
Coverage following the DPI Adaptive Boxing International Competition Team's trip to Spain.
SEPTEMBER 2025
Adaptive Boxing Showcase 3
A major announcement and adaptive boxing moment during the third UABC Adaptive Boxing Showcase.
JULY 2025
Faces of Fairfax
DPI Owner and Director Devon Palermo is highlighted in the Faces of Fairfax series.
SEPTEMBER 2024
DPI Adaptive Boxing Showcase
Coverage from the adaptive boxing showcase hosted by the Adaptive Fitness Legion.
JULY 2024
Move United Nationals
DPI Adaptive Boxing at the 2024 Hartford Move United Nationals in Birmingham, Alabama.
JULY 2024
Adaptive Boxing At Nationals
Additional coverage from DPI's participation at the Move United Nationals.
JANUARY 2024
DPI DAY — 10 Years
Celebrating a decade of DPI Adaptive Fitness and the community that helped build it.
JANUARY 2021
DMV Roundtable
A conversation about how DPI Adaptive Fitness came to be and the mission behind the gym.
DECEMBER 2020
NIH Workshop
Devon discusses the importance of bridging the gap between fitness and therapy.
JANUARY 2019
NBC 4 Health & Fitness Expo
DPI brings adaptive fitness programming to the stage at the NBC 4 Health and Fitness Expo.
OCTOBER 2018
DPI Adaptive Fitness 2.0
Coverage from the grand reopening of DPI Adaptive Fitness 2.0.
2018
The Making Of DPI 2.0
A look behind the scenes at the development of DPI Adaptive Fitness 2.0.
PHOTO ARCHIVE
Moments That
Matter.
DPI HISTORY
More Than
A Decade Of Progress.
2026
Adaptive Boxing Takes The Spotlight
DPI athletes and coaches continue to receive television and media coverage as adaptive boxing grows across the region.
2025
International Adaptive Boxing
DPI competitive athletes expand their experience onto international stages while continuing to develop adaptive boxing.
2024
10 Years Of DPI
DPI celebrates a decade of serving the adaptive fitness community in Fairfax.
2022
Adaptive Fitness Education Expands
DPI educators bring adaptive fitness programming to professional audiences through IDEA World and other educational opportunities.
2020
Community Programming Expands
DPI continues developing adaptive fitness opportunities while helping build the Adaptive Fitness Legion community.
2018
DPI 2.0
DPI moves into its expanded training center and begins the next chapter of its adaptive fitness journey.
2014
DPI Adaptive Fitness
DPI begins its journey in Fairfax and starts building the foundation for the adaptive fitness community that exists today.
Be Part Of The Story.
The next chapter starts with the people who walk through our doors. Come see DPI, meet the team and learn how adaptive fitness or adaptive boxing can be built around you.
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