March 2023: Thank you IDEA Health and Fitness Association & Thanks DPI Adaptive Fitness Clients for participating in our workshop PTI 2023-Adaptive Fitness: Coaching Clients with Disabilities ( We absolutely loved our time with everyone and look forward to next time)
Feb 2023: Robby Febo announced as 1st runner up for Medical Fitness Professional of the year!!!!
Join us in congratulating him for his service to the adaptive fitness community and fit pros interested in learning adaptive fitness techniques
Jan 2023: Breaking news...just released (Tele Exercise study completed with Burke Neurological institute, Sabrina Cohen Foundation and Devon Palermo of DPI Adaptive Fitness
Inspiring Attendees to Inclusive and Impactful Careers The 2022 IDEA World Convention brought us the latest exercise science, community-building and DEI strategies, and inspiration from passionate fit pros.
SARAH KOLVAS
JUL 29, 2022
UPDATED ON: AUGUST 16, 2022
Adaptive Fitness Changes Lives As the 2022 IDEA Fitness Inspiration Award honoree, Amy Purdy reminded us that fitness and sports are for people of all ability levels and body types. Creating an inclusive, people-centered industry means meeting each client where they are. A crucial question: How can we get creative with programming to accommodate different types of disabilities, conditions or limitations and deliver effective training? The answer was sessions like “Adaptive Fitness: Coaching Clients With Disabilities in a Group Setting,” where Robby Febo and Devon Palermo demonstrated how to adapt popular exercises for people who lack lower-body use or control. Grove Higgins, DC, and Pat Marques discussed training for stroke survivors, diving into the changes in motor control and cognition that inform effective training. And in “Gentle, But Powerful, Program Design,” Sherri McMillan, MSc, taught us the power of using controlled movements to build muscle strength and stability in clients who do not have a full range of motion.
October 2022: Congratulations Adaptive Fitness Trainer Robby!!!!
Our very own Robby Febo has been nominated by a medical fitness professional in the Medical Fitness Network for Medical Fitness Professional of the year!!!!
Join us in congratulating him, and cheering for him!!!
Robby will be headed to Long Beach, CA in March to present on adaptive fitness, and for the announcement of the award winner at the Medical Fitness Conference.
A portion of the voting will be from the community, so please cast your votes when community voting opens!!!!
Join us in congratulating him, and cheering for him!!!
Robby will be headed to Long Beach, CA in March to present on adaptive fitness, and for the announcement of the award winner at the Medical Fitness Conference.
A portion of the voting will be from the community, so please cast your votes when community voting opens!!!!
Sep 2022: We now have an APP!!!!
Use of our app will make access to class sign ups, scheduling with trainers, and more so much easier!
Get your DPI Adaptive Fitness App by clicking here with your smart phone! or Scan this QR Code!
Get your DPI Adaptive Fitness App by clicking here with your smart phone! or Scan this QR Code!
September 17th & 18th: AFL/DPI Weekend
Saturday night Canelo vs GGG Boxing Fight Watch party at DPI Adaptive Fitness
Sunday Adaptive Fitness Legion 1st Annual End of Summer BBQ
An amazing time spent with our amazing adaptive fitness community, thank you for letting us be a part of your fitness journey!
Sunday Adaptive Fitness Legion 1st Annual End of Summer BBQ
An amazing time spent with our amazing adaptive fitness community, thank you for letting us be a part of your fitness journey!
September 2022: It's an AFL/DPI Weekend...
Join us for a community give back weekend as DPI hosts their next Fight Party on Saturday 9/17 & the AFL hosts their first end of summer BBQ on Sunday 9/18
For more info on the fight party reach out to dpiadaptivefitness@gmail.com
For more info on the AFL BBQ reach out to adaptivefitnesslegion@gmail.com
For more info on the fight party reach out to dpiadaptivefitness@gmail.com
For more info on the AFL BBQ reach out to adaptivefitnesslegion@gmail.com
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August 2022: We are happy to announce that we are now a Medfit verified Fitness Provider! Learn more by clicking on the image below
July 2022: Adaptive Fitness Specialists Robby Febo & Devon Palermo present a 2 hour workshop on Adaptive Fitness at the 2022 Idea World Convention in Las Vegas in July for participants from all over the globe.
Dedicated to inclusion and safe effective adaptive fitness for all abilities, we are proud to have been Idea World's first presenters on Adaptive Fitness in their 40 year history of education and resources for established fitness professionals and allied healthcare providers.
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Jun 2022: We had a blast volunteering at the AFL's 1st Annual FREE Wheelchair Wash on Saturday June 24th, 2022.
Happy to have Councilman Yi of Fairfax City join us in the fun, Looking forward to the next one!
May 2022: Congratulations Trainers Devon & Robby!!!
Idea Health & Fitness is the worlds leading organization of fitness professionals serving fit pros in over 80 countries with Education, Conferences, Products, Insurance and Research Articles.
We are excited to share that for the 1st time in their 40 year history, Idea has added education on Adaptive Fitness programming to the lineup in addition to over 150 fitness workshops at this years IDEA WORLD CONFERENCE in July!!!
Congrats Robby & Devon bringing inclusion to the forefront of the Fitness world with this course presentation.
We are excited to share that for the 1st time in their 40 year history, Idea has added education on Adaptive Fitness programming to the lineup in addition to over 150 fitness workshops at this years IDEA WORLD CONFERENCE in July!!!
Congrats Robby & Devon bringing inclusion to the forefront of the Fitness world with this course presentation.
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May 2022: Effective May 9th, 2022: DPI Adaptive Fitness has released an adaptive fitness specialist course
Apr 2022: We had a blast at our Fight Party, thanks to all who attended!
Mar 2022: Fight Watch Party at DPI Adaptive Fitness!!!! Saturday April 30th
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Join us for our 3rd fight party, one that will make history as the number 1 and 2 pound for pound best female fighters in the world take center stage at Madison Square Garden for a lightweight unification title bout (a first in history for Women in the sport) We will stream and set up a big screen with fun boxing games and food for those in attendance, reach out to add your name to the invite list by contacting us at dpiadaptivefitness@gmail.com |
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Jul 2021: From the Desk of DPI Adaptive Fitness
Hello everyone,
We want to take this opportunity to announce that effective August 1st, 2021 DPI Adaptive Fitness will no longer be the official adaptive fitness provider of the Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital’s adaptive fitness programming.
It has been our absolute pleasure to have been able to design and lead adaptive fitness programming since inception of the program for MNRH and all of the great participants that have come through this great program over the past 7 years.
We encourage everyone to continue to stay consistent with their fitness. You can continue to follow us and the programming we offer by visiting our webpage or social media outlets, in addition Medstar NRH will continue providing their adaptive fitness programming.
We want to thank MNRH for the opportunity to serve you all, for their support and trust in us over the last 7 years and hope that we can come together again in the future to offer even more adaptive fitness programming.
Thank you participants for all of the fun times and workouts, you guys make our work so much fun.
-DPI Adaptive Fitness Trainer Team
DPI Adaptive Fitness will continue to provide our low cost adaptive fitness classes, and will even look to adding more classes in the future…
In addition we will continue to work with the Sabrina Cohen Foundation and the Adaptive Fitness Legion to offer no cost adaptive fitness group programming designed and led by us.
We want to take this opportunity to announce that effective August 1st, 2021 DPI Adaptive Fitness will no longer be the official adaptive fitness provider of the Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital’s adaptive fitness programming.
It has been our absolute pleasure to have been able to design and lead adaptive fitness programming since inception of the program for MNRH and all of the great participants that have come through this great program over the past 7 years.
We encourage everyone to continue to stay consistent with their fitness. You can continue to follow us and the programming we offer by visiting our webpage or social media outlets, in addition Medstar NRH will continue providing their adaptive fitness programming.
We want to thank MNRH for the opportunity to serve you all, for their support and trust in us over the last 7 years and hope that we can come together again in the future to offer even more adaptive fitness programming.
Thank you participants for all of the fun times and workouts, you guys make our work so much fun.
-DPI Adaptive Fitness Trainer Team
DPI Adaptive Fitness will continue to provide our low cost adaptive fitness classes, and will even look to adding more classes in the future…
In addition we will continue to work with the Sabrina Cohen Foundation and the Adaptive Fitness Legion to offer no cost adaptive fitness group programming designed and led by us.
May 2021: Maggie "Maravilla"(our GA adaptive client) Visits and gets enshrined on the Wall of Greatness for crushing goals set during her virtual 1:1 adaptive fitness sessions... |
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May 2021: Check out our recent guest spot on the Infinite Tech Podcast show
Mar 2021: Welcome back DPI Nation!!!
-DPI Adaptive Trainer Team
- WE HAVE RESUMED IN PERSON 1:1 ADAPTIVE FITNESS SESSIONS FOLLOWING ALL REQUIRED GUIDELINES FOR RE-ENTRY AND WE ARE STILL ENFORCING USE OF MASKS AT OUR FACILITY!
- NEW CLIENTS ARE WELCOME
- OUR GROUP PROGRAMMING IS NOW HYBRID, IN PERSON & VIRTUAL, PLEASE FIND A LIST OF ALL DPI PROGRAMMING ON THE CLASS SIGN UP PAGE
- FOR FITNESS AWARD OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK 1:1 WITH A DPI ADAPTIVE FITNESS TRAINER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON CHECK OUT THE ADAPTIVE FITNESS LEGION NEW 501 (C)(3)NON-PROFIT PAGE CLICK HERE!
-DPI Adaptive Trainer Team
Jan 2021: Learn more about how DPI Adaptive Fitness came to be in this DMV Roundtable Podcast interview |
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Jan 2021: Big Shout out to Born Tough gym wear!
Adaptive Trainer Devon was rockin some born tough gear during classes today.
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Dec 2020: Check out this National Institute of Health research gaps workshop...
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...and listen to our Director speak on bridging the gap between fitness and therapy
NIH P2P Workshop Profile Link |
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April 2020: NEW NON-PROFIT 501 (c) (3) Established to provide fitness awards for adaptive fitness individual training sessions at DPI Adaptive Fitness
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The Adaptive Fitness Legion (AFL) was founded in April 2020 and created to provide no cost individual adaptive fitness to those who may benefit but may not financially be able to participate in 1:1 adaptive fitness sessions.
Due to the success and growth of DPI Adaptive Fitness our Founder wanted to ensure that not just individuals who have the means to work with DPI would benefit, so the AFL was founded to provide opportunities for truly anyone at any level (physically & financially) to be able to benefit from the awesome work we do here at DPI Adaptive Fitness. Local or virtually, now everyone at any level can benefit from the awesome work we do at DPI Adaptive Fitness through the efforts of the Adaptive Fitness legion! Check out the AFL at Adaptivefitnesslegion.org donate, volunteer, or apply for a fitness award today! |
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Feb 2020: Thank you Medfit Tour!
"It was an absolute honor to present on adaptive fitness to other medical fitness pro's and to have been selected among such an elite group of medical fitness professionals.
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Oct 2019:Congratulations to our Director for being named a finalist for Trainer of the year!!! |
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Apr 2019: DPI Adaptive Games Tag Team Champs-Derry & Tyler!!! |
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The 2019 DPI Adaptive Games are upon us....are you up for the challenge?
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Sunday April 28th, 2019 11-3: Free adaptive community event. Individual adaptive challenges for prizes for all abilities, kids games, resource vendors, and more..... |
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Jan 2019: We had a blast on stage at the NBC 4 Health and Fitness ExpoA first for adaptive fitness programming in their 25 year history!!!
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Nov 2019: We are collecting for Toys 4 Tots 11/23-12/12...Bring a toy to our drop off location in the DPI Adaptive Fitness Gym. |
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Nov 2018: DPI Adaptive Fitness-In the news....
Check out this article for Wheel Life highlighting our Member Joanna.
www.wheel-life.org/adaptive-fitness-helping-joanna-bonilla-fight-recovery/
Oct 2018: DPI Adaptive Fitness 2.0 Grand Reopening celebration! |
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The Making of DPI Adaptive Fitness 2.0 |
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DPI Adaptive Fitness: New Gym & Goals Fundraiser led by members Joanna & Catie
Check out the link, share, and help spread the word: https://www.gofundme.com/dpifundraising
All proceeds go towards making your adaptive gym the best, safest, adaptive fitness gym for you to be able to knock out goals like Mike Tyson!
All proceeds go towards making your adaptive gym the best, safest, adaptive fitness gym for you to be able to knock out goals like Mike Tyson!
Aug 2018: We’re relocating and expanding!!!!
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DPI Adaptive Fitness 2.0 coming October 2018 stay up to date on all progress by following our Instagram account @dpiadaptivefitness |
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Mar 2018: Check out this great article written by one of our longtime DPI Adaptive Fitness clients on his journey into and successes from Adaptive Fitness!
OCT 2017: The 3rd annual DPI Adaptive Fitness games are 1 week away!!!
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Join us for fun adaptive fitness challenges for prizes, meet great vendors, and meet some great adaptive fitness trainers and other adaptive fitness gym participants. It's going down 10/15/17 from 11-2pm, we hope to see you there! |
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Jun 2017: DPI Adaptive Fitness No Limits Adaptive Fitness Potluck
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THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the No Limits Adaptive Fitness Potluck on 6/24/17.
we had a great turnout to celebrate the 4th year of our Adaptive Fitness programming at Medstar NRH. A dream that started in 2006 was realized in 2014 with the start of this great program, countless individuals at all ability levels have benefited. Thank you everyone!!!! -Devon |
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DPI Adaptive Fitness-In the News on WHAG TV!!!
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Check out the recent feature done by reporter Elina Shirazi on the Parkinson's Boxing Fitness class that meets weekly at DPI Adaptive Fitness www.your4state.com/news/virginia/fitness-class-fights-parkinsons-disease/723499064 |
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Congratulations to the Medstar NRH Capital Punishers Quad Rugby Team!!!
The Punishers took 3rd place in this years USQRA National Tournament at the ABILITY 360 fitness center in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Punishers worked extremely hard during our Strength and Conditioning sessions leading up to Nationals
We are so happy and excited for this team and look forward to working with you all next season!
-Devon
Punishers
strength & conditioning coach
The Punishers worked extremely hard during our Strength and Conditioning sessions leading up to Nationals
We are so happy and excited for this team and look forward to working with you all next season!
-Devon
Punishers
strength & conditioning coach
Jan 2017: DPI Adaptive Fitness in the news!
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We are so excited to have a recent article about our Medstar Adaptive Fitness classes! Thanks so much Washington Post for such a great article highlighting us and our adaptive fitness program! Check it out: This gym caters to the injured and disabled — and it’s totally free |
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Air Force Wounded Warrior Care Fair!
DPI Adaptive Fitness will be joining the great list of presenters and exhibitors for both the Air Force Wounded Warrior Care Fair (November 16th) & The Abilities Expo-DC Metro (December 2nd & 3rd) Come check us out and try some adaptive fitness drills.
http://www.woundedwarrior.af.mil/
http://www.abilities.com/dcmetro/
http://www.woundedwarrior.af.mil/
http://www.abilities.com/dcmetro/
May 2016: Updated Website!
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new and improved website. Learn more about DPI Adaptive Fitness, sign up for classes, find pictures of yourself breaking a sweat, and more! Feedback is also always appreciated. Thanks!
New website: www.dpiadaptivefitness.co or www.dpiadaptivefitness.com
New website: www.dpiadaptivefitness.co or www.dpiadaptivefitness.com
New Adaptive Fitness Training Center!
We are very excited to announce the DPI Adaptive Fitness Training site is now open!!!
Come check us out at 3545 Chain Bridge Rd Suite 101 Fairfax, VA 22030
Please keep an eye out for all of the great group programming that we have in store as well as our big announcement on our Adaptive Fitness open house party!
Come check us out at 3545 Chain Bridge Rd Suite 101 Fairfax, VA 22030
Please keep an eye out for all of the great group programming that we have in store as well as our big announcement on our Adaptive Fitness open house party!
Commit to Inclusion!
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We are so very proud to announce that DPI Adaptive Fitness has been featured on the main page of the Commit to Inclusion campaign of the Presidents Council on Fitness Sports and Nutrition!!! See all fitness inclusion through commit to inclusion by looking for the hashtags #icandoityoucandoit #inclusionmeans and #committoinclusion
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DPI Adaptive Fitness Training Center
3545 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 101
Fairfax, VA 22030
(877)-264-5836
For all business inquiries please contact us at
DPIadaptivefitness@gmail.com
To apply for an adaptive trainer position
click here
*Services provided by DPI are NOT Physical Therapy services and so, we can not and will not bill insurance companies