AWARD YEAR
2017
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being
KEYWORDS
health, access, Fitness
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
The designer of the IF Platform is Ryan Eder, Founder & CEO of IncludeFitness. Engineering was completed in collaboration with PriorityDesigns and software development with AWH.
WEBSITE
http://www.includefitness.com
The IF Platform
Removes physical & cognitive barriers to provide an equal platform of health & wellness for all.
Inspired after witnessing a man in wheelchair relentlessly struggle while exercising, The IF Platform was created to remove barriers and provide an equal platform of health & wellness for all ages and abilities.
The Access Strength is an inclusive functional trainer providing unprecedented versatility & ease-of-use through infusing universal design with technology. A patented pulley system enables hundreds of upper & lower body exercises to be completed on one machine while standing, seated or in a wheelchair. Every touch point has been redesigned and reconsidered to remove the need for dexterity, accommodate visual impairment and ensure independent use for all.
The accompanying software, The IFCloud, addresses cognitive accessibility with downloadable exercise and workout libraries, live guidance and automatic data capturing shareable directly with your doctor.
This pairing of enables people, of all ages and abilities, to pursue personal health and improve quality of life