Nike’s Training Club App Adds Workouts for People With and Without Disabilities

Working despite being a person with a disability or pregnant can be a challenge, but Nike's fitness app has a solution for such a problem.

The popular athletics gear maker recently added adaptive workouts to its Training Club app that can be done by anyone, even those who are pregnant or have suffered physical disabilities, per Engadget.

Nike's adaptive workouts can be accessed through its Training Club app for free.

Nike Training Club Adaptive Workouts Details

According to Input Mag, Nike's adaptive workouts consist of seven classes that were created with accessibility and adaptive fitness in mind, making them fit to be tried and executed by people with and without disabilities.

To be specific, the seven classes added by Nike's adaptive workouts offer "safe and effective" lower-body adaptations for traditional athletic training moves without making it feel like you're better off with a different workout class.

Each of the seven classes targets a "wide range of Movement and equipment," which includes dumbbells, yoga, and upper-body strength training, especially when it is supplemented with pointers from an adaptive-training physical therapist.

In addition to the classes targetting a wide range of movement and equipment, they also follow the introduction of Nike's Move like a Mother project, a flexible 48-week program designed to support mothers. As such, the classes and content found in them can be done by mothers to help them feel stronger physically and mentally during and after their pregnancy.

Women who are currently pregnant or have recently given birth can rest assured that the exercises showcased in Nike's adaptive workout classes are safe for them. All content following Nike's Move like a Mother project in the seven classes was reviewed by a panel of women's pre-and postnatal specialists.

A board-certified OB/GYN and pelvic health physical therapist have also given their approval of Nike's exercises.

Interestingly, the classes are guided by Nike Elite athlete Amy Bream, who is also an adaptive athlete due to her being born with lower-extremity limb loss.

Vanessa Garcia-Brito, Nike's Vice President of Communication told Input that inclusion makes the company more innovative, and that, in turn, makes the people in Nike better generally as a team and as a society.

The classes are also part of the company's efforts to make sports accessible, which includes its inclusive sports bra sizing and hands-free FlyEase sneakers, interestingly.

As previously stated, all seven classes of Nike's adaptive workouts, including are free to access and use in the company's Training Club app. The same can be said with the app's other content.

Adaptive Workouts For All

Nike isn't the only company looking to make workouts accessible for all, including pregnant women and people with disabilities. Apple had previously launched its adaptive workout last year with its Fitness+ workouts for pregnant people and the elderly, per Apple.

The Cupertino-based tech giant has also launched wheelchair workout tracking for wheelchair-bound people wearing Apple Watches.