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A new range of equipment is set to be installed at council leisure centres in Wolverhampton for people with physical disabilities.
The equipment includes a wheelchair treadmill, adapted rowing machine and a hand bike.
It has already been installed at WV Active’s Bilston-Bert Williams centre, and will be introduced at the Aldersley and Central sites in the coming weeks.
Wolverhampton City Council said it had invested £12,000 in the new equipment.
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The authority said it wanted its sites to be as inclusive as possible.
Paralympian Mickey Bushell, who won gold at London 2012 and now runs inclusive fitness classes, was among those to try out the equipment.
He said the investment was a huge step forward for wheelchair users who wanted to get active.
The council said the new equipment followed its recent £1m refurbishment of gyms across the three leisure centres.
The new equipment is already in place at WV Active Bilston-Bert Williams and will be rolled out at the two other sites, WV Active Aldersley and WV Active Central, in the coming weeks.
Scott Smith from equipment supplier Invictus Active said: “It’s fantastic to see inclusive equipment available in commercial gyms, opening up the facilities across Wolverhampton to a wider audience and those with a disability.
“The effort and commitment by WV Active is impressive and hopefully other facilities across the UK use this as an example of what can be achieved.”
Local Paralympian Mickey Bushell MBE, who won gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games and now runs inclusive fitness classes through his Gold Star Academy, came along to try out the equipment and said: “This investment is such a huge step forward for wheelchair users coming to get active, and what an amazing place it is.”
Councillor Jasbir Jaspal, the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing, added: “We want to ensure our WV Active leisure centres are as inclusive as possible, and are delighted to be able to work with Invictus Active to offer this new range of bespoke equipment across our sites.
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They include a wheelchair treadmill, Concept 2 Rowers with a tractor seat and rowing hook, Multi Ropes, which simulate the benefits of traditional jump ropes and help enhance shoulder strength, cardiovascular endurance and overall fitness, a Wheelchair LapMat to protect legs when using a barbell, Assault Bike Adaptive Handles, and a Matrix Krank Cycle hand bike.
The new equipment is already in place at WV Active Bilston-Bert Williams and will be rolled out at the two other sites, WV Active Aldersley and WV Active Central, in the coming weeks.
WV Active Aldersley, Hugh Porter Way, Aldersley, offering 2 fitness gyms and 2 exercise studios, athletics track, cycling velodrome, outdoor tennis and netball courts, sports pitches and indoor arena for badminton, tennis, indoor bowls, 5 a side football and more.
WV Active Bilston-Bert Williams, Nettlefolds Way, Bilston, boasting an 8 lane, 25m swimming pool, studio pool, fitness gym, two exercise studios, multi use sports hall and squash courts.
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