Ohio Wheelchair Sports Association    

OWSA is proud to continue the partnership of OWSA and the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department  with the BlazeSports America   to further develop the Blaze Sports Columbus program.

Blaze Sports America is a national nonprofit organization which provides sports  training, competitions, summer camps, leadership training and recreational opportunities for youth and adults with spinal cord injury, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, muscular dystrophy, amputation, visual impairment or blindness as well as other physical disabilities. In 2008, 63 community programs were in operation in 29 states and the District of Columbia.

The Adaptive Fitness program, a collaborative effort from the YMCA of Central Ohio and the Ohio Wheelchair Sports Association, Columbus Recreation and Parks -Blaze Sports Columbus program.  

Designed for the physically and visually impaired, these sessions provide individualized exercised programs. These sessions are not a rehabilitation protocol, rather it aims to teach the participants skills that will allow the use of fitness facilities. The participants are taught proper technique to safely apply new skills to wide variety exercise equipment.

Fees and When

FITNESS ($25 membership fee at the Y) 

Hilliard YMCA on  Saturday 11:00-1:00 
Hilliard YMCA on  Wednesday 5:00- 7:00 
Gahanna YMCA on Saturday 10:00- 12:00 
Gahanna YMCA on Wednesday 10:00– 12:00 
Thompson Rec. Center on Wednesday from 10:00-12:00
Martin Janis Center on Friday from 10:00-12:00

Who:  Youth ages 6 - adult with physical disability          

We invite you to call for additional info.

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Last modified: July 29, 2010