Adapted Physical Activity Program

The program is currently active and we are accepting referrals. Please send us an email in the side bar, or contact us via phone or mail to make any further enquiries.

The Adapted Physical Activity Program (APAP) is an evidence-based physical activity promotion service for people with chronic and complex physical and mental health conditions.

Program Details

Our home and community-based service aims to empower clients to improve their functional outcomes, mental health and/or social re-entry by giving them the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to commence and maintain a physically active lifestyle.

APAP is for people who would like to improve their health and activity levels through a fun and supportive program. We don't build everything we do around your health condition or disability. Instead, we help you to explore your potential and work out ways to optimise your current health and prevent sickness and poor health in the future.  

Most people know physical activity is good for you, but that doesn’t make it any easier to be more active. We understand the daily demands of life, the impacts of illness and or disability can make it hard to be active. We work with you to navigate these barriers and find activity that suits you and your lifestyle. 

Our APAP officers are accredited exercise physiologists who specialise in an evidence-based holistic approach to physical activity promotion, incorporating behaviour change strategies, value identification, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care to assist you in identifying and incorporating physical activities that are safe, effective, enjoyable, meaningful and sustainable.

We put considerable time and energy into identifying meaningful activities that you enjoy so you will want to stay active (rather than just giving you exercise programs that we think are good but which you don't enjoy and may never do).

We provide services in the greater Brisbane, Redlands, Ipswich, Caboolture/Bribie and Gold Coast regions

What is included in the program:

• face-to-face sessions delivered by an Accredited Exercise Physiologist in a home or surrounding community (we come to you!)
• a comprehensive initial assessment of the participant’s physical capacities, social support, weekly routine and home/community environment
• individualised exercise program and/or physical activity routine
• all support materials (e.g. program cards, instruction videos, activity diaries, reminder notices etc)
• follow-up phone calls/e-mail/text and other between-session support
• Development of specific skills and knowledge that will help participants get active and stay active including goal-setting, monitoring progress, time management and building social support
• assistance finding and accessing community services (e.g., finding programs, strategies for pool access, joining sports clubs)  
• Liaising with participant's health providers to ensure a collaborative approach.

Eligibility

Our focus is Individuals with complex physical, neurological and mental health conditions, from children through to older adults. Specific conditions include, but are not limited to:

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Mental Health Conditions
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Brain Injury
• Amputations
• Chronic Pain
• Complicated Orthopaedic Injury
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD)
• Developmental Coordination Disorder(DCD)
• Down Syndrome
• Cerebral Palsy
• Stroke
• Cardiorespiratory conditions
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Spina Bifida
• Parkinsons Disease
• Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
• Epilepsy
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Diabetes Mellitus