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Sam is a highly qualified Fitness Professional. She is also an experienced Group Exercise Trainer, Presenter and Instructor.

Sams qualifations range from Level 4 Exercise for Long Term Neurological Conditions to Level 3 Personal Trainer to the Level 3 Exercise and Disability Qualification so you know you are in safe hands.

Sam presents and does demonstrations on Disability and fitness and how to work with disabled clientèle and how this can turn your business around and create more work for yourself or your business. She is also available to train up your staff on how to work with disabled clientèle within the fitness industry.

Sam's main area of interest lies and she works within the Disability and  rehabilitation fields. She works in her local GP Referral team delivering both gym and group exercise sessions to their clients. She also is now the project manager for Active and Inclusive Swindon.  The project aim, is to get more inactive people active across the populations that need it most. Be it disability, health condition, mental health condition. Sam also works with local clubs in making them more inclusive. 

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Sam also teaches disabled children aged between 4-16 Zumba and Boxercise, and teenagers with Clubbercise in there schools and helping the schools get the most out of them in other areas.

Sam also works with older adults and has done seated classes within Care Homes, older adult support Groups, Day centres. She is available to come to you and deliver a session. Please contact us for more information. 

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Sam helped develop Seated SOSA and she has presented it at leading events including IFS (International Fitness Showcase), Project Mayhem Ribby Hall and MOVE IT / FIT. 

Sam is an Clubbercise Master Trainer which means she trains up instructors to be clubbercise instructors. She trains up disabled instructors too, as well as current clubbercise instructors on how to work with there disabled clients.

Sam has been developing Inclusfit CPD and is hoping to get this out there to the public shortly. 

Sam's full presenting list is below. 

Presenting gigs:

Public Health England Conference – 2015

Zumba ZIN Academy – July 2015

The BIG Feastival - 2015

Community fitness awards day event – 2016

WDSA Dance competition - 2016

Instructability awards – 2015 & 2016

Leisure Industry week – 2016 & 2017

IFS – International Fitness Showcase – 2017

Move IT / FIT – 2017

Project Mayhem Ribby Hall - 2017

Elevate – 2017

Motability Roadshow – 2017

Zumba Believe - 2017

 

Cancer research danceathon – 2019

Various Zumba events – 2015-2024

FitJam Alton Towers – January 2024

People First Keighley – August 2024

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Speaking Gigs:

Cerebral Palsy Scotland Conference – Oct 2021

The importance of exercise with Cerebral Palsy

EMDUK – The Instructor Revolution – Nov 2023

Are you inclusive? What does being Inclusive mean?

Fortis PE Conference – 2016

How to include SEN pupils into mainstream PE Lessons.

 

Media and Podcasts

 

Written article – Working with disabled clients – PT Magazine 2014

Fitpro magazine article – 2014

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Radio:

Sam is one of the Fitness and disability experts for BBC Wiltshire. Sam has been on various shows including the breakfast show, The morning show and the Sports Show. Sam also took part in the sports quiz and even surprised herself in coming 2nd on the leader board!

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Podcasts:

Making activity Accessible and Inclusive to all. Sarah Bolitho Creating Active Lives Podcast. 2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/.../creating.../id1679319192...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1vPvmZrlBwuEajKvyHmXRF...

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Rachel Holmes Podcast – October 2023

Podcast LIVE with Sam James (youtube.com)

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Fitpro Webcast with UK Disability Expert Sam James – May 2024

Webcast with UK disability expert, Sam James | FitPro Blog

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Decades Reloaded Mental Health Mixtape Podcast – June 2024

Decades Reloaded - The mental health mixtape - Decades Reloaded community podcast - The mental health mixtape with guest Sam James | RSS.com

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Life as a Fitness Instructor – Breaking Barriers with Sam. Lorna Marie Fitness. May 2024

Breaking Barriers With Sam: Building an Inclusive Fitness Brand For All! by Life As A Fitness Instructor (spotify.com)

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