{"id":7250,"date":"2018-06-22T14:59:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T14:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitproblog.mysites.io\/loss-sight-build-gym\/"},"modified":"2018-06-22T14:59:45","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T14:59:45","slug":"loss-sight-build-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitpro.com\/blog\/loss-sight-build-gym\/","title":{"rendered":"PT facing total loss of sight will build gym"},"content":{"rendered":"

PT faces total loss of sight<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A fitness trainer who is losing his sight is using that factor as an opportunity to pursue the career he loves.<\/p>\n

Nick Jones from Chippenham, Wiltshire,\u00a0 has been diagnosed with a condition which means he will lose his sight completely. Nick Jones has stargardt disease and is losing his sight. He struggled through university without realising how serious the problem was. Jones told the BBC, \u201cI thought I would just grab a cheap pair of glasses from vision express.\u201d\u00a0<\/em> He was told he either had eye cancer or he was going to lose his sight completely. After having found out this news, Nick quit his job and trained as a fitness instructor and built his own gym.\u00a0 Commenting on his new career path, Jones told the BBC, \u201cFitness is really amazing no matter what I\u2019ve gone through in life; the gym has always been the same for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

One fitpro who understands the effects of sight loss and shares Nick\u2019s passion for working in the fitness industry is Michelle Felix.<\/p>\n

For more information on working with visually impaired clients, <\/strong>click HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n

Michelle Felix realised the lack of support for visually impaired people in the fitness industry and set up the Michelle Felix Group to help engage visually impaired people in the fitness industry. \u00a0Felix got in touch with FitPro to share her reaction to Nick\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love Nick\u2019s spirit to simply make it happen with building his gym, says Felix.\u00a0\u00a0 I also have an appreciation of making the most of residual sight at\u00a0\u00a0 different stages of sight loss. Having sight loss has highlighted the need for accessible gym equipment and Exercise to Music classes.\u00a0 As a fitness professional, I continue to make\u00a0fitness\u00a0accessible to people with sight loss\u00a0and seek out ways of improving\u00a0 accessibility for people with a range of needs through discussion, research and \u00a0exercise class design.<\/em><\/p>\n

Felix concludes, \u201c It is a joy to provide a service which has a positive impact on the health and well-being of others.\u00a0 At Michelle Felix Group our distinct personality is:\u00a0 \u2018Possessing vision and focus without sight\u2019. Can people with sight loss work in the fitness industry? Yes we can!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Where next?\u00a0 Find out how you can help your clients who experience anxiety HERE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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