Get Yourself Active

What is Fitness to Disabled People? Gavin's Story - Get Yourself Active As part of National Fitness Day, we wanted to spotlight Disabled people’s experiences of activity and sport – today we're hearing from Gavin!

🗣️"Nowadays fitness looks different from my younger years. Its predominantly wheelchair based or seated and I love it. I think the biggest thing it’s taught me is how to adapt."

Hear Gavin's story of getting back into sport and what it means to him👇
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What is Fitness to Disabled People? Katy's Story - Get Yourself Active As part of National Fitness Day, we wanted to spotlight Disabled people’s experiences of activity and sport – today we're hearing from Katy!

🧗‍♀️"Rock climbing was my starting point. Instead of focusing on my limitations, I had to work out how to make my body work for me—through adaptations or finding another route."

Read Katy's story of adventure sports and the power of DPOs ⬇️
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Image of an empty, dark gym with a barbell on the floor.

"For me, it was never just about looking a certain way – it was about structure, focus, and self-belief. Fitness gave me energy, direction, and confidence, and it taught me discipline."

What is fitness to Disabled people? Hear Lee's story💬
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What is Fitness to Disabled People? Lizzi's Story - Get Yourself Active As part of National Fitness Day, we wanted to spotlight Disabled people’s experiences of activity and sport – today we're hearing from Paralympian Rachel!

"Fitness not only gave me a purpose to get back on my feet, it allowed me to meet new friends and force myself out of my comfort zone."

We're excited to share Lizzi's story of adjusting to being disabled, challenge and tandem-cycling in the Paralympics!

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What is Fitness to Disabled People? Efia's Story - Get Yourself Active As part of National Fitness Day, we wanted to spotlight Disabled people’s experiences of activity and sport – today we're hearing from Efia!

Fitness is different for everyone, which is why we're excited to share Efia's story of sport as a Disabled person.

🏊🏾‍♀️She spoke about how her view of fitness has widened through meeting of other physically active Disabled people.

Read the blog 👇
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Image of Amanda smiling in a mobility scooter, on a nature path.

We wanted to spotlight Disabled people’s experiences of activity – very often, fitness can mean something different to us than it might to others.

Today we’re sharing Amanda’s story of geocaching, swimming and learning to pace during activity.

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What is Fitness to Disabled People? Rachel's Story - Get Yourself Active As part of National Fitness Day, we wanted to spotlight Disabled people’s experiences of activity and sport – today we're hearing from Rachel!

This #NationalFitnessDay we wanted to spotlight the experiences of our Sounding Board members, and what fitness means to them as Disabled people.

First up is Rachel, talking about fell-running and mental health.

'I started with what I knew and enjoy!'
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Image of Rachel fell-running in nature

This #NationalFitnessDay we wanted to spotlight the experiences of our Sounding Board members, and what fitness means to them as Disabled people.

First up is Rachel, talking about fell-running and mental health.

'I started with what I knew and enjoy!'
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Careers & Jobs Join the team at Be Active Beds

Living in the Bedfordshire area?
Be Active Bedfordshire have new roles available - Senior Relationship Manager, Insight & Impact Officer and Physical Activity Clinical Champion.
They welcome applications from people with diverse experiences and backgrounds.
www.beactivebeds.co.uk/careers-and-...

Cash4Clubs – Sported working with Flutter to fund grassroots sport across the UK and Ireland - Sported Cash4Clubs Since 2008, Flutter UKI has donated over £6.5million to community sports clubs through the Cash4Clubs programme, helping thousands of people across the UK and Ireland by ensuring they have ...

💸Cash4Clubs Funding available!

They aim to get small grants of £2,000 to sports clubs that need it, especially those working to engage adults from marginalised backgrounds, such as Disabled people. The funding is unrestricted!

Deadline: 8th Dec. 2025
sported.org.uk/cash4clubs/

"Our government bears a fundamental duty to safeguard protected minorities and those at risk in our society. If there is even a hint of uncertainty regarding the potential ramifications of this legislation on their well-being, it cannot proceed." - Rachael Ross, founding member of the NDSPG

💰Funding opportunity from Go! London

🏓Does your grassroots organisation delivering physical activity opportunities for underserved Londoners aged 4 -24? You could get a grant of up to £40,000!

Deadline: 15th Sep, 5pm

Learn more👇
golondon.org.uk/foundation/

Protect benefits to ensure disabled people can be and stay active Our insight continues to show disabled people face a range of challenges when engaging in sports and regular physical activities.

🚨'Protect benefits to ensure Disabled people can be active'

Article by @activityalliance.bsky.social on the Activity Trap: the fear that increased activity could impact vital social security payments including PIP.

Protect benefits, protect activity. www.activityalliance.org.uk/news/10090-p...

Impact of Universal Credit Bill on Disabled People's Physical Activity - Get Yourself Active GYA's new report into the health impacts of the Government's Universal Credit Bill on Disabled people, our access to physical activity and public services.

🚨NEW REPORT🚨
The Impact of Universal Credit Bill on Disabled People's Access to Physical Activity

77% of people we polled use their LCWRA benefits to pay for physical activity - benefit cuts will have devastating public health impacts.

Full report👇 getyourselfactive.org/resource/uc-...

We are devastated to hear the Government's Universal Credit Bill has gone through. This will halve the UC health element for thousands of Disabled people, taking away £3,000 a year when they already cannot afford essentials.

Disabled lives are more than numbers on a spreadsheet.

Ahead of Wednesday's vote, we'll continue our campaigning to get the Government to #BinUCBill, which would cut the Universal Credit health element in half, from £416 to just over £200.

Disabled peoples' lives are not a cost-cutting exercise!

Designing the Future of Sport and Physical Activity Together

📝Designing the Future of Physical Activity Together

For #CoProWeek2025, our co-production lead, Liddie Bone, takes us through the importance of supporting Disabled people to be physically active - led at the helm by Disabled voices and experiences.

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When done right, co-production can be hugely empowering for us.

When we are given a voice in decision-making, everyone wins!

💬Hear Rachel, a member of our co-production Sounding Board, about how this process built up her self-esteem #CoProWeek2025

What it takes to co-produce well - Get Yourself Active This practical guide, explains how to make the most of Co-production to produce better services and products.

When services are genuinely co-produced, they work better, because co-produced solutions make the most of the shared expertise of the professionals and the people who have direct experience of using them.

Working in partnership can only be positive! getyourselfactive.org/guide/a-simp...

Why are Disabled People Still Punished for Being Active? - Get Yourself Active News like this explains the Activity Trap, a phenomenon where Disabled people do not engage in sports for fear of having their benefits removed.

🚨Disabled man lost his PIP after being filmed by DWP at his cricket club🚨

It's deeply concerning that Disabled people face punishment for being active.

We must resist the welfare reform bill that will only make the DWP more harmful!
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It's co-production week! An opportunity to learn more about how to design and develop things with lived experience at their forefront.

Here's Rachel, a member of our co-production group, talking about why it's so important! #CoproductionWeek

⚽️Referee course for people with dyspraxia!

📅Monday July 28th
📍The Portland Centre, Nottingham
⏰10am - 6pm

Find out more: t.co/Oncl1kZ810

We reject the Government's 'concession' that would create a two-tier disability benefits system.

It is not a concession to have a system where future generations of Disabled people receive less support than Disabled people today. The only concession we accept: kill the bill!

As disability rights organisations and grassroots campaigns, we are voicing our united and absolute opposition to the apparent concessions offered by the government on their proposed disability cuts. We know that for many, including the MPs who took a principled stand by supporting the reasoned amendment that would have killed this bill, the government's offer looks like a win. But we have been dealing with the benefits system for years and we know the potentially lethal effects the concessions being reported will have. As Disabled people, we will not accept a Bill that condemns future generations of Disabled people to devastating cuts in their vital support in order to avoid that fate ourselves. Rather than fixing this Bill's dangerous attack on Disabled people, these concessions will introduce a new and cruel inequality into our communities. They will condemn young Disabled people, and those yet to be Disabled, to a future of poverty, hardship and worsening health. Not to mention those unable, or yet to apply due to how taxing the process of proving your eligibility is. We are absolutely clear that no amount of "concessions" will make this government Bill acceptable. Any and all cuts made to the already limited support Disabled people rely on - both now and in the future - must be resisted. Disabled people have a long history of solidarity with each other and other communities - it has been essential to our survival. The desperate attempts by the Prime Minister and his whips to buy votes by selling future Disabled people out - attempting to divide our community - will not work. We know these "concessions" have only come about because of the tidal wave of resistance created by Disabled people and our allies over the last couple of months. They underestimated our power, and now they are underestimating our strength of solidarity. We know the MPs who listened to us, who have stood with us against these cuts to PIP and Univ

🚨 Joint statement: Unacceptable “concessions” on the disability cuts MUST be rejected.

Signed by @justtreatment.org, @nsunnews.bsky.social, @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social, Crips against Cuts, Mad Youth Organise and Taking the PIP.

👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/unaccep...

Politics latest: Our politics team answer your welfare questions - as PM bids to see off growing rebellion Keir Starmer has returned to the Commons from international summits to a burgeoning backbench rebellion threatening to kill his welfare reforms. The PM has hinted concessions could be on the way, but ...

Great to see Sky News coverage of our poll conducted that shows only 27% of the British public support the Government's benefit cuts.

This is a reckless plan that marginalises Disabled further with negligible public support - it's time to kill the bill!

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Image of GYA members and Parliamentarians sitting around the committee table in discussion

‘The Impact of Welfare Cuts on Disabled People and Access to Physical Activity’ A get yourself active response to the welfare reform green paper - front page of our report on the table in parliament

Following the launch of our report 'The Impact of Welfare Cuts on Disabled People and Access to Physical Activity', we were in Parliament yesterday speaking to MPs about the importance of resisting these benefit cuts.

📊Read our full report here: getyourselfactive.org/impact-of-we...

We spoke on LBC News today about our newly released polling results that found the public overwhelmingly DO NOT support the benefit cuts.

It's not about concessions, the bill needs to be gone.

Read our report into the impact of cuts on physical activity: getyourselfactive.org/impact-of-we...

Get Yourself Active Launches New Report 'The Impact of Welfare Cuts on Disabled People and Access to Physical Activity' - Get Yourself Active Get Yourself Active have released an report into the impact of the Government's proposed benefit cuts on Disabled people's access to physical activity.

Read our full report on the impact benefit cuts will have on Disabled people and our right to physical activity! getyourselfactive.org/impact-of-we...

Public Reject Benefit Cuts and Believe They Will Increase Pressure on

🚨BREAKING 🚨

Our new polling finds overwhelming majority of British public reject REJECT cuts and will increase pressure on the NHS

💥51% say of PIP recipients say they would be less active upon losing their payments💥

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Public Reject Benefit Cuts and Believe They Will Increase Pressure on

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

New polling from @getyrselfactive.bsky.social reveals only 27% of the public supports the Government's benefit cuts

👉49% of the public say that cutting benefits will make the health of Disabled people worse

www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/public-...