A guide to the guide

How to use the Fitness for Life guide:

The Fitness for Life guide has been designed to take you through all of the stages of doing physical activity as an adult with cerebral palsy.

From giving you ideas about physical activities and helping you figure out what interests you, through the planning processes for starting something, all the way through to making check-in plans after you’ve settled in!

You can go through the guide in order, or dive in at a point that suits where you’re at in your physical activity journey.

A young man sitting on a wooden bench against a plain, light-colored wall. He is smiling, wearing a black and orange backward baseball cap, a tan t-shirt with a small globe logo on the chest, and black pants. He has a fitness tracker on his left wrist and colorful bracelets on his right wrist.

What to look for:

The Fitness for Life guide is packed with information specific to young adults with cerebral palsy.

Some of the young adults with cerebral palsy who worked to design this guide will take you through the stages.

You can get to know more about them on the ‘Meet the team’ page!

A woman with glasses and wavy dark hair smiling in front of a colorful chalkboard with doodles and writing.
A young man in a wheelchair outdoors with green trees and sunlight in the background, wearing a green button-up shirt and a purple neck pillow, smiling at the camera.
A smiling man with glasses and facial hair sitting outdoors in front of a large tree.
A young woman with long dark hair, red glasses, and a white graphic T-shirt holding a Nikon camera outdoors, standing in front of a large tree and a building with arched windows.

We’ve also included lots of practical tips, skills building activities, spots to pause and reflect, and plenty of examples and stories from other young adults with cerebral palsy.

We’ve highlighted these features of the guide with coloured icons you can easily recognise.

A graphic showing a thought bubble with a cloud inside, next to a purple-bordered text box that reads, "Reflection point: A time to stop and think about the content that you have seen. Reflection points will often have questions for you to think about."
Icon of two speech bubbles with the words "Have a chat" and a message explaining that the icon indicates content to talk about with a trusted person.
A graphic with a light bulb icon and the text 'Practical task or tip' followed by a description 'A suggestion, tip, or action you could try out.'
An infographic explaining that the download symbol indicates a downloadable resource available for use alongside content.

“The hardest part for me in terms of starting was always that first step. I hope sharing my story will enable other other people living with CP to take that first step. That it gives people the drive and the motivation to do that.”

- Nath

A male wheelchair basketball player in a red and black uniform prepares to throw a pink basketball in an indoor gymnasium with other players and spectators in the background.