Coached Movement
A coach adapts every exercise to how you move and what you want to achieve.
a 501(c)(3) non-profit
Creating Access to Supportive Fitness-Based Communities
We exist to help everyone find daily victories and a richer quality of life through fitness. Serving the underserved.
We Are Bloc Life:
Our Mission
Bloc Life is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit expanding access to supportive, inclusive functional fitness communities.
Who We Serve
Bloc Life serves people of all abilities and stages of life, including adaptive athletes, people with disabilities, veterans, and first responders.
What We Do
We connect people with welcoming gyms, equip coaches to meet diverse needs, and work to remove barriers so more people can participate, progress, and belong.
Our Goal
To expand access to inclusive functional fitness communities across the U.S., so every adaptive athlete has the opportunity to participate regardless of barriers.
Our Vision
A world where everyone can build on their abilities, move through everyday life with greater ease, and thrive in a community where they belong.
Join the Bloc Life Collective
Collective support is the backbone of individual success. Your monthly or one-time gift keeps adaptive athletes training at affiliate gyms, connected to a coach and a community.
Join the CollectiveBecome a Member
Set up a monthly gift that keeps athletes training. A one-time donation is welcome too.
Fund Adaptive Athletes
Your donation directly supports adaptive athletes training at Bloc Life Affiliate gyms across the country.
Watch Daily Victories Add Up
See the difference in every session, every athlete, every day, at gyms across the region.
Create Life-Changing Opportunities for Adaptive Athletes
Every gift to the Bloc Life Collective helps an adaptive athlete train at an affiliate gym. Monthly gifts keep that support steady, and a one-time gift helps right away.
Bloc Life Network Partners
The organizations that help us reach, support and train AAIM athletes.
We Exist to Help Everyone Find Daily Victories and a Richer Quality of Life Through Fitness
Join the Collective“The AAIM Program has given me the gift of independence.”
Developing “I Can” Attitudes in the Adaptive Community
No matter what challenge you face, you deserve a place to train. Adaptive Athletes in Motion (AAIM) connects you with a local gym and experienced, certified coaches who build every workout around what you can do.
A scholarship covers your first 12 weeks, so cost never stands in the way of getting started.
Explore AAIMAdaptive Athletes in Motion
AAIM connects adaptive athletes with coached functional fitness at local affiliate gyms.
Kaw Valley CrossFit
Lawrence, KS
Cobra Command CrossFit
Basehor, KS
FITNKC
Kansas City, MO
Mission Barbell Club
Mission, KS
Kansas Athletic Club
Overland Park, KS
Madonna ProActive
Lincoln, NE
Lincoln Nutrition and Fitness
Lincoln, NE
Find Your Community at an AAIM Participating Gym
Seven affiliate gyms across Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska run AAIM, so adaptive athletes can train close to home with coaches who know the program.
Explore Our AffiliatesChalk Up for Burpees
A 90-day functional fitness program for veterans and first responders at participating gyms.
Functional Fitness and Daily Habits
Prepare your body for everyday life and build routines that hold up outside the gym.
Recent Research
All Research
A 16-Week Community HIFT Pilot for Older Adults with Mobility Disabilities
Federal Grant Expands Adaptive Fitness Research to Five Gyms in Three States
Research GO: 12 Weeks of Community HIFT for Adults with Mobility Disabilities
A 24-Week Community HIFT Pilot for Adults with Mobility Disabilities and Overweight or Obesity
How an Adaptive Gym Program Became a University Research Partner
What Adaptive Athletes Say High-Intensity Functional Training Changed for Them
Help More Athletes Find a Place to Belong
Your monthly or one-time gift to the Bloc Life Collective puts adaptive athletes on the gym floor, with a coach and a community behind them.