Exercise for the Visually Impaired:

Exercise for the Visually Impaired:

• Exercise videos with audio directions available on YouTube such as Eyes Free Fitness.

• Apps such as LazyFit: Workout for Beginners app (Apple only), LazyFit: Chair Yoga & Pilates app (Android only), 7 Minute Workout: Exercise App app, ReVision Fitness app, the Apple Fitness app with the paid Apple Fitness Plus subscription (Apple only), and the Planet Fitness app with a paid plan.

• Add tactile labels such as bump dots, braille labels, and rubber bands to exercise equipment.

• Keep exercise equipment organized and in the same spot after use.

• Use wearable products with vibration or audio feedback such as smartwatches and fitness trackers.

• Use a Pop-It to keep score during a game or number of, for example, sets done while lifting weights.

• Keep a list of stretches, exercises, or an exercise log in an accessible format such as black marker on bold lined paper, brailled, audio recordings, a notes app, or an accessible fitness app.

• Ask an exercise instructor to provide additional audio instructions.

• Exercise with a sighted person who can offer verbal instructions, tactile prompts, physical assistance with a guide rope, or sighted guide.

• Fitness groups and virtual classes for the visually impaired or anyone with a disability

• Sports designed for the visually impaired such as goalball, beep baseball, beep kickball, and blind soccer.