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Adapted Physical Education: A foundational approachImproving IEP goals and self-confidence for Students in Adapted Physical Education
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Heavy WorkHeavy work training is used to wake up the muscles by promoting proprioceptive feedback so that students with disabilities have the ability to sense themselves in space. APE students’ skills must have more significant implications for real-life experiences. These “real-life experiences” consist of climbing stairs, descending stairs, stepping off a ledge or curb, functional strength, and movement patterns. Heavy work training can be used to achieve all these areas of focus. Hopefully, building a foundation in these critical areas will increase physical activity in and outside of school while increasing self-confidence. Increased self-confidence will allow students to interact with their peers physically and socially more confidently.
This research aims to determine whether increased proprioception via heavy work will improve APE students’ self-confidence in both daily activity and their IEP physical activity goals. Increased confidence may lead to a better quality of life for participating APE students. 
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