Exercise our bodies as they are designed to be used to enhance functional longevity and health. Educate future health professionals to deliver optimal care and provide clients with agency over their health and well-being. Include every body, because everyone deserves access to high quality training in a fun and supportive environment.
Our Mission
Fried Center for the Advancement of Potential (a 501c3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization) provides functional exercise intervention to persons of all abilities through a student-led clinical model in an inclusive environment.
Our Model
Educate and train future healthcare professionals
Physical therapist supervised, student-led 1:1 functional exercise
Individualized care outside of insurance-based model
Benefitting as contributor and recipient has been the greatest experience of my life; I strongly encourage anyone going into health care to seek a position with FCAP.
Caroline Shevlin (Intern 2021–22)
I consider my years at FCAP, two of the most rewarding and enriching years of my life. David’s model truly puts the patient first and taught me how to prioritize my patients' wellbeing.
Mary Moynihan (Intern 2017–19)
Words cannot even begin to describe the long lasting impression FCAP has left on me. You will have to join the family and experience it for yourself!
Hannah Enslen (Intern 2021–22)
David taught me how to look both at the human body as a whole as well as how to be a contributing part of a team. I learned invaluable personal interaction skills, both with patients and with other team members.
Monni Morrow (Intern 2018–19)
They are an underserved population and we have had the opportunity to see how well they respond. That puts us ahead of the rest of the world in understanding. When we leave and get jobs elsewhere, we need to spread that knowledge. It’s up to us to catch the rest of the world up. We may be the ones to make a change.
Liz Wombacher (Intern 2021–23)
I strongly believe that my experience at FCAP is responsible for my ease of entry into graduate school and academic success. I learned to think of the body as an integrated system rather than in isolation, which is integral to understanding pathophysiology and disease processes. I learned clinical skills, such as patient interviewing, how to conduct a physical exam, and documentation. But most importantly, I learned how to function as part of a team and how to advocate and care for those who are different from me.
Hailey Singleton (Intern 2020–22)
Our Interns
Our team of medical fitness trainers are students seeking careers in health care. Under the guidance of licensed physical therapists, FCAP provides the foundational skills necessary to advance in health-related professions through a combination of hands-on clinical experience and rigorous academic coursework. 98% of our interns have been accepted into the country’s top graduate programs.
Our Clients
FCAP provides one-on-one medically-based fitness sessions through physical therapy intervention, closed-chain functional exercise, and sports performance training.
At our main campus, we serve individuals with intellectual disabilities and their community. In 2023, FCAP will open a second facility at The Student Health and Wellness Center at the University of Virginia to serve and train students.
Donate
We offer affordable services to individuals over the long-term. We offset our fees through donations.
Make a tax-deductible gift to FCAP, which is a 501c3 organization.
