Interesting tips on making physical fitness facilities easy for older people to get into and use in a pamphlet developed by the North Carolina Office on Disability and Health in collaboration with The Center for Universal Design.  While it was published a few years ago, its advice stands the test of time, and it offers a lot of diagrams and specifications on how to set up what it talks about.  The pamphlet is called “Removing Barriers to Health Clubs and Fitness Facilities.”   Among its tips: Provide an accessible route into the facility and around it. It defines an accessible route as “a clear path at least 36 inches wide with no steps or stairs that goes from the parking lot into the building and to and through all areas …”