[Sportsandrec] Hiking
Lucia Alzaga
lucialzag at yahoo.com
Sun Apr 5 17:14:50 UTC 2009
Oh, Ashley, I feel so frustrated when I read that you cannot find people to go hiking or running with... where are you located. I am in Champaign-Urbana and some of my friends and I want to help people like you for walks, hikes and runs. Actually I want to start a network that matches guides with people who want to enjoy the outdoors and need us... in all central Illinois, East Indiana and west Missouri... but it seems that we are placed in the wrong spot... I'll be guiding a woman from California in a marathon inWisconsin next May. I hope we can meet sometime. Lucía
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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 17:29:06 -0400
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
Subject: [Sportsandrec] pilates
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Hi all,
Tell me about your experience with pilates. What is the pace of the class? What muscles are used and what is the purpose? I am refering to pilates mat exercises. You can do pilates on a device named the reformer. But that is different. What benefits did you get from class?
How helpful was the instructor?
I am considering taking it at my health club. They offer them as a part of the membership. They also offer private lessons for an additional fee.
The director of group classes raised concerns about my ability to grasp and do the exercises before they move on. She says pilates is precise and controlled and they do 6-10 reps of each exercise. and I will not have much time to figure out the move. She says the instructors will be of assistance but they have to be accessible to other participants and keep the class moving.
Do you think its doable without previous experience? I really don't want to get lost; its not worth my time. The director highly suggested I do private sessions first before the class. I am concerned too. Without the benefit of seeing the exercises, I do not know whether I'll understand what to do. I will ask them to explain it. But they cannot slow down the class for me.
So I am wondering is this someone doubting my ability or is this real? I know that due to the visual nature and pace of some classes, they are difficult to follow. I don't know if this is one of them.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Ashley
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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 16:15:29 -0700
From: "Roger Acuna" <kearney at lmi.net>
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] hiking
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ashley,
hiking is lots of fun and I did lots of it in and around the Chico area
during my college days. I didn't give it much thought regarding technique,
I just went and did it. I made it a point to find a walking stick and used
it for balance and used it much like a cane. Now when I hike, I like to use
a aluminum canes cause they are durable and remain usable if it bends in a
hike. I due though hate rock climbing. That is, stepping stone over
stones. Its a slow process and just gets boring for me, and so then I
resort to a sighted guide who uses the stick or cane wich I hang on to as a
lead. I'll do this if I really need to but I generally prefer hiking
trails steep ones and not so steep ones. I just like to be out in nature
and hope that I don't run through poison oak. Cause one summer night time,
I hiked along the awesome Stanislaw river and got poison oak down stairs.
What a night mare that was. Lots of itching and scratching! And poison oak
only gets worse and spreads the more you scratch.
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Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] hiking
> Hi Lori,
> You must be in shape. How long are your hikes? I'll start with short
> ones. I do not own a GPS but do have a talking compass. It might be
> useful.
> How do you stay connected to a guide? Do they walk beside you like in
> regular sighted guide technique? Since trails are narrow, I thought it
> may be more helpful for the guide to walk ahead and tell me of obstacles
> or changes in terrain. I'm concerned that a cane will not be sturdy
> enough for trails. I wonder if a hiking stick could serve both as a tool
> to probe the environment and something to keep balance. I'd use the stick
> instead of a cane then.
>
> Ashley
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lori M. Miller" <lori at asmodean.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 4:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] hiking
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>
>> Ashley,
>>
>> I've used a variety of techniques ranging from just independent cane
>> travel with no extra accessories to using such things as GPS and talking
>> or tacktile compasses. I've hike with both sighted and blind friends in
>> both familiar and unfamiliar areas. I generally just use a cane but some
>> folks carry a trekking pole. With the GPS you can set waypoints
>> periodically.
>>
>>
>> Lori
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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>> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:35 PM
>> Subject: [Sportsandrec] hiking
>>
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> If I can find someone to go with, I'd love to go on a hike and nature
>>> walk. The weather is getting warmer and I'd love to explore the park.
>>> What techniques do you use for hiking? You likely go with a guide.
>>> What does he or she do? In narrow spaces, regular sighted guide
>>> technique where you hold their arm will not work. Do you use a
>>> different cane? If so what kind? I would think you'd need a more
>>> sturdy cane. Now I usually use a graphite cane; most of you probably
>>> use the fiber glass canes from nfb.
>>>
>>> Share your hiking adventures. Great way to exercise.
>>>
>>> Ashley
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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 16:52:09 -0700
From: "Roger Acuna" <kearney at lmi.net>
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Fwd: Fw: 2009 NBBA World Series to be held
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hey jen,Beep ball is lots of fun. Last week I got the opp to practice with
the West Coast Dogs. I hear they are a team to beat. We did some fielding
and batting drills but I can tell you that I hate an really hate to think
that playing a tournament in Stalkton in august is self torture. I guess its
what they make blind beep ball players due in hell!
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From: "Jennifer Boylan" <jaboylan at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 11:31 AM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Fwd: Fw: 2009 NBBA World Series to be held
inCalifornia
> --- On Wed, 1/28/09, Jennifer Boylan <jaboylan at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Jennifer Boylan <jaboylan at sbcglobal.net>
>> Subject: 2009 NBBA World Series to be held in California
>> To: nfbc-info at nfbnet.org, sportsand rec at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 10:22 AM
>> Greetings,
>> The 2009 National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA) World
>> Series will be held this July 26-August 2 in Stockton, CA.
>> This is the first
>> time the World Series has been hosted by Stockton, and the
>> first time in a decade that the tournament has taken place
>> in California. Beepball is one of
>> the few team sports available to the blind and visually
>> impaired, and offers physical, mental and social benefits to
>> its participants. I would like to
>> encourage you to come out and witness some of the finest
>> blind athletes in action as teams compete for the ring and
>> title this summer! The Stockton Stingrays
>> beep baseball team is seeking dedicated players, volunteers
>> and supporters. We would also love to see more active
>> players and teams on the west coast and
>> nationwide. For more information about beep baseball and
>> the 2009 World Series, please visit the NBBA's website
>> at
>> www.nbba.org
>> and the Stockton Stingrays' web page at
>> www.communitycenterfortheblind.org/baseball_team.php
>> Thank you,
>> Jennifer Boylan
>> Co-Captain, Stockton Stingrays
>> San Joaquin Chapter NFBC
>>
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