[Sportsandrec] Statistics on Fitness in Blind Community

[Kathy McGillivray]

Just a point to consider,

The fact that the S&R meetings are small has little if nothing to do with 
fitness among blind people. Maybe people just also have a lot of other 
interests and there are a lot of things going on at the same time. Some 
people may not feel they need to go to a division meeting to get fit. The 
best thing for convention would be to offer regular fitness times and 
encourage people to go and try different activities each day. There are 
devotions each morning for the faith communities; why not a simple exercise 
time. Alot of folks, especially those born blind who are now in the forties 
and fifties, did not grow up with people showing how to do a lot of fitness 
activities. Again, not an excuse, just a fact. So let's get a regular slot 
on the agenda for next year.

This isn't a criticism of anyone; just some things to think about. Also, I 
think you will find that a lot of marginalized groups in our society are 
less likely to be fit and healthy. This isn't an excuse; just the reality 
that peple have to be pretty motivated and need to have good resources and 
role models.

BTW, just got back from a brisk walk and it feels great in this beautiful 
Minnesota weather on my day off.

Cheers,
Kathy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Audrey Farnum" <atfarnum at gmail.com>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
<sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Statistics on Fitness in Blind Community


> Bill,
>
> You're right on! Thanks for telling it like it is. The difference
> between being active and being a couch potato is desire. If you really
> want to do it, you find a way and just do it. I have no patience for
> excuses. I too am disappointed that the S&R division meetings are so
> small compared to other division meetings. But I do appreciate the
> enthusiasm and knowledge from the people who do show up. I think blind
> people are like people in general. Americans are fat and lazy and all
> want a quick fix. Blindness makes fitness a little more complicated,
> but blindness makes everything a little more complicated. It's life.
> Figure out a way around it an get on with life. I do like these ideas
> about doing fitness info for blind people. It would be great content
> for an S&R website if we had one. Of course, websites are a lot of
> work and I don't have the technical know how, but it would be cool if
> we could throw a simple site together.
>
> Audrey
>
> On 8/6/12, Tina Hansen <th404 at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Along these lines, I have been reviewing various workout programs out 
>> there,
>>
>> partly to see how good they are at describing things, and partly to ask 
>> if I
>>
>> would enjoy them.
>>
>> Bill, you're right about walking in place. I've done that on Mondays when 
>> I
>>
>> was unable to go to the gym, so I'm not at all offended by what you've 
>> said
>>
>> in earlier posts on this topic.
>>
>> Also, when I was in Dallas for National, I often walked in place in my 
>> hotel
>>
>> room, or just walked through the hotel. That gave me a bit of a workout. 
>> I
>> also like the idea of walking through the downtown area where I live with 
>> a
>>
>> friend to get door prize donations for our State convention later this 
>> year.
>>
>> Even though it wasn't a continuous workout, I did burn a few calories. I
>> look forward to doing that. So that is why your remarks don't offend me; 
>> it
>>
>> just makes sense. Thanks.
>>
>>
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