[Sportsandrec] Statistics on Fitness in Blind Community

[Matt Simpson]

Hello all,

My name is Matt Simpson and I am the Membership and Outreach Coordinator for
the United States Association of Blind Athletes. I'm sure many of you all
are familiar with what  we do at USABA, but for those of you who are not, we
are a national non-profit dedicated to enhancing the lives of blind and
visually impaired people of all ages through sport, whether it be at the
grassroots level or in elite international competitions. 

I'm glad to see this kind of discussion taking place. I think the idea of a
basic resource to teach blind individuals how to become active is a great
idea. USABA and our partner sports organizations host a lot of events around
the country each year. Many of these are sports education camps aimed at the
school-aged population. Some of our programs, like our learn to race cycling
camps and rowing camps are open to people of all ages. 

We have a good amount of information at our site at USABA.org. I'd encourage
everyone to check that out. There is no doubt that we can improve upon what
we do however, so keep the conversation going. If you'd like to have further
discussions off list about how USABA can help you or what strategies you can
take to becoming active, please feel free to contact me at
msimpson at usaba.org or by phone at 719-866-3019.

Thanks all,

Matt Simpson
Membership and Outreach Coordinator
United States Association of Blind Athletes
1 Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
719-866-3019 (Direct)
719-866-3400(Fax)
www.usaba.org 
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-----Original Message-----
From: sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Audrey Farnum
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 10:25 AM
To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
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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