[Sportsandrec] Working with New Fitness Center

[Roger Acuna]

Rock climbing is a great form of all around body work out. And is really fun 
and challenging!  I tried it only one time so far while on vacation an. 
Hay, Robin, where is that rock place in Berkeley I guess we are neighbors 
since I live there too!.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Kociaba" <williamkociaba at comcast.net>
To: "'Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List'" 
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Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Working with New Fitness Center


> Rock climbing is an awesome form of exercise in that it will stimulate 
> your
> entire body.  You are using virtually every muscle in a coordinated
> movement.  Because you are using your whole body it will also have a 
> cardio
> effect.  Big movments like rock climbing will build more strength and
> overall fittness than lots of time on the various weight machines that are
> designed to isolate each muscle sepratly.  regarding adapting the new 
> center
> I would say just go in at quiet times and learn your way around.  Its very
> nice of them to offer to move a bike for you but realisticly it will just
> make you "stick out".  The controls on most pieces of cardio are pretty
> simple to learn.  You could create templets as Lori suggested or simply 
> ask
> one of the staff to teach you the various control pannels.  And commit the
> quick start, up, down and stop bottons to memorey.  Since they are open to
> making it work for you I have no doubt they will be willing to do this.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robin
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 4:18 PM
> To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Working with New Fitness Center
>
> Rock Climbing is another way. Here IN Berkeley,CA I attend a Fitness &
> Climbing Facility . I've experimented with various exercise equipment such
> as Stationary Bikes, Treadmills, and Ellipticals.
>
> As for your question, stationary Bikes do NOT provide a TOTAL BODY 
> WorkOut.
> You can receive aerobic activity and muscle toning from the abdominal 
> region
> and below, but you are neglecting your upper body region.
>
> As for navigating the facility, I either go alone in pairs or ask for some
> assistance. I know this asking for assistance is NOT popular, but I SEE it
> as an opportunity to EDUCATE Ol'Sighty on blindness and give him/her
> connection at least to 1 person, who is TOTALLY BLIND.
> Other members usually come up to me while I'm navigating to offer 
> assistance
> even if I don't need it. I figure if they offer, I should accept. It 
> breaks
> down communication barriers.
>
> I'm completely capable when I have to be, and that's all that is 
> important.
>
>
> These members, who offer usually comment that they SEE me navigate
> throughout the Bay Area,CA, and are amazed how I'm able to do it. I inform
> them that if they were Blind, they would find a way to do it like I do.
>
>
>
>
> At 12:55 PM 9/1/2012, you wrote:
>>It's one way. Thanks.
>>
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