Palaestra articles from September 1996

Palaestra archives from September 1996

Dealing with dinner .... (sports nutrition)
September 22, 1996... Tip #1. Do not wait until evening to have your biggest meal. Many active people hold off until dinner to eat because they claim they are too busy during the day to fuel themselves. Plus, relaxing with food at home may have more ambience than...

Considerations when adapting fitness equipment for persons in wheelchairs.
September 22, 1996... The average well-intentioned person who wants an occasional workout merely goes to a local fitness club or local YMCA, pays a fee, and jumps on a cycle ergometer or Nordic Track Skiier and perhaps lifts a few weights. Another person, who just...

A hearing man's journey into the world of deaf softball.
September 22, 1996... For two decades since passage of the Education of All Handicapped Children Act in 1975, integration has mostly been thought of and viewed as a means of placing children with disabilities in environments with children without disabilities...

Aquatics for children with Angelman syndrome: earning your water wings.(Cover Story)
September 22, 1996... The field of Adapted Physical Education has expanded greatly in the last twenty years, beginning with the Inception of PL94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, now known as IDEA. (Individual with Disabilities Education Act),...

Training for equestrian competition. (part II)
September 22, 1996... Team USA won three medals and placed fourth overall in the Paralympic Equestrian Games held at the International Horse Park in Conyers Georgia, on August 20-22, 1996. Vickie Sweigert, from Reinholds. PA, took the old and Lauren McDevitt,...

Managing common injuries: the ultra-stretch - a method for increasing flexibility, strength, and endurance. (part 4)
September 22, 1996... Many common injuries can be avoided, or at least minimized, through proper stretching. When injuries occur, regaining flexibility is a key goal for the rehabilitation program. Regaining strength and endurance are also important goals. ...

Is it tee time yet for golfers with disabilities?
September 22, 1996... A leisure or sport option for some, golf played by individuals with disabilities may be a hazardous undertaking. Because of this circumstance, these individuals may be denied the opportunity to play by a golf course superintendent. For...

Physical Fitness: A Guide for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury.
September 22, 1996... A solid foundation is provided for understanding the importance of physical fitness, and ways in which persons with spinal cord injuries (SCI) can achieve, maintain, and enjoy keeping fit. Several spinal cord injury levels are covered,...

A Child Sacrificed to the Deaf Culture.
September 22, 1996... This first-hand report from a culturally deaf writer (having a deaf parent, grandparents, siblings, and many other relatives all fluent in American Sign Language [ASL], deaf friends, membership and participation in deaf organizations), forced...

Adapted Aquatics Program Manual, 5th ed.
September 22, 1996... This manual, providing guidelines for aquatics teachers of individuals with disabilities, has been designed to complement and supplement adapted aquatics materials used in courses at the university level. (It is also appropriate for and...

Supporting Young Adults Who Are Deaf-Blind in Their Communities: A Transition Planning Guide for Service Providers, Families, and Friends.
September 22, 1996... At the present time there is a dearth of literature concerning deaf-blindness, and techniques and methods used to assist individuals who are deaf-blind in achieving self-reliance and self-fulfillment. Therefore, a basic goal of this...