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Accessible Fitness, more choices for more people

Fitness has always been a concern with regard to both mental and physical health regardless of age, gender, or any other variables that make each one of us unique. And for those in the blind community, fitness is every bit as much—if not more—important.

Exercise for the visually impaired is something that should be incorporated into a weekly, if not daily, routine for a variety of reasons that are both similar and different from people within the sighted community. For those with total loss of sight as well as for those who are low sighted, a lack of regular exercise can bring on a host of other issues, including weight gain, sluggishness, and perhaps worst of all for many, insomnia or a circadian rhythm that has been thrown completely off track.

A quality workout done at the right time of day and at the right pace to meet your unique physical and mental needs is just what the doctor may have forgotten to order. For many blind people, fitness has been a challenge: without someone to guide you and without the ability to drive yourself to the gym, it becomes obvious why so many visually impaired individuals give up—but with the BlindAlive line of Fitness Workouts for blind people, you’ll never have to depend on anyone else again.

Yoga and Strength Training with wieghts for blind people along with a variety of other cardiovascular exercises help our bodies stay toned, help us gain muscle mass and lose weight, but most of all, can help lead a blind person away from a sense of helplessness.

Are you ready to sweat? Come get healthy and leave all your notions of not being able to get fit due to your visual impairment behind with BlindAlive!

63 - Gentle with your Skin

February 22, 2017 / Blind Alive / Source

Lisa discusses various devices for monitoring blood pressure, and concentrates on those that connect to an iOS or Android device. When making a purchase, she considered the QardioArm Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor. Ultimately, she opted to purchase the iHealth Sense Wireless Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor for Apple and Android. She talks about various factors to keep in mind when measuring blood pressure, and walks listeners through taking blood pressure using the monitor she has purchased.

On FitnessSpeak, Mel talks about sebum, and it’s importance for our skin.

Mel also reminds listeners that BlindAlive now has fourteen workouts for people of all different skill levels. You can learn more about all of them on BlindAlive’s main page.

Finally, our Eyes-Free Fitness list is growing, and is a source of excellent information. To subscribe, just send a blank email to [email protected] or visit our group on the web. Please note that this subscription address is for a chat list. To keep receiving your newsletter, you do not need to make any changes.

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