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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!

9 - Be a Better You

January 25, 2015 / Blind Alive / Source

We're back with more exciting news and helpful tips to aid you in living a healthier, more active life.
Mel talks about workouts available in the Amazon Store:
http://www.blindalive.com/buy-fitness-workouts/
Mel and Lisa focus on ways to incorporate more activity in our daily lives, and talk about finding ways that don't just involve parking the car farther away.
Lisa shares Hourly Chime,
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id393704915
an app for iOS that allows you to have an audible reminder to get up and move each hour.
Mel gives us the skinny on quads and core muscles in FitnessSpeak.
And Lisa answers questions about squats and a post on the BlindAlive Blog:
http://www.blindalive.com/read-our-blog/
We welcome your questions and feedback via the contact form http://www.blindalive.com/contact-us
You can also follow Mel http://www.twitter.com/blindalive or Lisa http://www.twitter.com/lisasali on Twitter.

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