Why disabled people need sports? Everyone will expect the answer is very simple : Life Skill Developments but this is only the beginning. After joining the Sports one can gain Good Physical Functionality and can influence others that being disabled is not the end of his/her life. Sports will give new opportunities to live with respect and bold characteristics in one’s life. Sports will define that disabled people do not belong in one corner of a room instead they belong to the whole new world which is changing day by day. The new world does not have any further Stereotypes opinion about disabled people. From sports disabled people can join others and can build new friends. And together they will learn about teamwork and enthusiasm and better communication. Sports will give Empowerment to them. From Empowerment one can acknowledge their ability to do more.
- Para Swimming
- Boccia
- Sitting volleyball
- Blind Football
- Para archery
- Para badminton
- Goalball
- Wheelchair Fencing
- Para cycling
- Para rowing
ExERCISE :
Exercise like push ups, squats, plank, lunge, pull up, burpee, close grip push up, air squat, split squats and many others can improve physical strength, burn extra calories, make less chronic diseases like Stroke and Diabetes and cancer also. Other chronic diseases are Alzheimer’s disease, Dementia, Asthma, Migraine. just remember don’t forget to loosen your muscle while doing this exercise, like while you are doing push ups try to do this with only your hand and shoulders try to relax your full body. You can read our Blogs.
STRETCH :
There are many Stretches that can loosen your muscles like top-notch. There are some stretches like child’s pose, hip flexor stretches, shoulder stretch, upper back stretch, piriformis stretch, ankle roll, biceps stretch, bound angle, butterfly stretch, cat cow stretch, lunge stretch, neck glide etc, and if you want to enlarge your knowledge about stretches and you can read our Blogs. Stretching is like giving your body mobility. While doing exercises it gives easy movement in your joint parts ligaments muscles.
Para Swimming :
Swimming is very good for everyone, even for the people with disabilities. Disabled people who join swimming have more courage than normal people. Swimming can be great for people with disabilities because swimming is always making a ways for good health and wellbeing for disabled athletes. After joining Para Swimming, Athletes with all kinds of mental and physical disabilities improve their brain health and it also helps to treat noncontagious diseases.
Boccia :
Boccia is a very interesting sport for everyone regardless of age, gender, ability, disability. Boccia can be played by team or pair. In this game both sides of the court have six balls with different colours. Each side of the player tries to place the ball close to the jack (jack is the thing from which a player can score points if they place the balls closest to the jack). Disabled people can have fun while playing boccia and also they will get social recognition from others.
Sitting volleyball :
Sitting volleyball is a very interesting and fast paced game for people with disabilities. Sitting Volleyball is just like normal volleyball with some new rules to discipline athletes. In this game Disabled people can sit and play while having fun with others. Sitting volleyball needs the same volleyball skills and methods as a standing game requires. With few rule differences Disabled people play with their arms and legs to score and move. In sitting volleyball players move close to the net to score points. That’s why it is fast paced.
Football :
Football is very fun and full of enjoyment. Football is an emotion to everybody including Physically Challenged peoples. Football can be the way to express feelings. There are many variations of Football like Wheelchair or Powerchair Football, Blind Football and also Pan- Disability Football. Wheelchair or Powerchair Football is very fun to play because Physically Challenged people uses powered wheelchair to play So they do not have to struggle while going fast or revers. They can play by learning some new tricks and skills. And there is Blind Football, in this sport people with vision disability have fun while playing. In this sport players wear eye shades to secure fair competition. In this sport each team will have an outside guide to assist them for a goal. The ball has a sound system inside that helps players to chase the ball. And the main fun part is, outside spectators can not interfere while watching the game until a goal is scored. And there is also Pan-Disability Football which is open to all variety disabled people including Females and kids to. In this Football Disabled people have many competitive opportunities to show their skills and Enthusiasm to the world.
Para archery :
Para Archery is a competitive Sport in the world. Disabled people are also making success from para archery. In para archery disabled people also compete with non disabled players in Olympics and also in Paralympics. India’s Sheetal Devi is 17 years old and she is world’s first female Para Archer champion without arms. After being champion of the world she has become a youth idol, to encourage others how to deal with their disabilities.
Para badminton :
Para Badminton is a very encouraging sport where disabled people can find new ways to build them again with care. While doing para badminton, disabled players overcome their fear of disbalance. Disabled players grow strength in their required body parts to depend on. Disabled players can maintain their fitness. Also they can grow strength in hand and palm muscles for stronger grip.
Goalball :
Goalball is a very funny and interesting sport for disabled people. In this sport disabled people always have fun. In this sport people with vision disability mainly play but to secure competition every player should wear eye shade. In this sport players stay on their hands and knees to defend and attack. Goalball court is 18 meters long and 9 meters wide. In this sport players have to defend their 9 meters long goal post in the back line. In this sport players have to defend their goal post by their hands and knees and also to score.
Wheelchair Fencing :
Wheelchair Fencing is a very delicate sport where disabled people can grow and show their skills to the world. Wheelchair Fencing is a very challenging sport. Where players need to be calm and fast at a time. This sport can challenge mental and physical strength. But it is possible to become an amazing Fencer by practicing and maintaining proper exercises. Disabled people are very courageous but In this sport they have to be aware and prepare for the upcoming challenges. While doing this sports disabled people will grow core strength and flexibility.
Para cycling :
Para Cycling is a very good sport for disabled people who have lower limb function disorder. Para Cycling can give them strength to recover from Cerebral palsy, Stroke, Amputations like diseases. From para cycling sport disabled people can maintain their cardio health, It can also help in body functional and adaptability skills.
Para rowing :
Para Rowing is open to any genders. Men and women who meet the criteria of para rowing can compete with others. Para rowing is also in the Olympics where we can see the real competitive skills to compete with others. Para rowing is a core strengthening sport where disabled people have to build strength to compete. In this sport many more challenging situations may occur but it will not be difficult if they prepare themselves for it. With other teammates it will be more fun and full of enjoyment to participate in this sport.
BENEFITS:
Playing the mentioned game, disabled people get free from diseases and it regulates their metabolism. And it stabilized the immune system.
PHYSICAL HEALTH In Sports For Disabled:
cardiovascular disease: playing sports can prevent cardiovascular disease, it stabilizes cholesterol level by burning bad cholesterol and blood pressure because while playing physically active games or sports our heart pumps more blood through veins.
Respiratory diseases: These diseases like Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not curable but can be stabilized through proper medicines, yoga, swimming and other. These activities can help to pump more oxygen in blood through lungs and extend lungs capacity for better.
Diabetes: High blood sugar level causes diabetes, It can be stabilized with the help of some physical activity, diet, oral medication.
Type 2 diabetes: Type 2 diabetes can be stabilized with swimming, jogging, doing hard work, climbing stairs, playing tennis and many other hard activities.
Arthritis: swelling and tenderness of joints are called Arthritis. Doing some activity like swimming, exercise, yoga, cycling, jogging and many others can help to restore flexibility in life again.
Osteoporosis: When bone minerals density, mass of bone changes through diminish Osteoporosis happens. It can be stabilized through weight training with the help of good nutrition and also through other physical activity like swimming, cycling, jogging and many others.
Chronic pain: Chronic pain is like long-term pain which stays for weeks to year. It feels like stinging, stiffness, and squeezing. Exercise, some physical activity like football, swimming, cycling can help to reduce the pain.
Mental health :
when people manage to deal with their stresses so they can extend their abilities to do well and learn more and stay productive as well.
Depression or bipolar disorder: To deal with depression or bipolar disorder disabled people often do exercise stretching and play some physical involving games to minimize their pain. When people get depressed often their moods go down and they can’t even think like
Anxiety: anxiety is an emotion based fear because when it gets developed into a big problem people feel fear of losing something, uneasiness, people get sweaty and they feel disturbed, nervous and also have a fast heartbeat. People often feel it while making an important decision. though it can be reduced by some hard exercises and stretching and playing some team basis game. disabled people often play to involve their mind to stay up above from anxiety.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental disorder in which people get out of control thoughts in their mind in an insistent manner. it is non curable though it can stabilize through exercise and proper medicine as directed.
Anti-ageing In Sports For Disabled:
Doing exercise, stretching and then playing games or sports with others and taking medicines as directed can be anti-ageing. Because all of this helps to regulate blood flow, metabolism, muscle power stability and more important mental stability. From a better physical and mentally state every one can achieve more lifestyle strengthening power.
Social Performance:
While participating in games or any kind of physical activity people often get to know other people. They laugh, eat and share their experiences with others. They communicate freely and this is a good sign of socializing.
Lifestyle:
Eventually while doing sport, you are surrounded by good people, doing regular exercise, getting enough sleep, and eating well makes you polite to others. Better lifestyle comes from doing better everyday. From these kinds of activities, disabled’s can improve their lifestyle routines on a daily basis. These kinds of activities could bring more fun and joy to their lifestyle. It would be the best lifestyle they could ever have in their life.
CONCLUSION :
- From these kinds of sports disabled can have better health
- From this kind of sport disableds can ignite their inner fire that can help them to prepare for any situation.
- These types of sports can bring them more fun and joy.
- They will have stability in mental and physically too
- By joining these kinds of sports they will get social connections from new friends.
- By joining these kinds of sports they will have a strong immune system, stress free and free from flu like diseases.
- they will have a larger and bold life than others.
- they will have time to stay connected to nature as well.
- They will have better sleep and better tomorrow.
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