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| wuming | Nov 29 2017, 07:18 PM Post #1 |
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The 1977 FESPIC games Nazem Kadri Maple Leafs Jersey , held in Sydney, Australia, marked a turning point when a team of amputees competed in sporting events specifically established for those with disabilities. It was decided, following this session of the FESPIC games, that the establishment of an organisation must be sought after to encourage competitive athletics for Australian based amputees. As the story goes, in 1981, the dream of such an organisation became a reality when the Amputee Sporting Association of Australia was born. The mission of the association was to encourage the participation in both recreational and competitive sports for those living with amputations and other types of physical disabilities. Programs of this nature require funding, so when the Australian Government recognized the need, they stepped in and opened up their pocketbooks. Inclusion at Australia Games As the saga continues, in 1985, amputees were included in the Australia Games, which allowed them to compete with athletes who were not considered disabled. For those who fought so hard to make this dream a reality, seeing the athletes with disabilities able to compete at such a level was reward in itself; so much so, that the original dream of including amputees turned into the inclusion of disabled individuals at many levels. For all abilities, there are opportunities, and fortunately people are willing to fight for the rights of individuals with special needs, making what seemed like an impossible mission, possible. Highlighting Abilities The last thing an individual wants to be categorised as is disabled. They want to be viewed as a person with value and abilities rather than someone who struggles on a daily basis. This is why the creation of organisations and associations such as the Amputee Sporting Association of Australia are vital to help promote a sense of self-worth to people with disabilities. In this sense, the organisations are helping to highlight what the athlete with disabilities can do, not what they cannot do. The outside world offers plenty of opportunity to make an individual with special needs feel awkward, which is why organisations catering to the enhancement and participation in fitness programs are vital to breaking down the barriers and tearing off the labels. Recreational Sports Facility Sporting events that include those with special needs at a competitive level are excellent, but what about individuals who are not interested in competing? A specialized fitness centre that offers a variety of recreational sporting programs for disabled individuals at many levels and tailors each program to fit specific needs. Certainly some may bring their competitive edge to the basketball or tennis court, but all programs are designed to encourage participation rather than aggressive competition. Since all sporting events are held in a safe, non-threatening environment, it may be just the place for the person with special needs to step out of hisher comfort zone and try a new sport. Anyone up for some Mixed Martial Arts? This morning while I was getting ready and half listening to the news, Natalie Morales said something that caught my attention. I grabbed the remote, hit rewind Tyler Bozak Maple Leafs Jersey , (DVR is the best invention ever) and heard her say that the life expectancy today is actually LOWER for people in hundreds of US counties than in was in 1997. She was talking about a report by Dr. Christopher Murray of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation[1]. After studying life expectancy for the last ten years, he found that eighty percent of counties in the USA have fallen behind the life expectancy average of the top ten countries in the world. In case you’re wondering, we’re not one of them. In fact, with an average life expectancy of 78, we’re in 36th place[2]. A thousand years ago, man had a life expectancy of about 20, placing the average mid life crisis right during puberty. No wonder they call it the Dark Ages. For hundreds of years life remained brutal and life expectancy remained right around the current drinking age. In the 1900s, advances in medicine, society, and technology led to increases in life expectancy every decade. In fact, life expectancy from 1900 – 2000 rose by 63.8%. So what the heck happened? The researched showed that life expectancy for males in Fairfax County, Virginia was actually longer than that of men in Switzerland, France, or Japan. The study further cited that men in Collier County, Florida as living on average ten years longer than men living in 4 Mississippi Counties. The obvious assumption for most, is that in areas of poverty, there’s inadequate access to healthcare. But the study showed that this is simply not the case, neither race nor income was directly linked. The study actually showed it’s more likely that obesity rates, smoking, and other preventable risk factors are to blame. And thus for the first time in history life expectancy is being reduced by our vices. So why do we choose to kill ourselves? I suppose the only logical correlation I see is that stress is the largest factor in how long we live. Science shows us that our stress is simply a biological response that our body uses to drive us to overcome difficult situations. However, in today’s day and age where survival of the fittest is less important than supersizing to us, this biological response could be the death of us. As a doctor, it frustrates me to see a strain on our healthcare system from preventable illness. Despite spending more per capita than any other nation on health, eight out of every 10 counties are not keeping pace in terms of health outcomes[3]. I have always felt that as a society we should try to prevent illness rather than try to cure it. Unfortunately, I’m not sure what the answer is to the stress we&rsquo. Wholesale NCAA Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale NFL Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NBA Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale NFL Jerseys China |
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