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Gareth demonstrates a range of Theraband/resistance band exercises

Toolbox to Success: How To Create Your Own Home Adapted Gym

 If someone told you that you need a bunch of fancy gym equipment to get in shape… they told you wrong. A lot of the time when I’m training clients in corporate ‘big box’ gyms, I only use fancy equipment simply because it is there and quite honestly, I know that my clients are paying […]

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Lego wheelchair racer with Union Jack flag in background

Does Paralympic Sport Benefit the Right Athletes?  Part 2 of 2. 

Start with Part 1 of Does Paralympic Sport Benefit the Right Athletes. A Shift in Recruitment of Athletes Part 1 of this article mostly talked about classification within Para sport. In part 2, I focus more on trends within the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in relation to medal event and athlete selection. I will be more critical

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Wheelchair racer on the track against a blue sky

Does Paralympic Sport Benefit the Right Athletes? Part 1 of 2. 

Paralympic Sport Origins Paralympic sport has come a long way from its humble beginnings at the Stoke Mandeville spinal cord injury unit in England just after the Second World War. This small sporting event, which at the time used competition between those with similar injuries to assist the rehabilitation of wheelchair users, is now a worldwide

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