SEE YOUR PHYSICIAN
Before beginning any exercise program or changing your physical activity patterns, you should always consult with your doctor or physician, particularly if you have been inactive, are very overweight, or have or suspect any sort of medical condition that might be worsened by exercise.
Intrigued, I began to think: Am I more at risk for injury than a person without a disability? What might the average physician say if a person with a disability asks about exercise? Should people with disabilities really postpone exercising until they consult their physicians? Does our medical system accommodate this type of request? Is exercise a threat to my health? My mobility? And then, Darn, this is hard, time-consuming and inconvenientand now, it appears, dangerous! Maybe I should head home, snuggle in with a bag of chips, and switch the TV on.
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