Weight Training Boosts Breast Cancer Survivors' Body Image and Intimate Relationship Satisfaction
The University of Pennsylvania of Medicine has found research that shows weight-lifting may help to improve self-esteem of breast cancer survivors. Weightlifting is already known to help physical health and increase muscle strength; the article explains that weightlifting can help enhance body image. Breast cancer survivors who lift weights regularly feel better about their bodies and their appearance and are more satisfied with their intimate relationships compared with survivors who do not lift weights, according to the new study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
To read more, go to: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091103171717.htm.
Teach Using Video, Enter the Contest! American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR)
Deadline: December 2, 2009
The AAPAR invites you to participate in its Every Body Can! Physical Activity Video Contest, a unique initiative designed to create and distribute inspiring videos that promote inclusive and adapted physical education and activity. As online videos are used more frequently in the classroom, experts have found that these videos can be effective for teaching disability awareness. In that spirit, Every Body Can! will promote, celebrate, or teach adapted/inclusive physical activity and raise awareness about the physical opportunities for and accomplishments of people with disabilities. Sponsor Flaghouse is donating prizes, and the first 50 entrants will receive a FREE aerobics DVD from sponsor HOPSports.
For more information, go to http://www.aahperd.org/aapar/programs/everybodycan.cfm and also see "Using Online Videos for Disability Awareness," in the October 2009 issue of The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.
Fencing Their Way, and Loving It, The New York Times, October 11, 2009
By Tina Kelley
Excerpt: Bianca has spina bifida and a pronounced S curve to her spine. But when she wears her mask and lamé, the underjacket that conducts electricity during fencing bouts, she can compete with fencers who can walk, as well as those who cannot. "It's a lot of fun, but it takes a lot of time to learn some of the moves," she said after her session at the New Jersey Fencing Alliance. The fencing club, in this suburban Essex County township, is developing what are believed to be the only wheelchair fencing classes for young people in the Northeast.
To read more of this article, go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/nyregion/12fencing.html.
Report on the State of Science on Health Risks and Aging in People with Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
A Special Interest Research Group on Aging and Intellectual Disabilities/Faculty Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Dortmund created this paper to summarize a review of the scientific literature over the past 15 years on the topic of health risks associated with aging in people with an intellectual disability. It is a review of descriptive observational research ranging from discussion at the social 'wellness' end of the spectrum through to analysis of the impact of ageing on the incidence of chronic physical illness.
It can be downloaded at no charge from the RRTCADD website at www.rrtcadd.org.