Tag: fitness

Last year, Hari Budha Magar become the first bilateral above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Mount Everest. But when ...

by Melissa Bean Sterzick In a perfect world, amputees’ unaffected lower limbs would be exempt from all injury and inconvenience. ...

The SPORT Act, introduced by Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, would redefine recreational prosthetic devices as “clinically necessary” for amputee veterans’ ...

Few educators have done more than Kasey Galik to destigmatize disability. That makes her a perfect ambassador for Easterseals’ “Disability ...

Chris Bretoi only tried inline skating once prior to losing his leg, and it didn’t go well. “I fell and ...

The daily grind of training made 2023 a frustrating year for Paralympic track star Beatriz Hatz. But the amputee athlete ...

When Angelina Martinson met a Paralympian face to face, she discovered how much her life as an ordinary amputee overlapped ...

Move United, the nation’s largest network of adaptive-sports organizations, will offer 35 sanctioned events in 24 states during 2024, the ...

Once again, an innovative prosthetic device won a major award at the Consumer Electronics Show. Several other amputee-related products were ...

Elayna Alexandra avoided sports growing up, especially those that involved a ball. But now, as an amputee, she has found ...

Almost everyone, whether disabled or nondisabled, faces hurdles to staying physically fit. But amputees and other people with disabilities face ...

Former football player Derek Loccident had to learn the value of patience after becoming an amputee. The lesson paid off ...

The new Sports Science and High Performance Lab will gather advanced data to help adaptive athletes optimize performance at every ...

Everyone said losing a leg didn’t have to slow me down. But staying active wasn't easy. Did I do something ...

The 9th annual Angel City Games go down this week. It's one of the largest events on the nation's adaptive-sports ...

Water sports have relatively low barriers to entry for amputees, and they’re rejuvenating for mind, body, and spirit. Here's how ...

People often believe there is something wrong with them if they struggle. But I’ve found that struggle is a necessary, ...

For the third straight year, Team Amplitude will be raising money to support the Range of Motion Project and promote ...

While the late Marsha Danzig will continue to nurture amputees' bodies and spirits through her books and videos, there’s no ...

Smart scales like the Withings Body Scan Connected Health Station and the Wyze Scale give you a lot more information ...

We called Richard Ramsay to learn about the amputee mannequins in Nike’s retail stores. As it turned out, Ramsay had ...

by Andrew Gray @drew.bionic Over the years, my family tree has had a few branches that pruned themselves. When I ...

We almost jumped the gun in our November/December issue with our short article about "Strong Body," Cosi Belloso's new series ...

Cosi Belloso, a specialist in amputee physical therapy, created her "Strong Body" videos to help amputees stick to a healthy, ...

When all the gyms shut down way back in COVID’s initial quarantine phase, Move United (then known as Disabled Sports ...

"The real meaning of yoga," writes Arpita Roy, "is deliverance from contact with pain and sorrow." Roy embodies that definition ...

Not every amputee is lucky enough to have a devoted workout buddy or personal trainer. So how do you stay ...

Think you’re too out of shape to get active as an amputee? You might think again after viewing our photos ...

It’s well documented that moderate exercise can reduce the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, various cancers, and other age-related ...

Fast forward to the spring of 2021. You're taking the sun on a tropical beach at a luxury resort, winding ...

Below-knee amputee Ben Lovell is fighting a heroic battle to preserve circulation to his residual limb. His doctors have given ...

Yoga improves your balance, flexibility, core strength, mental health...need we say more? Is amuptee yoga officially a thing yet? It’s ...

Although life in the fast lane can be a lot of fun, it can also be hazardous.

Although life in the fast lane can be a lot of fun, it can also be hazardous.