Wellbeing & Fitness

Choosing a wheelchair for sporting activities

Living with disability no longer has to be a barrier to competitive involvement in sport – the 2012 London Paralympic…

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The benefits of swimming no matter what your ability

The ability to swim is something that many of us take for granted. But, the nature of aquatic activities means…

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Q&A with Rick Edwards: the Paralympics and beyond

Disability Horizons contributor Margo Milne talks to TV presenter, Rick Edwards, co-host of That Paralympic Show and much of the…

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Paralympic Games 2012: your highlights

Can you believe it’s been a year since the Paralympic Games? Well believe it or not, this Saturday was National…

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New blade: my ‘catapult’ to a new life

On this day last year, London kicked off the 2012 Paralympic Games. Here, we hear from Adrian Howden, a Paralympic…

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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: accessibility and Paralympians

At the end of July, the Anniversary Games celebrating a year since the 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games, took place…

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Paralympic legacy: are you noticing a difference?

Following on from this weekend’s events to celebrate the start of the Paralympic and Olympic Games last summer, charity Scope…

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Paralympic Games: keeping the flame burning

Co-editor Martyn Sibley is taking up the mantel from last year’s Paralympic Games as Britain’s Personal Best launches to help…

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Snowbility: skiing no matter what your ability

9-year-old Sonny, who has got a rare genetic visual impairment called Congential Fibrosis CFEOM, is a keen skier. Here, his…

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Join the Paralympians and get involved in Sports Fest

Fancy meeting some London 2012 Paralympians, such as Hannah Cockroft, and having a go at some Paralympic sports? Well, why…

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