A SERIES of new guides to encourage people with a disability to live healthier, more active lifestyles, and to signpost those already active into competitive sport has been developed by experts at Loughborough University.
The five Fit for Life & Sport guides contain information on physical activity, exercise and sport, nutrition, and psychology and have been written for adults with specific disabilities: visual impairment, spinal cord impairment, amputation, cerebral palsy and les autres.
Each guide has been split into two main sections; Fit for Life is for those who do very little physical activity or exercise and want to improve health and fitness, while Fit for Sport is for regular exercisers who would like to improve performance or take their training more seriously.
The guides are available in print format and are downloadable online at www.lboro.ac.uk/phc-toolkit
Hard copies of the guides are being distributed to local and national sporting organisations, disability charities and at various ‘get into sport’ days such as the ParalympicsGB Sports Fest.
Individual copies can be ordered via the PHC website or by emailing phc@lboro.ac.uk.
