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		<title>By: Sharon O&#39;Dea</title>
		<link>http://sharonodea.co.uk/2009/09/11/dear-internet-can-you-help/#comment-35</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon O&#39;Dea]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris: I don&#039;t really think of it as a disability. More an impairment. After all, it doesn&#039;t really stop me doing anything, it just makes me a bit crap at some things.

I&#039;m banned from getting a pilot&#039;s licence, but I&#039;ve never considered that a major loss.

Archery and shooting are interesting suggestions. As I&#039;m used to doing things one-eyed anyway I should - in theory - have a small advantage (an advantage soon lost by having to shoot left-handed, but still...).

I&#039;m determined to try lots of new things over the next few months, so I&#039;ll see if I can give it a shot (if you&#039;ll excuse the pun).]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chris: I don&#8217;t really think of it as a disability. More an impairment. After all, it doesn&#8217;t really stop me doing anything, it just makes me a bit crap at some things.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m banned from getting a pilot&#8217;s licence, but I&#8217;ve never considered that a major loss.</p>
<p>Archery and shooting are interesting suggestions. As I&#8217;m used to doing things one-eyed anyway I should &#8211; in theory &#8211; have a small advantage (an advantage soon lost by having to shoot left-handed, but still&#8230;).</p>
<p>I&#8217;m determined to try lots of new things over the next few months, so I&#8217;ll see if I can give it a shot (if you&#8217;ll excuse the pun).</p>
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		<title>By: Sharon O'Dea</title>
		<link>http://sharonodea.co.uk/2009/09/11/dear-internet-can-you-help/#comment-34</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon O'Dea]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ooh, thanks for the link, Lauren. According to the club finder, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bblrc.co.uk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Barnes Bridge Ladies Rowing Club&lt;/a&gt; is my nearest, about ten minutes walk from my house. I think I&#039;ll drop them a line!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ooh, thanks for the link, Lauren. According to the club finder, <a href="http://www.bblrc.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Barnes Bridge Ladies Rowing Club</a> is my nearest, about ten minutes walk from my house. I think I&#8217;ll drop them a line!</p>
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		<title>By: CharlotteP</title>
		<link>http://sharonodea.co.uk/2009/09/11/dear-internet-can-you-help/#comment-33</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CharlotteP]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How about horse riding... keeps you fit and is really enjoyable - of course you could also incorporate visiting various pubs into your ride... surely that sounds good!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How about horse riding&#8230; keeps you fit and is really enjoyable &#8211; of course you could also incorporate visiting various pubs into your ride&#8230; surely that sounds good!</p>
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		<title>By: Chris Jones</title>
		<link>http://sharonodea.co.uk/2009/09/11/dear-internet-can-you-help/#comment-32</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Jones]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do not let  your disability rule what you should or should not be doing. There are hundreds of sports that you can do with the disability you have.

But it truly depends on what you want your sport for. Some are intense in regards to fitness, others not so much.

Also, do not convince yourself that you must get fitter before trying them. That is one of the top reasons why people don&#039;t ever actually start doing a sport, because they perceive that they will not be fit enough - and it will be too hard. If you really want to do the sport, just go for it - the fitness will come with it.

Sports which aren&#039;t so intense:
Archery, Shooting, Bowling, Darts... (You should not be impaired with your disability in doing any of those)

Sports which are intense (which don&#039;t tend to rely on focus on small fast moving object e.g. balls):
Swimming, martial arts (judo, jyujyutsu, karate, akido, taichi, kungfu), fencing, rowing, sailing, running, skateboarding, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding.

In fact. Why not try them all? Most clubs give you a free session, go along and find out what you like.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do not let  your disability rule what you should or should not be doing. There are hundreds of sports that you can do with the disability you have.</p>
<p>But it truly depends on what you want your sport for. Some are intense in regards to fitness, others not so much.</p>
<p>Also, do not convince yourself that you must get fitter before trying them. That is one of the top reasons why people don&#8217;t ever actually start doing a sport, because they perceive that they will not be fit enough &#8211; and it will be too hard. If you really want to do the sport, just go for it &#8211; the fitness will come with it.</p>
<p>Sports which aren&#8217;t so intense:<br />
Archery, Shooting, Bowling, Darts&#8230; (You should not be impaired with your disability in doing any of those)</p>
<p>Sports which are intense (which don&#8217;t tend to rely on focus on small fast moving object e.g. balls):<br />
Swimming, martial arts (judo, jyujyutsu, karate, akido, taichi, kungfu), fencing, rowing, sailing, running, skateboarding, mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding.</p>
<p>In fact. Why not try them all? Most clubs give you a free session, go along and find out what you like.</p>
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		<title>By: Lauren</title>
		<link>http://sharonodea.co.uk/2009/09/11/dear-internet-can-you-help/#comment-27</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey there. Depends where you live really - but if you&#039;re by the river there are bound to be clubs near you! The ARA should be able to help (http://www.ara-rowing.org/). I think if you were starting a beginners&#039; course, everyone would be in the same boat (boom boom) so minimum fitness shouldn&#039;t be an issue. That&#039;s always something you can work on anyhow - they&#039;re not just going to chuck you into the boat and expect you to row 10 miles or anything!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey there. Depends where you live really &#8211; but if you&#8217;re by the river there are bound to be clubs near you! The ARA should be able to help (<a href="http://www.ara-rowing.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ara-rowing.org/</a>). I think if you were starting a beginners&#8217; course, everyone would be in the same boat (boom boom) so minimum fitness shouldn&#8217;t be an issue. That&#8217;s always something you can work on anyhow &#8211; they&#8217;re not just going to chuck you into the boat and expect you to row 10 miles or anything!</p>
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		<title>By: Caroline</title>
		<link>http://sharonodea.co.uk/2009/09/11/dear-internet-can-you-help/#comment-26</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you considered yoga at all?  Not a sport per se, but great exercise and you can&#039;t really be *bad* at it because absolutely everyone has strengths and weaknesses.  If you find the right class and teacher for you, you may love it enough to go regularly.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you considered yoga at all?  Not a sport per se, but great exercise and you can&#8217;t really be *bad* at it because absolutely everyone has strengths and weaknesses.  If you find the right class and teacher for you, you may love it enough to go regularly.</p>
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		<title>By: Sharon O&#39;Dea</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon O&#39;Dea]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now I&#039;d be keen to give rowing a go - I live less than a minute&#039;s walk from the river. But I&#039;m not sure I meet the minimum fitness requirements at  the moment. I&#039;ll definitely look into it though.

Can you suggest anywhere to contact?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now I&#8217;d be keen to give rowing a go &#8211; I live less than a minute&#8217;s walk from the river. But I&#8217;m not sure I meet the minimum fitness requirements at  the moment. I&#8217;ll definitely look into it though.</p>
<p>Can you suggest anywhere to contact?</p>
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		<title>By: M@</title>
		<link>http://sharonodea.co.uk/2009/09/11/dear-internet-can-you-help/#comment-24</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[M@]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What about swimming?  Can you swim?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What about swimming?  Can you swim?</p>
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		<title>By: Lauren</title>
		<link>http://sharonodea.co.uk/2009/09/11/dear-internet-can-you-help/#comment-23</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey, how about rowing? You can take a beginners&#039; course and see how you get on from there. It&#039;s great fun, really social, and the best hangover cure around! Seeing as someone else is steering, and the balancing has more to do with the boat staying afloat rather than your individual balance I think it may just work you know! Let me know how it goes.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, how about rowing? You can take a beginners&#8217; course and see how you get on from there. It&#8217;s great fun, really social, and the best hangover cure around! Seeing as someone else is steering, and the balancing has more to do with the boat staying afloat rather than your individual balance I think it may just work you know! Let me know how it goes.</p>
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		<title>By: Sharon O&#39;Dea</title>
		<link>http://sharonodea.co.uk/2009/09/11/dear-internet-can-you-help/#comment-22</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon O&#39;Dea]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both, I guess. Like a lot of people, I work in an office have a pretty sedentary lifestyle. We all know you need to exercise to keep you fit, but it&#039;s also good for your state of mind to get off your arse and away from your computer now and again.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Both, I guess. Like a lot of people, I work in an office have a pretty sedentary lifestyle. We all know you need to exercise to keep you fit, but it&#8217;s also good for your state of mind to get off your arse and away from your computer now and again.</p>
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