Diana later won many competitions as part of the U. Disabled Ski Team. She, also, won two gold medals at the Paralympic Games. Kerri was only one year old when a virus attacked her spinal cord, leaving her permanently impaired from the chest down.
After graduating from college, she began playing quadriplegic rugby. The sport, which was the subject of a documentary called Murderball, is co-ed — but few women every play. In , she became the first female member of the U. Jean was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a disease called spina bifida that made her unable to walk.
When she was 15, she began using a wheelchair — and fell in love with wheelchair sports. She won the Boston Marathon in , and, then, followed it with seven more wins. She was the first eight-time winner of the marathon. You need endurance to run around all the bases in baseball or to keep playing a long match in tennis.
Practice helps you build endurance. The first time you run, you might be able to go for 20 minutes, and pushing it to 25 will feel hard. But the magic of endurance is that the next time you run 25 minutes, it can seem easier! You might try sprint trials: Time yourself running to a certain point and back.
Write down your first time in your sports diary, and try to improve on it every time you practice. Being able to run in short, fast bursts helps with any sport that requires cardiovascular endurance. Or, you could build a course using cones, balls, or other objects to make obstacles you have to jump over, go around, or even carry.
See if you can improve on it during your month of practice. Dancing can help with cardiovascular endurance and flexibility. Tip: As you practice in step 5, you could try building up your endurance even more. Once you can dance for the entire song, make the moves harder to do, or choose a longer song.
Work out routine! With a group of friends, try out a class at a local workout or community center, or invite a teacher to show your group a fitness routine you can keep up for your month of practice. They might be able to create a routine that will help all of you reach your goals! You might, also, find a great exercise video to follow, or pick several different ones to keep your workout interesting. Look for aerobic workout videos at the library, through a rental outlet, or online — there are some good websites with free videos ask an adult to help you find one.
Fun Aerobics Classes: Here are some popular types of workout classes offered at workout and community centers. Which ones sound like they might help you reach your goal?
Zumba is a dance fitness program that uses moves inspired by salsa, samba, and hip-hop dancing to work every muscle group in the body. Water aerobics or waterobics is aerobic exercise that takes place in a swimming pool. Working out in water puts less stress on joints and reduces the risk of injury. Kickboxing classes create workouts based on martial arts techniques. It combines punching and jabbing arm movements with high kicks. No equipment is required — not even gloves! Training your muscles to get stronger is another important part of reaching a sports goal.
In this step, work with someone to learn three strength exercises that will help you toward your goal. Work with an older athlete in your sport. Seller's other items. Sell one like this. Related sponsored items. Showing Slide 1 of 2. Seller Similar sponsored items. Last one Last one Last one. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Item specifics. Used: An item that has been used previously.
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