A trailblazer’s journey starts with just one step. Cortney Jordan’s path to Paralympic glory started with a paddle, a kick, and a splash. Swimming was an activity she incorporated into physical therapy for Cerebral Palsy. Her time spent in the…
‘For everyone and anyone’. This is the tradition and motto of Crossfit, a strength and conditioning fitness programme founded in 2000 by Greg Glassman, a coach and his wife, Lauren Jenai in the US. Theresa Goh, 29, was attending a…
Michael Glen of Arizona is the world’s first paraplegic hot air balloon pilot. Paralyzed from the waist down after a car accident in 1996, the aptly nicknamed “Rolling Pilot" didn't set out to gain that title. "The only thing I…
What is even more impressive than winning one gold medal in the Paralympics is winning six of them. Meet Sophie Christiansen, six-time Paralympic gold medalist, who believes “she wouldn't be half the person she is if it weren't for the…
Tom Morris, strength coach for Indiana State University, has always been involved in athletics in some way. From an avid athlete playing football in high school to volunteering with olympic sports in college, he turned his love for sports into…
Cable row exercises are a great way to strengthen some of the muscles in your back, upper trunk, and arms including the trapezius muscles, latissimus dorsi, and biceps. Shepherd Center has created a video showing how a C5/6 quadriplegic can…
Chelsie Hill has been dancing since she learned to walk and started competitive dancing at five-years-old. She followed her passion throughout school and became Central California State Champion in her senior year. “I was at my peak…everything was going perfectly,”…
Paul, a C5/C6 quadriplegic, adapted his own shovel to be able to dig a hole and weed in his garden without moving his fingers. "I adapted this shovel from a small hand trowel. I drilled a hole in the end…
Being a father with a disability was one of the biggest adjustments Darren Houghton had to make after his accident. In 2014, Darren fell off the balcony of his house and became a C4 incomplete quadriplegic, leaving him with limited…
Erik is a T4/5 paraplegic who has modified a traditional skateboard with metal stoppers to allow his manual wheelchair to sit atop the board without rolling off. On a crisp fall day, Erik demonstrates his wheelchair boarding skills on a…