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Article Source: The Denver Post
Writtten by - Claire Martin - April 13th, 2009
Therapy "a 24/7 job": Ten years after a skiing accident, Leah Potts stays driven.
Ten years ago, Leah Potts was a patient at Craig Hospital, after a skiing accident that broke her neck and damaged her spinal cord. The first doctors she saw warned her she might never walk again.
Today, Potts teaches Spinning, the popular and intense indoor group bicycling class. The Aspen resident can walk (with a cane). She skis again (with outriggers). And she blogs about her progress at leahpotts.com. "I remember lying there in bed at the beginning," she said. "I remember lying there thinking, 'OK, this doesn't sound too good. I have two choices: Lie here and cry about it, or get up and do something about it.' I was 23 years old. I'd just graduated from college. I felt like my life was just beginning."
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Article Source: Rocky Mountain Sports
Written by - Derek Schimmel - March 31st, 2009
 On May 25, 2001, Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind man to summit Mt. Everest. Since then, Weihenmayer, 40, has climbed the Seven Summits (the tallest peaks on every continent), scaled the 3,000-foot rock face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park and guided blind Tibetan teenagers to 21,500 feet on the north side of Mt. Everest. His most recent achievement was ice climbing Bridal Veil Falls in Telluride, often considered one of the most difficult ice climbs in the world.
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Article Source: Colorado Runner Magazine
Written by - Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD
Question: What are two things dogs and runners have in common? Answer: One, both dogs and runners love to exercise. Two, they both come in different sizes and shapes. Question: What is one thing dogs and runners do NOT have in common? Answer: Dogs are content with their natural physiques, while too many runners try very hard to change the way they look. These runners might be better off being like dogs. That is, does that bulky St. Bernard yearn to look like a lanky Greyhound? Heavens, no! Does the barrel-chested Labrador want to look like a sleek Setter? Doubtful. Each dog is very proud to represent his breed. Wouldn’t life be easier if each runner could be just as proud of his or her “breed”? As a sports dietitian, I spend too many hours helping runners find peace with their bodies. Most of these runners take the outside-in approach.
They think if they change their body from the outside by losing undesired body fat or by adding some muscular bulk, they will be happier on the inside. Unfortunately, not true! No weight will ever be good enough to do the enormous job of creating happiness. This story, told to me by an athlete, proves that point: “I once weighed 124 pounds and was unhappy with that weight. I started exercising and dieting rigidly. I lost to 99 pounds but I still wasn't happy. I ended up binge-eating; I gained to 160 pounds, where I was miserable. I sought help from a counselor, stopped eating emotionally, and with time, got my weight back to 124—and was happy! Why couldn't I have been happy at 124 pounds in the first place? Because happiness has nothing to do with weight...”
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Article Source: iAfrica.com
Written by - Ronald Abjavee - March 31st, 2009
How do you run? This isn't a question of how far or how fast, of what type of training and racing you do, or of where and when you run. This question is about the physical act of running. How do you look compared with other runners? Is your running form efficient or wasteful, safe or risky?
Most runners don't know the answer to those questions because they never clearly see themselves in action. At most, they catch fleeting, fuzzy glimpses reflected in store windows, or they see still photos taken late in races. Few runners ever use a video to analyze their form or, better yet, submit to an expert's critique. Regardless of how you go about it, honing your running form is important. A stride that's both healthy and economical not only ensures more fruitful workouts, it also may correct bad habits that, if left unchecked, can lead to pain or injury.
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Article Source: Rocky Mountain Sports
Written - February 18th, 2009
Challenge Aspen Military Opportunities is a group working to educate, honor and empower injured service members with cognitive or physical disabilities and their families through quality recreational and educational experiences. Challenge Aspen and Ron Rash, a guide from the professional guide service Aspen Alpine, will usher eight newly injured veterans into the Sawatch Mountain foothills of Central Colorado the week of March 8.
The backcountry guests represent the Army, Navy, Special Forces and Marines, and range in age from 23 to 33. All Wilderness Hut Experience participants experience varying degrees of brain injuries and/or physical disabilities and struggle with communication. “This Hut Trip is such a unique outdoor opportunity, complimented with therapy and reflection for these guys,” says Sarah Volf, director of the Challenge Aspen program.
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Steps for Positive Observation
STEP 1: Recognize
What we are conditioned to experience... Where does the belief come from? Your belief or someone else's belief?
STEP 2: Realize
A positive outlook is a choice... You are always at choice. Example: Are you a smoker or someone who chooses to smoke?
STEP 3: Quantify
The positive and productive potential found within... You are and always have been total potential... Grab it... Grow it!
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