http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php Connect with other sport clubs and sport players, coaches, parents, and sport fans here on Gym Chat. The ALL SPORTS network: from gymnastics and diving to football and soccer, ballet and baseball...any sport you do, this place is for you. en Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:12:03 GMT vBulletin 1 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=63 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:24:46 GMT Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=63 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=62 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:59:48 GMT On June 25, 2010 the Blind Judo Foundation Board elected Kenneth Chern, MD, MBA an Ophthalmologist to the Board of Directors and who is Board Certified by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Chern received his MD Degree from Northwestern University Medical School in 1992 and his MBA from the Graduate School of Management at Boston University with Concentration in Entrepreneurship. The... Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=62 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=61 Sat, 29 May 2010 16:20:15 GMT Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=61 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=60 Fri, 21 May 2010 01:20:33 GMT Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=60 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=58 Tue, 04 May 2010 20:46:39 GMT Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=58 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=56 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:30:47 GMT Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=56 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=55 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:45:49 GMT Great News! Invest three minutes on the mat and a blind or visually impaired child or young adult’s life is forever changed. Guaranteed. And for the better. Let me explain. | Blind Champions (http://www.blindchampions.com) has now been released. If you would like to help blind and visually impaired children, young adults and returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan to be introduced to the... Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=55 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=54 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:31:22 GMT Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=54 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=53 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:16:18 GMT It is with great pleasure to announce that Alan Garrels of the WA State Department of Service for the Blind has just been awarded the Louis Braille School Distinguished Service Award for his dedication and advocacy for blind and visually impaired individuals. Alan is a friend and supporter of the Blind Judo Foundation and its mission and goals to develop confidence and enhance independence for... Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=53 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=52 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:56:06 GMT Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=52 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=51 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:35:00 GMT Now there is a Guide for Parents and Loved Ones of blind and visually impaired children and young adults to learn more about the sport of Judo and the benefits to be gained for all who want to build confidence and enhance independence. You can just imagine the concern of a parent when their child says they want to learn Judo. All sorts of thoughts permeate a parents mind especially as it might... Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=51 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=49 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:11:28 GMT Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=49 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=45 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:47:02 GMT Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=45 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=44 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:34:09 GMT About 315 million people in the world are visually impaired of which 46 million are blind and this year the focus is on eye health and access to care. Globally visual impairment is most common among men and women 50 years of age and older. The majority of eye conditions are cataracts and can easily be treated. However in some parts of the world there is still a disparity among eye care for men... Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=44 http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=43 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:22:46 GMT We all know where a lack of physical activity leads for sighted people: weight issues, poor circulation, obesity, diabetes, poor school grades, high blood pressure, and the list goes on. The matter is even worse for blind and visually impaird children and young adults when they get no exercise whatsoever. It has been touted that over 66% of blind and visually impaired children and young adults... Ron_Peck http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/blog.php?b=43