We had been playing catch with the small ball for weeks. Working in the smaller of two yoga studios at the gym. We had been tossing the ball back and forth. Lengthening the distance by a couple steps, as we went. Eventually, Bernard and I were catching the small ball at four different length. Finally, … More Long Toss with The Small Ball
There were four stations of catching the small ball in the yoga studio at the gym. The four stages were done in the smaller of the two studios. The first point on the floor was about ten feet apart. Each time I had caught five tosses in a row. Bernard and I would take a … More Small Ball Catch: Stage 3 and 4
Learning to catch different types of objects has been helpful to cerebral palsy improvement. The activity requires many movements to be brought together. All having to be coordinated in order to make a catch successfully. Playing catch was an exercise I had never thought much about. Going outside to play was as natural as eating … More Playing More Catch
There are four agility movements in our agility circuit. Each of them done across the floor of the yoga studio, at the gym. All four seemed too much topic for one blog post. So, breaking them up into sections felt advantageous. Each of the agilities help with aspects of cerebral palsy improvement. They challenge foot … More The First Two Agilities
Using the word scare-lift seems interesting terminology. Something made up, used as some kind of description. In fact, that was exactly how the term came out of my mouth. Sitting in the office of the psychologist, Dr. Dave. I was meaning to discuss my fear around riding a chairlift. Dr. Dave has skied all of … More The Scare-Lift
It was a chilly day for golfing. After a long winter, I was excited to get back out, and there were new clubs in my bag. Adjusting to them was going to be challenging. As they were much lighter than my previous set. Hopefully, the lighter weight would improve my ability to play with my … More Round One of the Year: Rope Rider
Playing catch has always been fun. Since I can remember, I have enjoyed throwing any kind of ball. Whether tossing a football or baseball back and forth. There has also been fun had with passing a basketball and soccer ball. Something I did not realize until recently was the importance of playing catch. The value … More Playing Catch
Skiing had never been something I could simply go enjoy. The activity required many things challenged by my disability. From the number of buckles required to be fastened. Like, the strap to my helmet. Or, the buckles to secure the ski boot. There was also carrying the skies and poles in from the parking lot. … More Downhill Skiing on My Own
The speed rope was a completely new challenge. We had been working with a standard jump rope for a few months. Concentrating on building the coordination of my body. Starting with the double-jumping as a timing mechanism. While, the two jumps helped keep my balance, as the rope traveled. Then, we moved from gaining the … More The Speed Rope
This was the next progression in working with a ball to improve dexterity. I have been attempting to write these blogs in sequential order. They aren’t perfectly in lock step with our workout sessions. But, they follow the progress pretty well. The last work we did was with the tennis ball, while walking. Tossing the … More Small Ball Catch: Stage 1 and 2
A Journey With Cerebral Palsy 