Try Wheel Chair Racing For Fun and Exercise!

Wheelchair racing may be the best way to stay strong and fit, despite not being able to use your legs!

The last twenty years have seen a spurt of wheelchair sporting clubs across America. A very popular form of wheelchair sports is wheelchair racing. In this wheelchair sport, racers compete in aerodynamically designed wheelchairs in events of many different distances; from 100 meters to 5,000 meters events on the track, and from 5 km up to the marathon distance of 42 km in road racing.

This wheelchair sport provides an excellent outlet to channel one’s energy and have fun meeting new people. The human body requires a certain amount of exercise to retain its vigor, and for people with a disability racing on wheelchair could be a great alternative or addition to working out in the gymnasium. Make sure to visit your local wheelchair sports or racing club and check out the options they have available. They could guide you very well on all the details of racing, from helping you choose your wheelchair, to training tips. In case you are deeply interested in this racing sport and are committed there are many coaches offering specialized training. People who train hard and hone up their talents could even represent their country in the Paralympics.

Racing is one of the most dynamic and spectacular of all wheelchair sports, with athletes sometimes speeds of up to 35kph on the athletics track and up to 90kph on the downhill section of a road race. At these high speeds the wheel chair is susceptible to tipping over. As such, racing wheelchairs have to be designed so as to always maintain the center of gravity within permissible limits. It becomes very important from safety point of view that you choose you wheel chair very carefully. With the recent advancements in quality and technology of building wheeled chairs, many customized racing options are available in the market. However, the cost is prohibitively high. The cost for a good racing wheelchair could be somewhere around $2000 and range much higher depending upon the materials used in the racing wheelchair. Local clubs hire out these wheelchairs, but if you are deeply interested in the sport, it would be better if you could buy one best suited for your needs. You could get sponsorships as well. The local club could guide you on how to go about it.

If you’re interested in wheelchair racing, it doesn’t hurt to give it a try. Beg or borrow a chair to practice with and see if it’s something you want to commit to. If so, do whatever it takes to make sure you have safe equipment when you’re ready to begin racing competitively.

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