What is Fitness to Disabled People? Lizzi’s Story

As part of National Fitness Day, we have launched a blog series with members of Get Yourself Active’s Sounding Board. The Sounding Board are a group of Disabled people who meet every two months with the GYA team to discuss present barriers that Disabled people are facing in the sport and physical activity sector.

The aim of the group is to gain further insight into some of the issues  Disabled people are facing at a local level, which can often be overlooked by sports sector organisations that operate at a national scale. This includes barriers surrounding access to physical activity, such as benefits and transport.

We wanted to spotlight Disabled people’s experiences of activity and sport – very often, fitness can mean something different to us than it might to non-disabled people. We’re excited to share their stories and experiences in this series! Today we’re hearing from Lizzie, who speaks about her Paralympic success and how sport helped to give a focus after she acquired her visual impairment.