This week on Disabled and Proud Brooke Millhouse is joined by Chris Nicholson, a former professional rugby player, fitness communicator and disability activist.
Since experiencing a spinal injury as a rugby player he has dedicated his career to documenting adaptive training techniques for people with disabilities, and showcasing the benefits of strength and conditioning training for people of all body types.
Being in a chair has its boundaries but he doesn’t let this stop him; he has completed a climb up Mt Snowdon, the London Marathon 2019 and the first inclusive trail race with Original Mountain Marathon and Magic Outdoors at Cannock Chase.
As a wheelchair user and as an adventurer Chris feels he needs to push the boundaries and challenge the norm. Organising and participating in events has given Chris a mission: he wants to prove what can be done and let people know that they are the only person holding themselves back.
In this episode you will hear:
How Chris became a wheelchair user
Why he loves adaptive sports
What Chris is doing to fix the issues with classifications
Why disabled athletes are still athletics
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About This Show:
Disabled and Proud is the show that brings listeners a different perspective on disability. Each week this podcast highlights an awesome disabled guest speaking about their own disability; why they are proud to be disabled and why they are proud to be themselves.
The conversations in this show will look at what challenges these amazing people face socially, mentally, physically and life in general. This show is raw, open, honest, funny, welcoming and educational.
Disabled & Proud does exactly what is says on the tin! And whilst we are creating this space for disabled people to be unashamedly themselves, without need to conform for society, this is also not about toxic positivity. This show will be shining a big, bright light on disability without it being “Paralympic or pity”.
As you will hear disability is WHOLE, COMPLETE & PERFECT and whilst the topic of disability can be quite heavy - and we definitely don't shy away from the bad days - this podcast is also about having fun too! Our aim is to play a part in reclaiming the word disability - turning it from inadequacy to perfection!
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