Some may assume that this month's designation of "National Physical Fitness and Sports Month" by The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (http://www.fitness.gov) means it's for the serious athletes. But there are numerous adapted sports and activities that can be participated in a variety of ways: alone or with others, with little to no equipment, and some that are not even intended to evoke friendliest of competition. Come visit our website and locate a sport or activity that piques your interest and fits your style. So this May, it's not whether you win or lose, it's whether or not you play!

• Lifetime sports including bowling, skiing and more:
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/content/10/Fun~and~~Leisure
• Competitive sports including basketball, goal ball and more:
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/content/8/Competitive~Sports

Monthly Observances:
American Stroke Month
For more information, contact American Heart Association at (800) 242-8721 or inquires@heart.org or go to www.americanheart.org.

NCHPAD Resources on Stroke:

• Video: Core & Stability Exercises for Stroke Survivors and People with Multiple Sclerosis, plus How to Prevent Rotator Cuff Injuries in Wheelchair Users
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/443/2292/Core~~~Stability~Exercises~for~Stroke~Survivors~and~
    People~with~Multiple~Sclerosis~~plus~How~to~Prevent~
    Rotator~Cuff~Injuries~in~Wheelchair~Users
• Exercise Program for Stroke Survivors - Exercise Video and Quick Series Booklet
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/461/2336/Exercise~Program~for~Stroke~Survivors~-~
    An~Exercise~Video
• Stroke Factsheet
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/113/870/Stroke
• Resistance Training Guidelines for Stroke
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/94/699/Resistance~Training~for~Persons~with~Physical~Disabilities

Lupus Awareness Month For more information, contact The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. at (888) 385-8787 or info@lupus.org or go to www.lupus.org.

NCHPAD Resources on Lupus:

• Systemic Lupus Factsheet
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/33/253/Systemic~Lupus

National Arthritis Month For more information, contact The Arthritis Foundation at (800) 283-7800, (404) 872-7100 x 7888 or help@arthritis.org or go to www.arthritis.org.

NCHPAD Resources on Arthritis:

• Arthritis Factsheet
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/3/3/Arthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis and Exercise Factsheet
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/112/861/Rheumatoid~Arthritis~and~Exercise

National High Blood Pressure Education Month For more information, contact The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center at (301) 592-8573, (240) 629-3255 TTY or nhlbiinfo@nhlbi.nih.gov or go to hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhbpep_kit/.

NCHPAD Resources on High Blood Pressure (see also NCHPAD Resources on Stroke):

• Hypertension Factsheet
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/77/575/Hypertension

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, May 12 For more information, contact The National Fibromyalgia Association at (714) 921-0150 or aquinn@fmaware.org or go to fmaware.org.

NCHPAD Resources on Fibromyalgia:

• Factsheet on Fibromyalgia and Exercise
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/160/1201/Fibromyalgia~and~Exercise