Globe & Mail Article by Gary Mason: Why climbing a wall can be good rehab

Must read article from the Globe and Mail, Sunday July 17, 2011

"Climbing, indoor climbing in particular, is one of the fastest growing sports in North America, and climbing centres have been popping up all over Canada and the United States in recent years. In May, Canada was awarded the 2013 World Youth Climbing Championships, to be held at the Boulders Climbing Gym in Saanich, B.C. It is the first time the championships will be held in North America."

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"Climbing, of course, is instinctive. The inclination to climb trees as children inspired the installation of monkey bars in playgrounds. In recent years, climbing has become a popular form of rehabilitative therapy as well as a source of physical recreation. Today it is used to assist everyone from children with autism to adults with brain injuries."

Read full Globe and Mail article here:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/fitness/exercise/fitness-tren...