Strength Training and Aerobics in Your Wheelchair

Regular exercise through strength training, resistance training, and aerobics, is vital for staying fit.  For wheelchair users, making exercise a part of your daily routine is necessary for maintaining a healthy weight and strong, flexible upper body muscles. In addition to keeping your muscles in shape, engaging in regular exercise can strengthen your heart and lungs, improve your mood, help you sleep, increase your energy, and reduce stress and... [Read More...]

Staying Fit in a Wheelchair

Keep your body and mind fit and healthy from your chair. Some tips and tricks for staying in shape. Focus on health first Staying fit when you’re in a wheelchair is not an easy thing to do, but it is doable. When you first get in the chair after rehab there is always a stressful adjustment period. You are trying to figure out all the things you’re “supposed” to be doing – dealing with a massive life-change, deciding who... [Read More...]

Please help with baclofen pump questions!

I have recently talked with a friend of mine who is a T-5 Para and he is having a major problem with spasms and is considering a baclofen pump. We would love some information from anyone else having the same issues. Have you used the pump, do you have one? What are the side affects and restrictions?  Read More →

Why should you stay fit?

When you are first injured and fitted for your wheelchair, you are purposely given a chair bigger than you need because it is expected that you will gain weight! These are the expectations we need to change! Gaining weight is an option not a certainty! [Read More...]  Read More →