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Wheelchair Exercising
Small amounts of exercise can help increase your strength, flexibility as well as improve mobility and strengthen the heart and lungs, and of course help control or reduce weight.
Before any exercise session, it's always a good idea to warm up, stretch and cool down for about ten minutes before and after. Always start slowly and work up to more challenging exercises, don’t go crazy. An upper body workout would include exercises for the arms, torso, neck, and shoulders. It all helps.
If you are concerned its always best to consult with your doctor first to find which exercises are best for your needs.
One type of exercise you might do from a wheelchair is so called ‘resistance training’ It uses large, stretchy rubber bands called resistance bands. Wrap the bands securely around a door, pole, arm of your wheelchair, or other stable object. (make sure it is stable first) then pull the bands towards you or away from you to work your muscles. You can use the bands to do arm and leg extensions, shoulder rotations and pull downs if you are able to.
Another type of wheelchair exercise is strength training. This is done by lifting small weights or dumbbells. If you don't have weights or dumbbells try cans of food or bags of sugar etc. Look around. Weigh them if you can. Start with 1-2 pound weights and work up slowly.
The benefits of strength training include the ability to perform daily activities, like pushing wheelchairs, carrying items and transferring. Many wheelchair users have an inefficient 'push' and strengthening the muscles involved will greatly help.
Remember to always keep a positive attitude. Use discipline to get into a regular exercise and fitness program you've created for yourself and continue to do it. It is so easy to give up but important to keep it up but remember don't do anything you know or feel you shouldn't. Start slowly. Keep your eye on the end result.
A good fitness and wheelchair exercise program can significantly improve your health and increase mobility for you as a disabled person. If you find yourself getting bored, stick some music on, it helps a great deal.
Good luck and good health.
About the Author
Robin is a DDA access auditor and the owner of http://www.ableize.com the UK disability resource directory.
Does anyone have any great gift ideas for someone with vascular dementia (similar to Alzheimer's)?
My mother has vascular dementia - the symptoms are similar to those of Alzheimer's, except that the rate of progression of symptoms is different. My mother can no longer speak, and she is in a wheelchair. She does not/can not read anymore. She remembers things and ideas, but often gets them confused. For instance: she remembers how to play checkers, but often moves pieces of the wrong color during the game, or starts going the wrong direction. I read somewhere that items like a bag of buttons to sort are good ideas. However, she often flushes small items like that down the toilet. For many months she enjoyed coloring, but no longer takes an interest in it...I think she has too much difficulty with the fine motor skills.
I would appreciate any gift ideas anyone might have.
One of our writers at the Gilbert Guide, Ami Icanberry, just wrote a blog piece about gift ideas for those with dementia or Alzheimer's. Here are some gifts from her her Top 5 lists that may be good for your mother. It sounds like your mother is in the mid- to later stages so I have only included those items. In the lists below many items are available at The Alzheimer’s Store, a company owned by Ageless Design, which provides “unique products and information for those caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease.”
Picks for Middle-Stage:
1. Conversation and Song (which are video tapes available from The Alzheimer’s Store)
2. Activity Apron (which is good for tactile stimulation--and is big enough not to get flushed)
3. Photograph albums (pleasant to flip through and can help with reminiscing)
Late-Stage Picks:
1. “Someone To Care For” Baby Doll from the Alzheimer's Store
2. Garden Delights DVD from the Alzheimer's Store
3. Photograph albums
4. Visits with animals (well-trained animal visitors can be quite soothing)
5. Hand and arm massage from a masseuse.
Hope a few of these ideas catch your eye, and are able to offer some level of peace, comfort and fun for your mom and you during this holiday season.
Gilbert Guide
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