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Remove armrests from wheelchair if possible. Sit underneath and slightly in front of the resistance band, hanging from the bar. Sit up tall and engage your.
Aerobic Exercise for Individuals with Tetraplegia. Although the video was developed for those with tetraplegia, anyone in a wheelchair or power chair can get a great workout in from these aerobic exercises. Aerobic Exercise for Individuals with Tetraplegia YouTube.
Exercise is an important part of everyone’s health, regardless of your mobility status. One of the biggest myths in exercise for seniors is that you cannot exercise if you are in a wheelchair. This is simply not true! There are regimens completely based around exercising in a chair.
To help you exercise your abdominals, there are several conditioning exercises that you can perform while seated in your wheelchair. If your fitness level is still high, consider performing upper.• You need a resistance band: It is like a large rubber band You can buy one at a sports store • Wrap the band around: • Pulling the bands will exercise your muscles. A door The arm of your wheelchair.Sit up straight with abs engaged and feet flat on the ground.
Slowly lift your right leg, bending your knee in a marching motion. Lift your leg as high as you can comfortably go, then lower your foot back to the floor and repeat with the other leg. Continue to repeat this motion, alternating legs.It can be hard enough to find exercises that you’re able to do as a senior, but it’s even more challenging when you are wheelchair bound. Don’t despair, though, because there are plenty of wheelchair exercise options for you to help keep you strong, flexible and healthy.Try out the seated forward bend, seated foot taps, and wheelchair push-ups, to name a few.
Cardiovascular exercise in a chair or wheelchair Chair aerobics, a series of seated repetitive movements, will raise your heart rate and help you burn calories, as will many strength training exercises when performed at a fast pace with a high number of repetitions.If you have knee issues, consult a doctor before attempting this exercise. While seated, lift your right knee and make a circle in the air.
Your knee is the starting point. Roll clockwise for the right leg and counter-clockwise for your left knee.If you have the ability to exercise every day, a good goal to set would be 30 minutes of exercise per day. It is also recommended that two or more days a week should be spent doing strengthening exercises.
You should use weights that are heavy enough to tire you out after one set of 12 to 15 reps. Exercises For Wheelchair Users.Take the bands and wrap them securely around a stable object such as a door, or the arm of your wheelchair.
Pull the bands towards you and then the other way away from you to give your muscles a good workout. Rubber bands can be used for pull-downs, shoulder rotations and arm and leg extensions. Strength Training.
Cardiovascular exercise There’s a range of options available for taking cardiovascular exercise in a wheelchair. The aim is to raise your heart rate and be warm enough to break a sweat. You should be slightly out of breath: enough that you can still hold a.Famous Physical Therapists Bob Schrupp and Brad Heineck demonstrate the top 3 leg exercises for someone who is wheelchair bound. These exercises can be performed by the person in the chair or can.
When you exercise from a wheelchair, it can be an especially daunting task to find an accessible gym that has equipment and training that accommodates your individual needs. Thankfully, people have taken the time and effort to put tools and programs together that enable anyone with a wheelchair to regularly exercise.Exercise Tips for Individuals who are Handicapped or who use a Wheelchair If you are restricted to a wheelchair, it is important to keep physically active so that your muscles do not deteriorate.
Although exercise options will vary depending on an individual’s ability, we have collected some exercises that can be geared toward those who are handicap or who use wheelchairs.
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66 comments
0:50 Those aren’t kicks. It’s just moving your leg. Those aren’t even leg raises.
Hey just wondering what level your injury is. I’m a T3 and was hoping to do some of these exercises. I guess I should just get out and try. I’ve just been injured 2 years and I really need to lose quite a bit.
THANK YOU!!!! For helping us seniors who need exercise but have very limited mobility. PLEASE-MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My mom went into nursing home in March 2018 due to falls at home and after a year and a half nursing home staff has made her stuck to the wheelchair and it’s so hard for her to even stand. I want her to walk again.
Thanks. I”ve still not managed to take off.
I need to strengthen my lats and rhomboids. What do you recommend?
Just wondering if you could design a workout for weight loss for wheelchair users? These are great for very severe disabilities but won’t work for weight loss. It’d be great if you had any ideas for cardio work outs.
Great vid! Thank you from the states on behalf of my family!!
I really hope you see this but is there any exercise that a person who is paralysed and can’t straighten their legs can do?
Great video:) My mother had several strokes and it has left her unable to walk, so im going to start practicing some of these in hopes she can walk again:)
Love it! I was in the hospital for 4 months last year and have been unable to walk since. Not getting anywhere with my insurance recommended therapists nor did I with a month in a local physical rehabilitation hospital so I am seeking my own alternate methods. Best of luck to you all.✌��❤️����
Hi. In wheelchair have big thighs need to rid this what can I do
Yeah! Fantastic! I’ve been trying to find something like this for ages!
Just…. Can you edit it to put the theme tune on…
I’m so happy that I found this video! I found out a few minutes ago that I have osteoporosis and I love the chair leg exercises seeing as though I am paralyzed. So thank you so much for posting this. I’m looking forward to doing these exercises every day from now on.
my dad’s vastus medialis on both leg keeps on twitching whenever he forces to move. what could that be? he had a stroke a year ago.
C-4 quad this is useless! Do some REAL therapy for REAL problems………
If you’re in a wheelchair and can’t move them because of paralysis then how do you do them exercises?? Absolute jokers
Hey Andrew, great video however full neck rotation is not healthy for your C-spine and is no longer recommended. Do half rotations instead.
I made it through this whole video today. this is a good video. thank you.
I like this very much as suffer from arthritis and have become very stiff, going to try this everyday, thank you Bob & Brad
Is there a diet that will help also that you know of? Thanks
When you live in bed or a wheelchair many years it’s easy to get stiff muscles that become contracture. Stretching doesn’t seem to help, but is there any way to slowly reverse it?
i cant up mu hand i muscular distrophy patent..you can help me sir
Anybody have neuropathy in legs and back that makes exercise more challenging?
Hello I found this video whilst searching to help my elderly wheelchair bound Aunt. She has shoulder impingement issues do you have a video posted that could perhaps help her please?
Thanks in advance.
I have suffered this disability that kept me in the bed a lot, and seated a lot.. now I suffer from low energy and tightness.
I’m glad I found your videos I’m sure it’s going to help me thank you.
Great workout. Looks simple and is, but it hits the spot and challenges you. I have a form of muscular dystrophy and this is a good workout that you can gauge your own ability levels but still push yourself. Thanks for sharing.
cant do it.. i dont have balance if im not leaning my back on anything.. and i cant anchor my feet to the floor..
That’s great for people in his condition but what about those there are paralyzed from the chest down what do we do?
I am a quadriplegic. Peace. I am looking for quadriplegic exercise for belly tone. I believe talking about diet is a good topic too. I like helping everyone too. Unable to do most things I can see how others can get physically fit if they are willing. I am a Christian too. It is like preaching and teaching. As I help others I try to practice it as well. I find it most difficult when the diet is not healthy. Life is not easy nor health. I can’t wait till Jesus returns, but as I wait I work out to keep my vitals strong.
this is wonderful! I have spina bifida and I have struggled with keeping weight off and strengthening my core. I do have a question. How much does the ball weigh? How much resistance is the band?
I don’t have hand function and can’t really grip…how would I hold the kettle ball in the first exercise…or what would I improvise with?
Nice I really like these! I had broken hip surgery a month ago and was looking for ab work to do from my wheelchair. Can’t exactly do crunches right now and I’m feeling pretty pudgy. Thank you for sharing!
Awesome and greatly appreciated during isolation time. I usually go to the Lazarus house in Houston (a.org) for disabled exercise (everyone dealing with a chronic debilitating issue). We have a web exercise plan, but this adds to that and goes deeper for my situation. Thank you so so much
Thank you for doing this! I am paralyzed from the waist down and this is at the top of what I can do.
A change I make if my back is hurting is I scoot out then lean back. That way it’s still a good workout but I don’t annoy my arthiritis.
i do believe high paras and quads have some stomach muscles as I have done some recents SCI studies, even found out i had some working pelvic floor muscles, Had I known this back in 1985 when i was injured i would of worked on this. It’s not too late though, when i do try to work core muscles i also do some visualization, picture all the core muscles working, you should or could do this for all muscle groups, i do believe it helps. really am enjoying your workout videos during this pandemic thanks alot Ben
I’m not in a wheelchair but I just got surgery on my foot and can’t walk so I need to stay fit thank you
Thank you for helping me feel in control of my body. I’m doing them tonight.
Any ab exercises for an incomplete C4/C5 quad? I understand we don’t have muscle there but this quad belly is driving me crazy. Lol
After I hurt my knee I was so sad because I thought I wouldn’t find any fun excercise videos, but I believers that someone out there must have made a great seated workout… And then I found yours!! Thank you so much, you’ve really changed my attitude! You’ve changed at least this life.
This is amazing. I only lasted 17 minutes but I loved every second of it. I haven’t worked out since I found out I was going to be a double amputee. Today is 2 weeks since my amputation and I’ve been so depressed. But not anymore. Thank you Paul.
notice how the man showing the exercises get his legs out of the wheelchair to stabilize himself for the exercise.
I don’t feel these in my core I mostly feel them in my shoulder am I doing it wrong?
I have SB and I am 50% wheelchair and 50% walk with cane/AFO’s what workouts are helpful for losing the belly?
So what if you have a higher level injury I’m a t 6 incomplete?
great job Ben,,,,,,,,,ANYONE can do these…while seated………..build muscle strength with Ben:)
I have ridiculously active muscle spasms, is there anything I can do about them not trying to do Kung fu kicks while doing these workouts lol?
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO FR PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS. GREAT EXERCISES!! i CAN ATTEST TO THE VALUE AS i INCORPORATE MANY OF YOUR EXERCISES INTO MY MORNING ROUTINE! NOW I HAVE YOUR VIDEO TO KEEP ME ON TRACK AND AN INSPIRATION TO CREATE A VIDEO WHICH DEPICTING A ACTUAL WHEELCHAIR BOUND PERSON! YOUR VIDEO IS A WONDERFUL SERVICE FOR PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF.. ABUNDANT BLESSINGS TO YOU.i’M NT SHOUTING! DIDN’T REALIZE MY CAPS WERE ON:)
Thanks Paul just found u ima show this to my pt and have them incorporate in my sessions. Keep it up love ur motivation. Makes me happy.
I’m in a wheelchair and these are one of the best exercises I’ve seen and done. TY!
You guys are so awesome! I’m an OTA student this was really helpful thank you so much!! =)
I just put the link in the video description since YT wont let me put full links as a comment.
Finally found something that really fits to my situation. Thanks for sharing…
Please check out this ab workout on my channel! https://youtu.be/ivqhUL22kNs
Thank you!! I have a spinal cord injury and this is what I’ve been needing. Keep up the good work.
I’m a t11 complete paraplegic. Will these exercises help get my tummy flat.?
How heavy was the ball in the vid? I’m going to buy myself a medicine ball bu wondering what weight…
There need to be more video & content creators like you. The very few Videos I’ve seen on fitness+disability have been made by non-disabled people, typically characterize them as a weird self-sacrificing burden to deal with or inspiration porn—(your problems ain’t so bad, look at them!) both of which are super harmful to actual disabled people. And do Nothing to look at the realities disabled people contend with. So rock on, awesome, fitness is More important for disabled people & theres a Major lack of access. Having a disability is an Asset & it makes you think way more creatively & not give up after one tiny thing doesn’t go perfectly/easily, like many people do. /fellow disabled person.
Glad I found this channel, after spending 4 years in and out of hospital, I want to get my fitness back on track. Glad to find thia
I’m so glad I found your video. I broke my ankle in July and I have been very depressed…I’m overweight and eating like crap on top of it. In just a very short time I have gained quite a bit of weight. While watching your video, I did the exercises at 1:42am but without weights and balls…let me tell you, I am so out of shape after 25 of pretending I was throwing the ball against the wall I was breathing heavy. So, thanks because tomorrow I start taking better care of myself
Oh then thats a good weight, just do alot of reps especially to fatigue. These will get your muscles more defines/cut, but dont think its going to be effective in losing weight. For effective weight loss, its about some form of cardio and proper diet
I do this stuff all the time. I’ll get 1000 steps in 10 minutes by moving arms. Great videos…
My 86 year old Mom is sidelined from her usual dancing and singing by bone on bone hip deterioration, waiting at this uncertain time for her hip replacement. One must exercise. We found your workouts online and she loves them. I join in too because I have a problem rotator cuff and can gently do these exercises also. Thank you so much! I took a photo of her working out to your videos but can’t post it here. Cheers.
Not done any exercise since my neuro rehab last year (May 2019), really glad I found a place to start off again. Thanks dude!
This was hard for me but I feel great after. Im so grateful I found you. I needed this!
I have been a quadriplegic since 1996. You are pretty fit. I’d like to see you work with them that are out of condition as quads. It is not easy to lose weight or muscle tension. I think I have a routine but need to cut back on technology and unhealthy diets. I work out and listen to the Bible. I try to get out and workout and meditate to get fresh air. The Father God and Lord Jesus watches us. God bless!
Cool I’m definitely going to try these exercises in my power wheelchair