Simple Wheelchair Exercises
There are several benefits to exercising while in a wheelchair. It increases endurance, alleviates muscle pains, improves balance, builds muscle, and more. Wheelchair users need to find their own exercise routine. Check out these workouts that prove that exercise is for people of all abilities!
Best Wheelchair Exercise Videos on YouTube
Check out some of these amazing Wheelchair Exercise or Seated Exercise videos from YouTube.
1. Seated Cardio Workout: Burn Calories Exercising from a Chair
SparkPeople has plenty of videos that can be done either individually or combined for maximum effect. Coach Nicole is easy to follow as she goes through this cardio workout to help wheelchair users burn calories.
2. Chair Workout: Seated Cardio
Fun and upbeat, Jessica Smith’s video will help you to pump up the volume as you push through a 40-minute cardio workout.
Rob Smith truly delivers in this instructional workout video that goes through how he performs a variety of exercises using free weights, weight machines, cable and pulley machine and the TRX system.
4. 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.
5. Seated Aerobics Exercise Class
After this 38 minute aerobics class, you’ll definitely feel the burn while you enjoy the the simple moves from the instructor – as well as the upbeat music!
6. Exercise Video for People with Intellectual and Physical Disabilities
This video offers features exercises that improve flexibility, strength, and cardio-respiratory endurance for both able-bodied and disabled individuals.
7. Ab Exercises for Disabled or Wheelchair Users
Throughout this 10-minute video, Trainer Martin Rowlands instructs Mo Kahn, who is wheelchair bound, how to perform exercises to strengthen his abs.
8. Seated Abs Workout: Chair Exercises for Your Core
We’ve got to admit, these SparkPeople videos are great! High-quality, great sound, and easy to understand. Check out Coach Nicole’s video on working out your core while seated.
Exercising from your Wheelchair or Power Chair: Safety First
If you have a medical condition, you might want to consult with a doctor before starting any new fitness program. While exercising in a wheelchair, when possible, be sure to have an instructor, caregiver, or partner present. Be sure not to exhaust your body to the point that you feel any kind of pain!
Source: 101mobility.com
