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READ Exericse from a wheel chair need help with program

hllamaster
hllamaster Posts: 137 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok friends one of my MFP friend "calmnj" has done a great job on his weight loss....he is confined to a wheel chair....he needs something he can do at home to get his heart rate up.....you fitness instructors out there should be able to help him the most so lets all get behind him....if you have any ideas please send him a message....thanks....remember dont post it here send him the idea's

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  • SheilaSisco
    SheilaSisco Posts: 722 Member
    Punches with or without weights can be good cardio :)
  • NanBar
    NanBar Posts: 283 Member
    Search You tube...there are several workouts for upper body chair workouts.
  • humblemonkey
    humblemonkey Posts: 576 Member
    How about "boxing"?? He can still do punches and such with his arms and that would get his HR up. Also, doing the movements of either windmills or jumping jacks would work.
    I recently used this site:http://www.thewheelchairsite.com/exercise/ for patient teaching. They have some good ideas!!
  • moxette
    moxette Posts: 104 Member
    Check out the wounded warriors website, he might find some interested stuff there. Also TRX is doing alot with wounded warriors and they have some pretty cool tricks for the wheel chair. www.trxtraining.com.
  • ver1256
    ver1256 Posts: 4
    I agree, checking out the wounded warrior website is a great idea. Also, what about light upper body strength training? This can definitely help to get the heart rate up and the blood flowing.

    Hope this helps!
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