Wheelchair user unable to exercise

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Hey welcome. It is a firm belief of mine that even you can loose weight. First of all just managing your wheelchair can be logged as exercise, so don't forget to log it. I would get a heart rate monitor or calorie monitor that will help you determine the amount of calories you use when your moving. Secondly. Any upper body strength activities you can do? Like light weights hammer curls ect could help. When I say light I mean 2lb weights ect. Even something as light as that can help build lean muscle mass which helps burn calories. Do you go to any physical thearapy for your spinal muscular atrophy? If so ask your physical therapist to help you out by assigning physical therapy exercises that can help with your weight loss. Also first and foremost consult your dr before doing anything drastic. I can not say I know the problems you are going through because I don't but I commend you for trying and wanting to work at it and be healthy.

She said in her post that she uses a power wheelchair, so just getting around can't be counted.

OP, is it possible for you to use a manual wheelchair for exercise purposes? You'd probably need to build up to it so using one exclusively to get around probably wouldn't work at first, but if you can I would suggest using a manual one for exercise.....perhaps find a gym where you would be able to wheel around an indoor track or something? Good luck to you!

The trick to every good weight loss plan is simple...eat less calories then you expend. It isn't about low carb, low fat, high protein, etc. It just comes down to eating less and eating everytihng in moderation.

Also, I am not sure exactly how much you can move around in your chair, but ther are wheelchair workouts. Search google and see what you can come up with.

So I know you can do it! Really focus on what you are eating and you will achieve your goals.

hi, me too, sma, very, very weak - do you want to chat somehow about this? i am trying to remain under 800kcal a day, as that's how much you burn sleeping. be careful re exercises - can and will make us weaker faster!

Providing it's not painful, you can do air punches to boost your heart rate for cardio.

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First thing I would do is see if there is a rehab gym in your area- they'll have equipment that is much more adaptable. The people working there will have a much better idea of exercises too - I would ask your doctor because these gyms aren't usually listed in the phone book.

When I was in my chair full time and wasn't strong enough to roll and get up to a heart rate that would burn anything- I rolled back and forth in bed. I would lay flat and rock till my heart rate climbed- took a while but it was about being able to move at all- y'know? Sounds silly now that I typed it out and am not saying it would work for you- just an example of viewing things differently that can help. Was great too because I couldn't keep my balance standing so knew I was safe lying down.

For exercise I used bands with handles. I could put the strap around a door and use the hole in the handle to put my hand through. Then I would move as was able- and since it's a band I didn't have to worry about dropping it Also- did not tax the weight limit of my chair. I would hold a book or 2 liter in a bear hug and bend forward to work out my core. Having my Hubbs spot me was very very important for that- I could fall forward so easy at first.

I never got to try a pool but some of my friends have and they loved it- they have a harness that you sit in and move as you are able- they said it was great weighing less and freedom of movement because the harness held them up.