-
Strength training in a wheelchair?
Just looking for tips really if anyone knows anyone in a similar situation. i'm a double amputee and partially paralysed below the waist, but play wheelchair basketball and am fairly fit for my age. I was just discussing on another thread about painful muscles when I have a more intense game day than usual and was advised…
-
Hurting muscles
Had a couple of intense wheelchair basketball games yesterday, where I was on court the whole game, both games. I'm 45, so not as young as I was and I really do feel it sometimes. I train a couple of nights a week with my club and swim at least once a week, as well as having one or two games most weekends throughout the…
-
self sabotage!
I seem to be doing a good job of sabotaging my own efforts today! "Accidentally" ate two of the large chocolate chip cookies that someone had brought in to work so that's a third of my calorie allowance for the day on its own! Had a healthy breakfast and lunch, so i can still pull this back although I'll have to exercise…
-
Can someone explain heart rate monitors to me please?
How do they work? What can they tell me? Can they work out my BMR? Should I get one? which one? Why should I get one?
-
Disability makes it tricky
I've been unsure how to set my profile to be as accurate as possible. I'm a double leg amputee so I can either go by my literal height, or the height I was 26 years ago when I lost my legs - neither would be accurate for the puposes of MFP. I originally just "guesstimated" it to make myself into a really short person, but…
-
Hi
Hi. I found this site through Blackberry Apps and I'm loving it. I'm a forty-something wheelchair user in the UK, I play wheelchair basketball and swim but I've always had to watch what I eat. I'm looking forward to losing about a stone through eating healthier and getting to the gym/pool more often. I've always found…
