Disability is one of the worst evils that occur with people today. Present in any form, it makes life miserable. Situation is even worse when people suffer disability in their lower limbs. For life long, they are dependent on wheelchairs for their mobility. Ask them and they will tell you how restless and annoying it feels when you are wheels ridden. Wherever you go, this dead, lifeless iron structure follows you.
When there is no movement in the body, it tends to get rigid. Therefore, it becomes important for you to make your body moving, while sitting on the wheelchair itself. To achieve this, you can practice a set of exercises. This can be done very easily if you follow the wheelchair exercising pattern. Wheel chair exercising should therefore become an important part of your daily exercising regime.
Wheelchair exercise helps you build impeccable strength and confidence in yourself. It also makes your body quite flexible by initiating more mobility in your body parts. Exercising also opens the door for healthy lungs, hearts, and related organs. And not to forget, it also helps in regulating your body weight.
But there is a set of procedures that you need to follow if you plan to take up wheelchair exercise. Your exercise routine will majorly involve all the upper body workout programs. These body parts would be arms, your upper torso, the neck, and the shoulders.
Like any contemporary exercise schedule, you should start with a good warm up session: Practicing, stretching and then cooling down for at least 10 minutes, before and after exercising.
Remember, always start with moderate exercises. Then gradually, pick up more rigorous exercising.
A golden rule is to have a positive attitude. Set realistic goals for yourself and always start slow. Regardless of your disability, your attitude will help you achieve your goals.
Even better it would be if you consult a good medical practitioner, who will guide you on the best exercises according to your disability. For, not all disabilities are similar.
Generally, there are two types of wheelchair exercising patterns. They are strength training and resistance training. A strength training exercising includes the lifting of dumbbells.
The other exercise, resistance exercise, involves using large, stretchy rubber bands. To do this, tie one end of the band around a door or a pole, and the other end should be with you. Now, gradually pull the band away and towards you. This exercise helps strengthen your muscles.
Thus a regular practice of wheelchair exercising will surely not allow disability grab your whole body, besides keeping you in a healthy state.