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Friends in wheelchairs have special needs but still need to stay fit. You may or may not watch the show "Glee", but there is a young man on this show who is in a wheelchair. (In real life he's mobile and has working legs) Think of this young man or maybe you know someone in a wheelchair; what must he/they do to improve/maintain upper body strength? With this in mind, design an exercise program for a friend with limited mobility from the waist up. (without the use of their legs) Would you be able to work out with them and what, if any exercises would be beneficial for the both of you?
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I believe I would be able to work out with any person, whether he/she has limited mobility or not. We could work out our upper body stength by lifting weights. Also, we could maintain a relaxed and flexible body by doing something as simple as stretching. By doing these exercises a couple of days a week, we will be sure to keep our bodies in a healthy condition.
ReplyDeleteLifting weight with your arms would be a beneficial workout.
ReplyDeleteI think to still have upper body strength this person would have to do many different kinds of weights.
ReplyDeleteI know this young man named Jeremy and he is disabled, he has special needs. To improve and maintain his upper body strength he plays on a wheelchair basketball team and by doing so, his arms are constantly getting fit by throwing the basketball around. If I had to design an extensive program for Jeremy, it would consist of him doing 50 arm curls, 3 sets of 10, shoulder lifts and 60 ab crunches. To maintain his process, he would need to do this workout for five days a week. I would be perfectly capable of doing this exercise program with Jeremy and it would be beneficial for the both of us.
ReplyDeleteDue to the lack of the ability to use one's legs, much exercise would be towards developing upper body strength. Good activities for someone in this situation would be wheelchair basketball, weight lifting and swimming (if they were strong enough to use only their arms and still stay afloat). Yes, I think that someone with the ability to use their legs and someone without the ability could definitely enjoy exercise together that would be beneficial for both of them.
ReplyDeleteA person will limited mobility could lift light weights, stretch the upper body, and participate in sports modified for wheelchairs.
ReplyDeleteWeight lifting and other arm strenthening excercies would help to build their muscels. Also, races with the wheel chair would help improve endurance.
ReplyDeleteJust using a wheel chair is a good workout for your arms and shoulders. To make it harder you could try playing basketball (they have leagues at a lot of gyms). Playing basketball in a wheel chair is really hard to do, and I would also benefit, because just normal basketball is a good workout.
ReplyDeleteCore and arm exercises are very beneficial to one that cannot move from the waist down. Lifting weights and performing sit-ups along with other exercises can keep one in shape and healthy.
ReplyDeletePeople in wheelchairs can still exercise. An obvious example is weight-lifting, but they can do other things as well. For example, the various handicap versions of sports available, which require you to maneuver your wheelchair very quickly. That would certainly get my heart rate up.
ReplyDeleteI would set up an upper body strength training program. This would involve lifting weights,also equipment that would work on building upper body strength. I would have no problem working out with someone, it would not matter if they were in a wheelchair or not.
ReplyDeleteI think that they could lift weights or play various sports such as basketball. There are many teams for people with limited mobility and there are many opportunities for them to play on sports teams.
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