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HEALTH AND WELLBEING - FITNESS & EXERCISE
INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS PRODUCTS SOCIAL MEDIA
| My name is Colt Wynn. When I was 14 years old I was paralysed in a hunting accident. I knew I had to lift weights harder and more consistently than ever before. I knew it would make life a lot easier in a wheelchair. |
| In October 2006, I had an accident which resulted in a Spinal Injury, leaving me in a wheelchair. After 6 months in rehab I returned home. Unable to return to my job, I teetered on the verge of isolation and depression, sat at home whilst life went on as normal around me.
Eventually, I summoned up the courage to return to the Gym. I had to work out how to train again, but enjoyed being there and started seeing the physical results of my hard work. Next, a friend of mine presented me with a challenge -to train for a Guest Spot at his 2009 show. With a target to aim for and the help of family and friends, I got focussed and started to train - full on!
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| At 21, most young people are just beginning life, but for me, my life almost ended and was certainly changed forever. Along with furthering my education and starting a new and promising career, I got involved in the growing sport of wheelchair bodybuilding in 2001. I began competing at the national level in 2002. Each year I was getting bigger and better. Things were really starting to turn around. My job was going great and I was actually enjoying my life even though I was paralyzed.
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| Kyle Maynard is a motivational speaker, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and ESPY award-winning mixed martial arts athlete, known for becoming the first quadruple amputee to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Aconcagua without the aid of prosthetics.
Oprah Winfrey called Kyle one of the most inspiring young men you will ever hear about. Arnold Schwarzenegger described him as the real deal,a champion human, and one of the most inspiring people he has ever met. Even the great Wayne Gretzky has spoken of Kyle's greatness.
Despite being born with a rare condition known as congenital amputation, that has left him with arms that end at the elbows and legs that end near his knees, he learned early on with the support of his family, to live life independently and without prosthetics. Kyle thrives on physical challenges and following a few rough middle school football seasons; he went on to become a champion wrestler, CrossFit Certified Instructor and gym owner, competitive MMA/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter, world record-setting weightlifter, and skilled mountaineer. |
| Lisa was a financial analyst and aerobics instructor who became paralyzed from the chest down (level T3-4) in 1985, and went from teaching aerobics walking, to teaching from her wheelchair. Besides creating and teaching seated aerobics, Lisa has continued to swim, has played wheelchair tennis, basketball, done cross-country arm cycling and mono-skiing at Winter Park & Vail, Colorado.
With her background in sports, health & fitness, music & choreography, Lisa became a certified aerobics instructor after she was paralyzed, and created her seated aerobics program which she still teaches today.
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| Reginald "Reggie" Bennett is one of Southern Nevada's most sought after individuals to motivate audiences of all ages that there are NO LIMITS to being the best that you can be mentally and physically. He conducts lectures, motivational speaking engagements, mentoring and weight training programs to fit all the needs of hundreds of individuals with and without disabilities each year. Reggie is devoted to promoting nonviolent and enhancing the quality of life for all people, with a focus on at-risk youth.
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| The Burn Rubber Burn program is provided by the NSW State Spinal Cord Injury Service in partnership withe the Police Community Youth Clubs. Circuit based gymnasium sessions are run by trained Exercise Physiologists, using specific wheelchairs accessible equipment, the program is very affordable and is available at five sites in Sydney. Members receive a fitness assessment and individualised program.
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| Empowering the athlete in us all. Universal access to physical activity and sport through global grant distributions, camps, clinics, mentoring and motivation |
| The Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) is a Sport England Lottery Funded project which works with local authority fitness facilities to support them to become accessible to disabled and non-disabled people. |
| Article from Paraquad News Summer 2016/2017 about gyms and other facilities for people with Spinal Cord Injury, Cerebral Palsy, MS and other general disabilities. Many of the gyms and other facilities don't have individual websites but the phone numbers and other contact details are contained in this article. |
| Welcome to Physability - Specialists in exercise therapy for individuals affected by paralysis. |
| Physability aims to provide people living with a disability assistance in creating and/or maintaining an active lifestyle through enjoyable physical activity within the community. Physability also provides functional movement programs to those who have more severe disabilities as well as elderly to assist with basic exercise movements to maintain quality of life and be able to perform everyday tasks with ease. |
| This website currently contains over 300 physiotherapy exercises appropriate for people with spinal cord injuries. The website is still developing and funds have recently become available to include additional exercises appropriate for people with different types of neurological disabilities, including traumatic brain injury, stroke and multiple sclerosis. |
| The NCPAD is concerned with Physical activity and disability. This web site addresses the topic that being active is an important part of getting and staying healthy. A vast array of resources and information is here...well worth the time to explore their information, resources, links, etc. |
| empowering individuals with disabilities since 1988 |
| Jodi Stolove has been dancing since she was a child and has taught dance and fitness for the past twenty years. The Chair Dancing concept was born, when as a result of a fractured ankle, Ms. Stolove taught her dance and aerobic classes from a chair. Creativity born of necessity, resulted in her developing unique seated fitness programs combining the pleasure of exercise, dance and music.
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| Greenfields recently introduced the Signature Accessible line, which makes the outdoor gym accessible to an even broader portion of the community, as both the able-bodied and mobility-impaired can independently exercise at the same time. The unique ADA-Accessible Product Line includes nine units that target the biceps, triceps, shoulders, chest, back, and core. Now even those in wheelchairs can enjoy working out at Greenfields’ fitness zones. Demonstrate your commitment to health and fitness for all with these fantastic new additions. |
| From regular wheelchairs to sporting equipment including handcycles, basketball chairs, athletics racing chairs, beach and pool, All-Terrain wheelchairs, quad grips, etc. Sportaid covers a lot... |
| So Much More than Just Upper Body Exercise. Get the excitement of playing Nintendo GameCube racing games while getting a great upper body workout! Speed is controlled by turning the arm cranks, and steering is controlled by tilting the cranks left and right. Adjustable resistance, hand grips, and height settings lets you customize your workout!
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| 'Wheelchair' is a commercial company that includes on it's website interviews with wheelchair athletes and a great collection of wheelchair sports and recreation videos including paragliding, tennis, dance, softball,wheelchair rugby or 'murderball',climbing, handcycling, power soccer, wheelchair hockey and more and more and more. Scroll down to see a collection of their videos.
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| You know that feeling after a great workout? You’ve lifted weights and have worked up a sweat. Now you have that sense of accomplishment since your heart is racing. We all know that exercise is important to keep ourselves physically fit and strong. However, trying to exercise with a disability can be challenging. Even if you can overcome the many challenges, including transportation to the gym, there may not be accessible equipment. Total Body Fitness may be just the workout solution you want. The online video subscription service gives you the opportunity to exercise from the comfort of your home. The workout website was created by Kristin McNealus, a physical therapist who wanted clients to continue their workout routines once they returned home from the rehabilitation hospital. |
| Most people treasure their free time and the recreational activities that fill it. These activities provide self-expression, tension release, and social interaction. The benefits of leisure contribute to people’s well-being and life satisfaction. For those with an illness or disability, leisure can be an opportunity or an additional burden.
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| Want to try something new or get in shape? This updated list of sports and recreational videos can help. From dancing to extreme racing, we've got the tape for you? |
| "No matter how much weight a person can bench press, staying fit is more than just looking buff.Exercise programming for people with spinal cord injury should focus on maintaining functional activity and enhancing quality of life". |
| "Progressive resistive exercise (PRE) has been used in rehabilitation and fitness programs for years to develop the muscular strength and endurance of people with various types of physical disabilities. PRE is based on the overload principle that says to improve a parameter of fitness (e.g., muscular strength, muscular endurance, or cardiovascular endurance), you must stress the system beyond what it is accustomed to. While simple enough in theory, applying this to individuals with different disabilities potentially warrants exercise modifications. Read Drs. Peter M. Aufsesser and Peggy Lasko-McCarthey's article about how to create just such a program for yourself". |
| "Reggie Bennett helps people work out, rehabilitate, and realize the only limit to their ambition is their determination. Las Vegas Review-Journal writer John Przybys tells how Bennett, founder of Team RAGE (Rebuilding Our Athletic Goals With Energy), helps disabled people with an interest in bodybuilding and fitness work out, rehabilitate, and, he says, realize the only limit to their ambition is their determination". |
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