Tips Concerning Disability Strengthening Videos

By Amy Reynolds


When a disabled person is not able to access a well equipped gym it becomes hard for them to work out or have the need to be active. Instead of resolving to laziness or giving up one should take up home workouts that will make the experience much easier. Disability strengthening videos are made available for them by trainers so that you can access anytime.

Due to varying strength and levels of fitness for different people one may require to vary the way they do the sets but it is advisable to do three sets each having ten reps. The break between one set and the next one should be a minute and the sequence should be repeated twice. In cardiovascular trainings it would be appropriate to do without breaks and once you finish you can then rest.

The stand and sit exercise is very common since the person has to stand and then sit on chair making sure to maintain an upright posture and the getting right back on that seat. This helps a person with a weak lower body to increase the strength on legs. It is advisable to request some assistance if the legs are very weak or even have a support bar on the wall. If you are using your wheel chair just pill yourself up out away from it and put as much effort on the lower part.

Whenever you always think specifically between the lines of your incapacitation or any impairment that you have, then this is where you get it all wrong. Demeaning yourself is basically one of the greatest undoing that a person could do upon themselves, which is why you need to keep your mind positively engaged.

The sit and walk is a good activity whereby one uses two chairs that are in opposite direction and then stand from one side using your legs and core to help you move. Carefully walk straight to the other chair and then sit on it. This will help improve your walking and strengthens the legs by sitting and standing. If you use crunches you can use them for support or even help from another person. With time the person will improve and even increase the distance between the chairs.

On another task one can have two chairs a distance apart where you have to stand and walk to the other and then sit, stand and walk back to the former sit and keep repeating the sequence multiple times. This will help strengthen the feet by standing and most definitely the walking becomes evident to the patient whether they do it with the help of another person holding on to them or by using crutches.

The knee to stand can be demonstrated by kneeling down and bring one feet in front and lifting the body upwards until you can stand upwards. With the arms by the sides the person should then come back down and kneel on the floor. This is usually challenging but in the long run will strengthen the body and assist in balance, mobility and even stability.

There is also the practice of kneeling and standing where you place your arms on the side and then put one foot forward in front and then lift the whole body to a standing position and repeat this several times.




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