Yoga and other exercises for electric wheelchair users with Spastic Quadriplegia CP

Katherine Hayward

I'm fashion and appearance conscious, but always seem to put on weight around my stomach and abdomen. I'm over my normal weight for my height, and want to get in shape. I have spastic quadriplegia CP and hydrocephalus with a VP shunt and am unable to exercise unaided. What type of exercise apart from swimming, would be good for me? yoga? Zumba? It'd be great if you could also recommend some good sites and/ or videos so I can exercise from my wheelchair or lying on my bed. I have difficulty sitting straight and stretching any distance.

Gail Steinson

If you have a DVD player you need to set it to multi regional if it's not already set up this way (there's instructions on internet) you can get dvd from states their website is called chair aerobics for every one. You can. Also get a good uk one learned gross chair workout you can get from amazon 

Katherine Hayward

Hi Gail. Thanks very much for the advice. I'll look for the DVDs.

Emma

Hi Katherine, do also check out our health and fitness tips. Lots of great ideas for ways of keeping fit from other disabled people: https://community.scope.org.uk/tips/general-health