Wheelchair users can exercise through seated aerobic training, seated core strength training and wheelchair yoga.
1. Seated aerobic training: you can improve your cardiorespiratory fitness, improve the flexibility of your upper limbs and trunk, and increase the strength of your upper limbs by doing upper limb aerobics, lifting dumbbells, lifting and catching balls and sandbags in your wheelchair.
2. Seated core training: for example, squeeze the balloon with both hands to train the pectoral muscles; repeat the arm elevation rotate the torso to exercise the abdominal muscles. Seated core strength training plays a stabilizing and supporting role in the posture and motor skills of the upper limbs and trunk.
3. Wheelchair Yoga: Beginning with breathing training, slowly repeat the stretching or bending of the upper limbs and torso with music on its basis, it can promote blood circulation in the human body, but also enable the body to relax, thus playing the effect of unblocking the meridians and bring pleasure and relaxation to the patients who use wheelchairs.
Of course, before exercising in a wheelchair, it is important to consult a doctor, a rehabilitation therapist or a family member to watch over the patient to avoid over-exercise or injuries caused by accidental falls.
If discomfort occurs, consult a doctor in time and take active treatment so as not to delay the condition.