Staying Active: Practical Exercise Options for Wheelchair Users
Posted by Amy to
Active Lifestyles
Maintaining an active lifestyle is important for everyone, and wheelchair users are no exception. Regular exercise can improve strength, flexibility, cardiovascular health, and overall well being.
Stretch Calf Muscles for Improved Balance
Posted by Matt to
Core & Balance
Take a look at yet some more ways to stretch lower body muscles to keep improving your balance. Ankle incline boards help get the stretches you need.
Exercising with a Fitness Tracker
Posted by Bonnie Joffe to
Exercise Accessories
Fitness Trackers help encourage multiple factors of active living, one of which is the social aspect. It has been found that an increase in physical activity has been directly linked to social factors, such as support from friends or family members and even friendly competition.
Sitting Is The New Smoking!
Posted by Bonnie Joffe to
Active Lifestyles
Studies have shown that leading a sedentary lifestyle (sitting for 13 or more hours per day), can increase your risk of early death by 200% as compared to those who sat less than 11 hours per day!
Staying Active During The Holiday Season
Posted by Bonnie Joffe to
Active Lifestyles
It's holiday season and the holiday social scene is about to ramp up! Company parties, after work celebratory drinks, New Years' parties—all serving the tempting and delectable foods… cookies, cakes, candy, eggnog, and the list goes on.
September : The Month For Recovery
Posted by Chelsea Shaffer to
Upper Body Fitness
September is National Recovery month and we’re celebrating recoveries from all walks of life. Addiction, disease, physical rehabilitation and mental recovery deserves its recognition. The hardest part of any disease or accident is the recovery process after, and not enough credit is given to those that do go through intensive recovery the months following. This month is for them.
