Tag: Health & Fitness
Voluntary Exercise after Spinal Cord Injuries: Equipment and Process that Develops and Sustains Fitness...
Declining health and fitness are commonly known to accompany spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D). Physical deconditioning and weakening of the upper limbs make...
Exercise after Spinal Cord Injury
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Exercise after Spinal Cord Injury: Why Do It?
Exercising after a spinal cord injury (SCI) is just as important as it is for able-bodied people....
UBCO professor simplifies exercise advice for spinal cord injury
Researchers take the guesswork out of exercising effectively
A team of researchers has developed an online platform of tried and true resources to help people...
Ten interesting things you may not know about wheelchair basketball
The worldwide popularity of adaptive sports is on the up and we are certainly seeing the positive consequences of major sporting events, such as...
Partnership key to fitness success for people with spinal cord injury
UBC research shows personal input and collaboration provide positive results
New co-created research at UBC’s Okanagan campus has resulted in ground-breaking increases in physical activity...
NextStep Fitness
NextStep is an internationally recognized non-profit that makes life-changing rehab and fitness accessible and affordable to individuals living with paralysis. Today, most of these...
What People Don’t Know About Staying Fit In a Wheelchair
"If I get too heavy, I can't do basic things like shower or get myself in and out of my bed or car."
I'm 31...
