Hello ,

I would check your local hospital or your local
PT Department.





--- Michael Orzel <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I do not write much but I keep up with the list
> everyday.  I have a
> question that I hope some of you could give me
> some direction to this
> question.
>
> My wife and I are both in chairs with CP and
> are looking for ways to
> exercise (especially in the winter).  We do not
> want to go to a gym
> because this necessitates an attendant to help
> us both and a woman
> attendant cannot help me in a male locker room,
> and a man attendant
> could not help my wife in a female locker room,
> and because after
> work, I cannot wait to get home.
>
> With this as a backdrop, we decided to buy a
> piece of equipment for
> our house but here is the problem.  We are
> looking for a piece of
> equipment that could snap to our wheelchairs
> and we could pedal while
> staying in our chairs.  The whole idea would be
> that it would be
> stationary and could be attached to either her
> or my chair.
>
> I am concerned since we am more sedentary as we
> get older (I used to
> crawl when I was younger but now, no way) our
> cardiovascular systems
> are going to pot and I want to exercise it so
> it will get back to
> where it used to be.
>
> If anyone has a answer for me please email to
> the list or at my home
> address, [log in to unmask]  Thank you.


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My Ya-Hoo ID:  kathyjopinkus

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