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Helpful Resources to Support People with Disabilities and Their Families

The resources below include some helpful advice, interesting research, and practical guidelines on maintaining and improving fitness and wellness while living with a disabling condition, such as spinal cord injury or stroke.

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Food, Weight & Health Brochure
Exercise Guidelines for SCI 2018
Exercise Interventions Targeting Obesity
Calorie Consumption Article
Nash 2019 PVA Guidelines Cardiometabolic SCI
Research on exercise guidelines for SCI updated 2018
Energy Cost of Physical Activities in Persons with SCI
Compendium of Physical Activity 2011

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Exercise Guidelines:

Evidence-based scientific exercise guidelines for adults with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, volume 56, pages308–321 (2018).

Discussion of the new exercise guidelines for adults with SCI at spinalcord.com. Includes a one-page pdf download of guidelines.

Exercise resources from ICORD’s (International Coalition on Repair Discoveries) Physical Activity Resource Centre for spinal cord injury.

Physical and exercise recommendations for Stroke Survivors. American Heart Association 2014.

Cardiovascular Health  & Exercise – Introduction

Exercise Guidelines for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury

Exercise Video pAGES:

Fitness and Mobility Exercise (FAME) for stroke survivors.

National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability’s (NCHPAD) Inclusive Fitness Tips.

Multiple adapted cardio and strength workouts for SCI by Adapt to Perform

EXERCISE VIDEOS

ARM EXERCISES FOR STROKE SURVIVORS

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LEG EXERCISES FOR STROKE SURVIVORS

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CORE EXERCISES FOR STROKE SURVIVORS

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AEROBICS FOR STROKE SURVIVORS

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High energy wheelchair-based cardio workout

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(Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program)

OUR PREREOCORDED LIBRARY OF WORKOUTS

Gathering Strength YOutube page

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