PUNCHING BAG: Therapeutic Core Exercise for Wheelchair Users

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Comment Posted on Feb 26, 2012 Last Updated Feb 26, 2012 Posted by Jacob

I find myself searching for different conditioning exercises as the “MS 150 Miami” approaches on April 21-22. The “MS 150″ is a 150 mile bike ride put on by the National MS Society to raise awareness and funding for a cure to Multiple Sklerosis. It’s a 150 mile bike ride split between 2 days. The 1st day is 75 miles from Miami to Key Largo, and the 2nd day is a 75 mile ride back to Miami from Key Largo.

Santa brought me a punching bag for Christmas this past December. Throughout the past couple months I’ve realized it’s a great therapeutic exercise tool for anyone confined to a manual wheelchair. There are multiple reasons I’d suggest a punching bag to anyone disabled in a wheelchair.

Second Attempt At 150 Mile “MS 150″ via Hand-Cycle

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Comments Posted on Feb 15, 2012 Last Updated Feb 15, 2012 Posted by Jacob

Last year I decided to ride in the 2011 “MS 150″. It’s a 150 mile ride over 2 days. 75 miles from Miami to Keyt Largo, and 75 miles back the next day. Although I expected to complete the entire 150 miles, I was unable to do so. I was only physically able to complete day 1, which was 75 miles. I’d pushed my body beyond a comfortable limit, and reluctantly decided to end my journey. Feeling defeated, the drive home was long and quiet. Here’s a link to last year’s 2011 MS 150 Miami ride on a hand-cycle.

2012 ING Miami Marathon On A Hand-Cycle

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Comments Posted on Feb 12, 2012 Last Updated Feb 13, 2012 Posted by Jacob

Each year ING hosts a marathon in Downtown Miami called the ING MIAMI. It’s a 26.2 mile marathon specifically for runners. Although, the nice people who organize the ING Miami marathon allow disabled athletes to hand-cycle 5 minutes prior to the official start.

I live in West Palm Beach, which is 1-2 hours away from Miami depending on traffic. For this reason, my wife and I stayed at a hotel down in Miami the night before the race. The marathon started promptly at 6:00am the next morning, and I needed to be there at 5:00am to get ready. Just the thought of waking up at 4:15am in the morning made me want to vomit.

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