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cjsmith ([personal profile] cjsmith) wrote2005-05-03 09:57 am
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Exercise!

I think I found an object that will help me exercise! YAY FREECYCLE!

If you can't use the legs use the arms, right?

I have a wheelchair. For free. 8-) It's sitting in my car right now.

This one is probably supposed to be for a child. It wants a little bit shorter leg than I've got, which is saying something. And it's truly ancient. On the other hand, it's skinny enough to go through doors and stuff, and it's easy for me to put in the car. And I do fit in it pretty well. Ah, one advantage of not being a real grown-up human being!

First impression: Those things are not as easy to drive as they look.

EDIT 11:10: After my company meeting I took it for a spin around the parking lot. "Spin" is fairly accurate in places -- this thing has great pivot capability. I must confess though that "around the parking lot" is a lie. I got the length of one wall of the building and back. My arms are noodles. I'm still excited though.
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[identity profile] mactavish.livejournal.com 2005-05-03 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
First impression: Those things are not as easy to drive as they look.

Tell me about it. Now try going down a road, like in a Pride Parade, on the side, so camber's fighting you.

I love this scooter, thanks so much. ;)

[personal profile] apparentparadox 2005-05-03 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe I missed this, but what about swimming as exercise?

A totally strange idea: get a "treadmill pool" and set it in your current pool (drained). Would that be OK as far as building codes go?

[identity profile] ambar.livejournal.com 2005-05-03 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
You are going to have seriously massive shoulders if you keep that up. :-)

[identity profile] quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com 2005-05-03 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
If you can't use the legs use the arms, right?

A former cow-orker of mine from $SuckyJob has had CP since childhood and uses a walker to get around. His arms are like tree trunks. He has enough leg control wherein he doesn't need a hand-controlled vehicle, though he also said he never uses the walker at home - he just crawls around the house.

Given most of my exercise historically has been bicycling, my arms are rather neglected by comparison. I should do something about that.
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[identity profile] dieppe.livejournal.com 2005-05-03 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, if the wheelchair isn't too wide then I suppose you could do it right... Get a treadmill, put the chair on the treadmill... assuming that said treadmill is powered, turn it on... and relax... ;)

*cough* Okay, not much exercise benefit there for ya I guess.......

yay wheels!

[identity profile] gev.livejournal.com 2005-05-03 06:05 pm (UTC)(link) 
Meg has a wheelchair that she doesn't use...
I plan on using it as my computing chair.
It's been over 20 years, but I expect to
be doing wheelies in it again soon. :)

[identity profile] dawnd.livejournal.com 2005-05-03 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
yay! Great idea! Hope it works for you. :^)

[identity profile] sharya.livejournal.com 2005-05-03 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Excellent! Your upper body strength will be amazing pretty soon :P

[identity profile] just-cyd.livejournal.com 2005-05-03 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
hooray!!! i *heart* freecycle.

if you join a wheelchair basketball league, i'm totally coming to see you play! ;-)
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[identity profile] vito-excalibur.livejournal.com 2005-05-04 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
That's pretty imaginative! And cool. Upper body strength is not just for the guys. :)
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