Powertec Provides Equipment for People with Disabilities

STRENGTH

A strong body ensures you can move effectively, bringing with it further benefits. For example, increasing muscle mass can protect your bones and joints from injury. Ultimately, strength training is key to enhancing ourselves as we age. 

People with disabilities may benefit greatly from strength training, especially if you use assistive devices. For example, if you use a wheelchair, strength training may be used to build muscle groups in your arms — building endurance so you can push on your own for longer. 

Powertec offers adaptive fitness equipment dedicated to strengthening your arms, legs or core, such as: 

• Levergym
• Multisystem
• Multipress
• Olympic Bench
• Leg Press
• Squat Calf
• Compact Leg Sled
• Power Rack
• Half Rack

Just to name a few.

FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENTS

Daily tasks often involve the same movements such as reaching, lunging, bending, sitting and more. Functional movement training focuses on building the strength, coordination and flexibility needed to support these real-life movements.

Notably, people who recently experienced a stroke or brain injury often enroll in our gym for people with disabilities. Functional movement workouts are a great addition to their recovery, as they contribute to the process of neuroplasticity — the brain's ability to reorganize and form new neural connections. Simply put, functional movement training may help you regain important motor skills.

Paraquad offers adaptive fitness equipment that targets functional movement patterns, such as: 

• Functional Trainer Deluxe
• Functional Trainer Streamline
• Power Rack
• Half Rack
• Chin Dip Assist

The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans state that adults with disabilities who are able should muscle-strengthening activities of at least moderate intensity on two or more days a week. People who can't meet those levels should engage in regular physical activity "according to their abilities and should avoid inactivity," the federal guidelines say.

Powertec’s club quality equipment for the home can be a wonderful tool to assist you in your adaptive strength training needs.