Customer Reviews

Chair Aerobics For Everyone - Wheelchair Workout

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As someone who sits in a wheelchair all day every day I am always on the lookout for well thought out workouts they help me maintain the best level of fitness that I can. This workout is challenging but doable. you feel it but it does not strain my many arthritic joints. They are actually less painful after the tape It also is vigorous enough to help me control my blood sugars.

ALL I CAN SAY IS THIS IS A VERY GOOD WORKOUT FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS TO EXCERCISE AND HAS TO SIT! AFTER DOING THE WORKOUT, I, FELT LIKE I HAD MORE ENERGY THAN I HAD IN A LONG TIME! FELT SO GOOD,I WANTED TO GET OUT OF MY WHEELCHAIR AND WALK.

I bought this DVD to use during my 16-plus weeks of being wheelchair-bound with a broken foot. Until my accident, which occurred 7 weeks ago, I was a super active 50-year old with many years of step aerobics, competitive swimming, hiking, and (most recently) Zumba behind me. I was not expecting too much from this workout, knowing that it would not give me the kind of workout I am used to. BUt I was pretty disappointed anyway. First of all, the production quality is not good -- especially the sound. The music is horrible (sounds like Muzak) and it is too loud! It's not easy to hear the instructor, and I wish I could just turn off the music at times. To make matters worse, the instructor does not have a very strong sense of rhythm or metric pulse! She is often out of sync with the music, something that drives me (a professional musician) crazy! The movements are pretty unimaginative and don't even come close to getting my heart rate into an aerobic range.

Nevertheless I did use this DVD every day for about 5 weeks, feeling like it was better than nothing. However, 2 weeks ago I discovered the DVDs by Jodi Stolove -- Chair Dancing Through the Decades is my favorite. The music is still bad, but the choreography is so much better, the cueing is great, and the workout gets your whole body moving. I have now abandoned my Wheechair Workout in favor of the Chair Dancing ones.

I have been in a wheelchair with multiple sclerosis getting progressively worse for the last five years. I recently started physical therapy and needed something to really help me to workout five or six times a week versus the once a week PT/OT is here. After reading some of the comments I was hesitant to get this workout video. However, since there really wasn't anything else at the time that I saw on Amazon for wheelchair bound folks, I got it. I am so glad I did! I found that it is definitely aerobic exercise for me. It is the first time I have moved into my target heart rate without using a restorator or stationary bike since I could walk. It is fun, a lot of work and focuses on your choice of either the upper body or the full body with a mind to keep you strong and with a full range of motion. I found Amanda Cook to be an excellent instructor/ motivator. She is like having my own personal trainer in the house whenever I feel up to a workout. With MS, my strength varies throughout the day. Now I can exercise when I feel at my strongest. I am taking it slowly and building up as each of the two sessions (upper body or full body) is 30 minutes or more. I just started this week and I am expecting great results with regular use of this workout video. I am going to try more in the Chair Aerobics series one I have used this one for 12 weeks.