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Motivation Monday: Developing a New At-Home Exercise Routine
Hey everyone! Hope you all had a safe and relaxing weekend.
So, I came up with a new at-home exercise routine yesterday morning. I’ll do a video about this for our YouTube channel, and write a column about it, but I attached a pic from my phone here. As you can see, I used my electric ceiling lift as a weight to push. The lift is attached to a rail on my ceiling. It comes with a pole that my parents and caregivers use to get the lift on and off the rail. I had my caregiver slide the pole through an opening on the lift, and then put my hands on the pole. This opening on the lift is used to attach the sling that I use for transfers.
I know this is just a sneak peek here, but I felt a surge of energy after doing this exercise. It felt great to try, especially since I can’t go to aquatic therapy right now. My body felt the repercussions of staying at home and not exercising, and I knew I needed to do something. Developing an exercise routine that I can do at home and independently is incredibly liberating.
Do you have any exercise routines of your own? Are there any tools at home you can use to exercise?
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