Table of Contents
- Getting Started
- General Strength Training Guidelines and Safety Considerations
- Sample Physical Activity Program
- Use and Care of the Elastic Resistance Band
- Neck Stretch
- Wrist Flexion/Extension
- Overhead Stretch
- Upper Trunk Flexion
- Triceps Stretch
- Butterfly Chest Stretch
- Trunk Rotation
- Hamstring Stretch
- Seated Strengthening Exercises with Elastic Band
- Elbow Flexion
- Elbow Extension
- Forward Reach
- Upright Row
- Overhead Reach
- Hip Flexion
- Hip Abduction
- Leg Press
- Note
- Seated Strengthening Exercises
- Nutrition Spotlight: Nutritional Considerations for Adults with Spina Bifida
- Aerobic Fitness and Obesity in Adolescents and Young Adults with Spina Bifida
- Spina Bifida - Physical Activity Guidelines
- Fitness 1-2-3™ DVD Series: Low/Limited Mobility Muscular Training
- Ask the Exercise Professional Live Chat
- Fitness 1-2-3™ DVD Series: Pull Movement Muscular Training
- Teens on the Move: An Exercise Video for Teens with Spina Bifida
- Fitness 1-2-3™ DVD Series: Push Movement/Muscular Training
Exercises for Individuals with Spina Bifida
Getting Started
- Make sure you are healthy enough to exercise. Inform your physician that you are starting an exercise program.
- Choose the right program for YOU and make sure to keep activities that you choose VARIED, FUN, and REWARDING.
- Do moderate-intensity exercise for a minimum of 150 minutes a week, ideally spread throughout the week in at least 10 minute episodes, and perform strengthening exercises 2 or more days a week.
- Be active throughout the day - just keep moving.
National Center on Health, Physical Activity, and Disability
