what kind of exercises can you do to lose weight in your lower region , if your confined to a wheelchair?
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If you are parylezed from the legs down. I mean there are probably ways. You could build your upper body, and crunches. But with your legs. I can say maybe for your legs. There are probably ways you can suspend your legs. But ask the doctor maybe for some advice.
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Arm area\nTry the One-Arm Row! \n\nStand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and with a slight bend in your knees. Hold a dumbbell in your right hand. Take a step forward with your left foot, bend your left knee, and lean forward from your waist about 45 degrees. Place your left hand on your left thigh to support your back. Extend your right arm down toward the floor. \n\nKeep your abs tight and back flat as you exhale and pull the weight up toward your armpit, as if you were tugging on the starter to a lawn mower. Inhale and lower. \n\nTo pinpoint the correct back muscle, retract your shoulder blades as you keep your elbow close to your body throughout the movement. You should feel the inside of your upper arm brush slightly against your ribs as you raise and lower the weight. \n\nIf you experience back discomfort, lean against a chair to release any pressure from your lower back. \n\nStand with your left palm against the seat of the chair, with your left leg forward and right leg back. Hold a weight in your right hand. Keep your abs tight and back flat as you exhale and pull the weight up toward your armpit, as if you were tugging on the starter to a lawn mower. Inhale and lower\nhttp://www.deniseaustin.com/exercises/arm_exercises.asp?source=GOTO&KEYWORD=how+to+lose+arm+fat&OVRAW=lose%20weight%20in%20arm%20and%20waist&OVKEY=how%20to%20lose%20arm%20fat&OVMTC=advanced\n\n As part of your routine activities: \n-Walk, wheel, or bike ride more, drive less.\n-Walk up stairs instead of taking an elevator.\n-Get off the bus a few stops early and walk or wheel the remaining distance.\n-Push a stroller.\n-Clean the house.\n-Do exercises or pedal a stationary bike while watching television.\n-Play actively with children.\n-Take a brisk 10-minute walk or wheel in the morning, at lunch, and after dinner. \n \n As part of your exercise or recreational routine: \n-Walk, wheel, or jog.\n-Bicycle or use an arm pedal bicycle.\n-Swim or do water aerobics.\n-Play racket or wheelchair sports.\n-Golf (pull cart or carry clubs).\n-Canoe.\n-Cross-country ski.\n-Play basketball.\n-Dance\n-Take part in an exercise program at work, home, school, or gym.
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Ask your doctor to refer you to a physical therapist.  They can give you exercises to do to help with your range of motion.
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South Beach Diet.  But why minimal exercise?  If you have arthritis or an injury, maybe you can try exercising in a swimming pool using water resistence to help you burn more calories.
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Wheelchair basketball?
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Any floor excercises?!
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Be confident. Be yourself. Be nice. Be appreciative. Don't be grumpy or have a chip on your shoulder about the wheelchair. Smiling helps. \n\nGo volunteer somewhere. You'll find nice people there.
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Exercise!  Cardio exercise like walking, running, swimming, etc and also weight training.  Muscle will help you burn fat even when you are doing nothing.  Especially if you have been dieting without exercising, weight training is really key for losing weight.
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Leg exercises like bicycling.  Lie down after your morning bath.\n  Relax your tummy with small slaps for one minute. Sort of\n   make it gurgle, gently quickly move foods around with your\n   hand.  Then stretch your legs with lifts, 50 reps.  Walking\n   is the best spender of overweight storages.  Swimming is \n   for general good health too.
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Pilates is pretty good to tone muscle and trim a waistline, it mostly uses lifting weights with arms, stretching, lifting your legs up and down, and other exercises using your own body weight, like situps, crunches, etc. A lot of it is done sitting in a chair or lying on an exercise mat. If it doesn't hurt to bend your knee, I'd reccommend Pilates.\n\nAnother good low impact exercise is swimming. It might hurt to flail your knee around and bend it a lot, so just keep using steady up and down motions with your feet and see if you could practice swimming on your back - it gives you the buoyancy of floating and so your feet can relax and you can just move your arms around. \n\nYet another suggestion I have is an exercise ball - if you have fat in your stomach, then as long as you have the strength to stand up for a while, you can lean with your back on a large ball and do crunches on it. The exercise ball will keep you balanced but it gives you enough rolling around and slipperiness to where you really have to use your abs to keep yourself on it.\n\nA final suggestion I have is a better diet. I had a friend who suffered a bad ankle injury and her ankle was twisted sideways and she now walks very peculiarly and cannot run or do any exercises with her feet as well. She gained close to 50 pounds after about two years because she did not adjust her diet despite how sedentary and inactive her life became. I'd cut down on sweets and sodas and try to eat mostly lean meats like chicken breast (grilled, with the fat trimmed off) and some lean fish, grilled or baked, maybe 90%fat free ground beef, the expensive kind, use that in a hearty vegetable-laden chili. Eat more fiber to keep your digestive system running like clockwork - I know that Jewel Osco sells these high fiber tortillas, they're great with some salsa and lettuce and browned lean ground beef, kind of a healthier burrito. Avoid simple sugars, white airfluffed American  type breads, etc
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I have a disability and was in a wheelchair for the longest time.  I have to use bilateral forearm crutches to get around with.  I have lost 73 lbs. by cutting back on my meals, cutting out salt and sugar, stopped drinking any type of soda including diet, I only drink water, I eat several small meals a day.  I cut out all dairy and breads.  I take a calcuim supplement.  Here is a sample of what I eat\n\nFor breakfast I will have 1/2 cup oatmeal and 2 egg whites (disgard the yoke)\n\nmidmorning snack I will have 2 oz. of chicken of fish and a piece of fruit\n\nLunch usually a salad with tuna or chicken and 1/2 baked potato\n\nmid afternoon snack 2 oz. chicken and a piece of fruit\n\ndinner 2 oz. baked fish (NO BUTTER) 2 cups of a veggie, 1/2 cup of mashed sweet potatoes\n\nafter dinner snack 2 oz. of chicken and ground frozen fruit with a dash of lemon juice.\n\nI have cut out all oils and fats as well.  I have lost these 73 lbs since mid July.  I don't take any diet supplements.  I eat a lot of fish, chicken breast, turkey breast, lean beef, and lean pork.  I also have egg whites.  I hope this helps because it does work.
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Ask someone with armpit fat if you can ride on theirs, I suppose? ;)\n\nStrapless dresses tend to do that, you don't have to have much fat there for that to happen. I suggest wearing a different style of dress.\n\nYou can't decrease fat in a certain area by doing specific exercises. The only way to lose weight in a certain area is to lose weight in general.
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Ok here goes.\n\nDo NOT go on a diet pill. These make you totally hyper, and can cause joint damage.\nDo NOT go on a low carb diet. Low carb diets work by causeing your body to go into ketosis. You will be miserable. (I know from experience!)\nDo NOT eat "diet" foods made with artificial sweetners or that claim to be no fat/no sugar. These foods are not good for you, and people tend to eat more of them because they are not satisfying.\n\nDO drink lots of water. This is the only thing you should be drinking daily. Try to get it filtered (no chlorine/flouride)\nDO excerise. I know you're in a wheelchair, but if you at least do upper body excercises, you'll increase muscle there. Increased muscle means increased calories burned while at rest\nDO get enough sleep. Not sleeping enough slows down your metabolism, and tricks your body into thinking it is hungrier than it really is.\nDO talk to your doctor about your desire to lose weight. They can refer you to a nutritionist, who is qualified to give you advice.\n\nGood luck!
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Go to your local multi-story carpark.  Ride it from the top to the bottom.  Ask any bystanders to "rate" the wheelchair, in terms of speed, cornering, how cool it looks.\n\nThen go back to the top and go down again, just for fun.
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As mentioned running is a great way to achieve this goal. You can also try swimming. These will lead to burning the most calories per hour of activity. Basically one loses weight in gradual quantities from all different parts your body at once, so these exercises will lead to the best lost. Hills, stairs, squats, lunges, etc will target/tone your glutes.
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Well, I think the most obvious answer is to decrease your caloric intake.  Most of all, make the most of the calories you do take in.  Do your best to include lots of fruits and veggies.  Soups are an excellent way to do this.  Also, try to include bitter melon.  You can stir fry it or take a supplement.  Studies have shown it regulates blood sugar which can lead to significant weight loss. And try to talk to a physical therapist.  There may be some exercise you can do at whatever level of disability you're at.
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drink fluids, take 2 mile walks\n\nno such thing as minimal exercise. do sit-ups, crunches and moderate weights\n\ngood luck :D