Answers (2)
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Hi Christine
Perhaps you can use a modified version of the following. I share this for people who want to get on the floor but are orthopedically challenged. However, as a personal trainer I do not get people down on the floor if I am not assured I can, or they can, get themselves up off the floor.
Consider that most anything you can do on the floor you can do without getting down on the floor. Tap into your creative self.
Tips for
GETTING DOWN
• Use a sturdy chair that won’t tip over. Put the chair close to the wall if necessary, and stand next to it.
• Put your hands on the seat of the chair.
• Lower yourself down on one knee.
• Put the second knee down beside it.
• Put your left hand on the floor and support yourself on it as you lower your left hip to the floor. Straighten your legs out.
Lie on your left side and roll onto your back. See, that wasn’t so hard, was it? It is easy to get on the floor but what about getting up? Don’t be frightened, we are going to show you how to get back up (after you do your exercises) or after you have plotted so unceremoniously unto the floor.
GETTING UP FROM FLOOR
• Roll onto your left side.
• Place your right hand on the floor level with your ribs in order to push your shoulders off the floor. Your weight will be on your left hip.
• Roll forward onto your knees, leaning on both hands for support.
• Put your hands on the seat of your chair.
• Lift one leg so that the knee is bent with that foot flat on the floor.
Lean onto the chair and rise up from this position.
Hope this helps you frame a better picture for yourself and your client,
Danielle
Perhaps you can use a modified version of the following. I share this for people who want to get on the floor but are orthopedically challenged. However, as a personal trainer I do not get people down on the floor if I am not assured I can, or they can, get themselves up off the floor.
Consider that most anything you can do on the floor you can do without getting down on the floor. Tap into your creative self.
Tips for
GETTING DOWN
• Use a sturdy chair that won’t tip over. Put the chair close to the wall if necessary, and stand next to it.
• Put your hands on the seat of the chair.
• Lower yourself down on one knee.
• Put the second knee down beside it.
• Put your left hand on the floor and support yourself on it as you lower your left hip to the floor. Straighten your legs out.
Lie on your left side and roll onto your back. See, that wasn’t so hard, was it? It is easy to get on the floor but what about getting up? Don’t be frightened, we are going to show you how to get back up (after you do your exercises) or after you have plotted so unceremoniously unto the floor.
GETTING UP FROM FLOOR
• Roll onto your left side.
• Place your right hand on the floor level with your ribs in order to push your shoulders off the floor. Your weight will be on your left hip.
• Roll forward onto your knees, leaning on both hands for support.
• Put your hands on the seat of your chair.
• Lift one leg so that the knee is bent with that foot flat on the floor.
Lean onto the chair and rise up from this position.
Hope this helps you frame a better picture for yourself and your client,
Danielle
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Hello Christine,
It's a difficult question to respond to. I would tend to believe that an occupational therapist or a physical therapist would be in the best position to teach this individual strategies to put into practice if he falls.
On another note, I hold a certification through the American College of Sports Medicine called the Certified Inclusive Fitness Trainer. I believe that you would be interested in this credential.
According to the ACSM "a CIFT is a fitness professional who assesses, develops and implements an individualized exercise program for persons with a physical, sensory or cognitive disability, who are healthy or have medical clearance to perform independent physical activity."
You might want to visit the ACSM at www.acsm.org to learn more about this credential.
I hope this is of help to you.
It's a difficult question to respond to. I would tend to believe that an occupational therapist or a physical therapist would be in the best position to teach this individual strategies to put into practice if he falls.
On another note, I hold a certification through the American College of Sports Medicine called the Certified Inclusive Fitness Trainer. I believe that you would be interested in this credential.
According to the ACSM "a CIFT is a fitness professional who assesses, develops and implements an individualized exercise program for persons with a physical, sensory or cognitive disability, who are healthy or have medical clearance to perform independent physical activity."
You might want to visit the ACSM at www.acsm.org to learn more about this credential.
I hope this is of help to you.
