Sporting Wheelies Gym

For the last couple of months I've been going to the Sporting Wheelies Gym. One of the staff did an assessment of my situation and wrote a program to suit me. I've enjoyed going there and doing the weight training. I need to improve my upper body strength and I do feel I'm getting stronger. I'm also doing exercises with my legs to try and improve those muscles. The staff and students at this gym are so helpful and friendly. The gym has a really good atmosphere. I like that I am doing something positive to help myself be as strong and "able" as I can be and that will improve as I get stronger each week. The cause of my spinal cord damage is unknown leaving me an "incomplete paraplegic", which means that some messages are getting through (I can wiggle my right big toe). I can stand with help and "walk" holding on to a wheelie-walker, swinging one leg after the other. I can't lift my knees. Spinal Awareness Week begins tomorrow and summer is the most dangerous time for getting a spinal cord injury as people are dumped into the sand at the beach. Please recognise that this danger exists and don't take unnecessary risks with your body. For many who will get a spinal cord injury this summer, their life will change forever.