Success Story: Strength Training for Seniors in a Seated Position
More Movement in Wheelchairs Thanks to Digital Support
Personalized Training for All Ages and Fitness Levels
“For me, it was clear: I want to stay active.” With this strong mindset, Helga, 84, embarked on a new chapter of her life in 2021. Now in a wheelchair, she doesn’t let that stop her from regularly visiting the gym with her daughter. Thanks to digital support from the Pixformance Station, she can diligently perform her exercises even while seated.
“I have to say, it’s wonderful. What makes me happiest is being able to move again. When my leg was amputated, I immediately said there must be something that allowed me to stay active on my own. Just sitting alone in the apartment — that’s not for me.”
In conversation, she shared that she feels fit after Pixformance training. The exercises with the stick are her favorites. Boxing can be exhausting, but “sometimes I’m too slow and don’t hit the circles in time. But there has to be a challenge. It can’t always be just fun.”
Helga, 84, is in a wheelchair and is happy to still be able to train and integrate movement into her daily life.
Integrating Movement into Daily Life with Personalized Digital Training
Helga can effortlessly perform her exercises at the digital training station while seated, as the station recognizes the user and analyzes their movements. It doesn’t matter how tall or short the person is, or whether they are doing the exercise sitting or standing. The digital feedback she receives in real-time during her training, displayed on the screen, helps and motivates her to perform the exercises diligently. The summary of training results at the end of each session is particularly motivating: “I always pay attention to this. I don’t mean to brag, but I’m rarely below 60% and often at 100%.”
In her daily life, she already notices improvements from her regular training. She can stand up from her wheelchair on her own and transfer to the sofa or car. On good days, she even manages to walk up the stairs without assistance. “Even though I have a handicap, I don’t have to just sit in the apartment. That’s why I go to the gym and say: Here I am. Then I do something for myself. And then the day is worth it.”
100 New Exercises: Including Seated Options for Special Needs
At Pixformance, it is particularly important to us that our digital training concept provides the perfect training for every patient, member, and trainee. That’s why we have developed around 100 new exercises. This allows training to be even more tailored to the needs of patients and trainees. Among the new exercises are several seated exercises, for example, for people in wheelchairs like Helga. This enables the creation, tracking, and fact-based optimization of personalized training plans from a versatile selection of over 400 functional exercises.
Strength training for seniors in a seated position with digital support can thus be made even more varied. Additionally, these exercises are applicable not only in fitness studios but also in physiotherapy, rehabilitation, clinics, and, of course, nursing homes for every individual training and health condition.
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