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Green thumbs on wheels
Wheelchair gardening tips from a nursery in Portland, Ore, a serious gardener who lives in the middle of Idaho (and made a sweet low-to-the-ground wooden wheelchair), and my favorite, imbonnie from FL, a C6 quad who has this amaaazing tropical garden (she gives a tour). Check 'em out on SPINALpedia!
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SCI Superstar: Candace Cable
She's a 6 time winner of the Boston Marathon wheelchair division. Check out Candace Cable's videos on how-to cross country ski sitting down on SPINALpedia.
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A little wheelchair TLC goes a long way
Even though your wheelchair isn't a Porche (boo), but you better treat it like it is. Check out these three must-see videos showing how to take care of your wheelchair like a pro on SPINALpedia. How do you clean your wheelchair?
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SCI Superstar: Nick Scott
Meet wheelchair bodybuilder Nick "The Beast" Scott. See his amazing before and after photos (he once topped 300lbs) and watch him wheelchair ballroom dance with his partner, the gorgeous Aubree Marchionne.
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Wheelie Favorite Things – April 2013
Here's the April installment of my Wheelie Favorite Things column at Push Living, including the world's only wheelchair accessible limo, the MVS (made from two MV-1 vehicles from VPG).
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Crazy never-before-seen wheelchair tricks
There are wheelchair tricks, then their are the wheelchair tricks we dig up at SPINALpedia. Watch the first wheelchair partner stunt team, Wheelchair Partner Stunt, and check put the world's best wheelchair basketball player (Patrick Anderson from Canada) do one of the ballsiest wheelchair tricks ever (by removing a wheel!).
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Podcast 96: Annette Hormozian
In podcast 96, Tiffiny is joined by Annette Hormozian, a wheelchair ballroom dancer from California who's been dancing her entire life, both before and post injury (she was injured 24 years ago when the car she was riding in went off a cliff). Annette grew up belly dancing and doing traditional Syrian dance, but transitioned to ballroom dance a couple years ago.
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Slip, sliding (and swimming) independently
Three sweet H20-inspired videos to finish off the week from SPINALpedia! Watch a quad go on an inner-tube waterslide ride at the Atlantis resort in Dubai, a paraplegic give an indoor wakeboarding machine a go, and my favorite - a C6 quad who's figured out how to swim completely independently (and with no floaties!).
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Make it burn (oh yeahhh)
Getting in a solid workout in a wheelchair CAN be done! Check out the new wheelchair treadmill, quad body builder Gene Bergeron's lateral armpulls (and watch him pose at a wheelchair body building competition last year) and see how a Paralympian uses a CrossCore machine in his garage, all on SPINALpedia.
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Handcycling into the sunset
We all know handcycling exists, but did you know that even if you can't move your arms, you can use one? Manual, power assist...handcycles may be spendy, but oh my are they a blast. Check out three videos from SPINALpedia showcasing the best-of, including off-road handcycling at Three Rivers Park in Minnesota.