Kick Ass
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Retro and Awesome Wheelchair Exercise Videos
Wheelchair exercises captured on video! From the oh-so retro, Lisa Ericson's "Seated Aerobics" video to an at-home workout for a C6 quad using 5lb wrist weights and Daft Punk music to get his adrenaline going, check out our latest post on SPINALpedia highlighting some of the best/most memorable wheelchair exercise videos ever made.
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SCI Superstar: Ann Yoshida
The #1 adapted paddler in the country and the newest member of the 2013 USA Canoe/Kayak National Team, read up on the amazing Ann Yoshida on SPINALpedia, a native Hawaiian who loves traveling the world, exposing adapted athletics to people in the tiniest villages she can find.
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SCI Superstar: Rob Summers
Check out SPINALpedia's latest SCI Superstar - Rob Summers. The star OSU baseball player paralyzed in a hit and run who made history becoming the first human to receive an implanted electric stimulator in his spinal cord. He can now stand unassisted....
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SCI Superstar: Amanda Boxtel
A former 4th grade teacher who reinvented herself after breaking her back in a skiing accident, meet Amanda Boxtel on SPINALpedia! She's a motivational speaker, co-founder of Challenge Aspen, an ambassador for Ekso Bionics and one of the first people to own her very own walking suit (jealous).
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Lesser Known Adapted Sports: Ultimate Frisbee, Disc Golf and Badminton
Sweet adapted sports you probably haven't tried yet, all on SPINALpedia!
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SCI Superstar: Michael Johnson
20 years old and paralyzed, meet Michael Johnson, the only paralyzed race car driver in the Road to Indy series. His ultimate goal - to win the Indy 500. See how close he is on SPINALpedia!
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Channeling Your Inner Lawn Guy
Representing every ability level when it comes to lawn mowing from SPINALpedia today! A buff para pushing a push lawn mower, a powerchair user pulling a power manual mower behind him leaving grass clipping in his wake, and a sip 'n puff remote controlled mower from students at Grand Valley State University.
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Much Love for the Ultra Accessible Yosemite National Park
Yosemite. Many wheelers believe this is the best national park for accessibility. Check out four homemade videos showing how they enjoy this magical place on SPINALpedia, including four paras going zip-lining and a tour of an accessible trail that gets you *so close* to Lower Yosemite Falls you can feel the spray.
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SCI Superstar: Erik Kondo
A kick butt and take names para with a 3rd degree black belt in Jujitsu, meet the awesome Erik Kondo on SPINALpedia, a toughie from Lexington, MA who's made self-defense moves for wheelchair-users, as well as helping newly injured people, his life's passion.
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Getting to Work After a Spinal Cord Injury
How do you get to work now that *you* have a SCI? Watch paraplegic actor Joseph Generra commute from CT into NYC (taking the train, and and a taxi in Manhattan), watch another para Andrew Angulo transfer/drive the kids to school/then drive to work himself, and meet Johanna Johnson, a vent-dependent quad kindergarten teacher, all on SPINALpedia!