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Information Sheets and Infographics
Reengaging in sport, physical activity and the arts can be a daunting prospect if you haven’t taken part for a while or if you are recovering from an illness or injury. LimbPower have created our own resources including information sheets and infographics and we have collated other useful and relevant information resources to help you on your way back to your pre-impairment fitness and to help you discover new activities. As always we would welcome your feedback on any of these resources.
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Move More at Home - Exercises for amputees
Six easy to try activities for at home to get you moving more
Move More at Work - Exercise for amputees
An infographic with six easy to do exercises to help get you more active, without the need for any equipment!
Move More for Children - Exercises to get child amputees more active
Six activities to help keep your children moving
Accessing Sport - What we offer
A fact sheet for healthcare professionals highlighting the work Limb Power can offer around the Limb Centre to support amputees and individuals with limb difference as they engage in activity.
Wheelchair Exercises
Wheelchair Exercises by Cindy Asch-Martin
Useful Contacts
Read this list of useful contacts who can help you access physical activity and sport locally.
Physical Activity and Sport Matrices for Upper Limb Amputees
LimbPower have spent the last year working with healthcare professionals to look at which physical activities and sports require which type of prosthesis at which level of activity. We have produced the attached document through consultation. We are conscious that many amputees think that they need a bespoke prosthesis to take part in physical activity and sport which is simply not the case. We…
Physical Activity and Sport Prostheses Matrices for Lower Limb Amputees
LimbPower have spent the last year working with healthcare professionals to look at which physical activities and sports require which type of prosthesis at which level of activity. We have produced the attached document through consultation. We are conscious that many amputees think that they need a bespoke prosthesis to take part in physical activity and sport which is simply not the case. We…
Practical Tips
If you are working hard, either taking part in sport, an active leisure activity or kicking a ball around with the kids, it is essential to take extra care to avoid your stump getting sore. Read this guide to help you protect your stump during exercise.
Overcoming Barriers
Participation in sport among people with a disability is increasing, but there is still an imbalance between sports participation among disabled and non-disabled people. 18.5% of disabled people currently play sport on a weekly basis compared to 39.2% of non-disabled people: only 17.9% of people with a physical impairment participant in sport on a weekly basis.
Doing Things Differently
Amputees and individuals with limb impairments have pretty much the same options as non disabled people when it comes to taking part in sport, physical activity and exercise, but be prepared to modify an activity or exercise to enable you to take part.
Why Is Exercise Important?
Physical activity is essential to keeping you strong and healthy. The less active you are, the more likely you will be to put on weight and put your health at risk. The more you do, the stronger you’ll become. You’re much more likely to feel better and live longer as a result. As well as helping you keep an eye on your waistlines, exercise can also be a great boost for your mood, energy and…
Getting Started
According to the NHS Guidelines to stay healthy or to improve health, adults need to do two types of physical activity each week: aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity.
Player Pathway for Athletes with Limb Impairments
LimbPower have created a new player pathway resource to increase engagement in activity among amputees and people with a limb impairment. The resource clearly shows the different opportunities from grass roots to elite level and highlights the organisations who can support you on your journey and how you can access this support. The resource also highlights where and how LimbPower can support you…
Top Tips For P.E. Infographic
LimbPower are excited to announce a new Children’s Physical Education Infographic to join our suit of child-centric infographics to support the physical, mental and social well-being of children with limb difference. This resource was created to address the needs of limb impaired children engaging in School PE and Sport. LimbPower worked with education and healthcare professionals and parents and…
Top Tips for P.E. and Sport 2
LimbPower are excited to announce a new Children’s Physical Education Infographic to join our suit of child-centric infographics to support the physical, mental and social well-being of children with limb difference. This resource was created to address the needs of limb impaired children engaging in School PE and Sport. LimbPower worked with education and healthcare professionals and parents and…
Physical Alliance - Exercise, Health and Wellbeing Resources List
A list of the lock-down resouces developed by the physical impairment NDSOs, LimbPower, WheelPower, CP Sport and Dwarf Sport.
Exercise, Health and Wellbeing Resources - Children
An index of LimbPower's exercise, health and wellbeing resources for children.
Five Steps to Running
Learning how to run
with a prosthesis can be very challenging, yet, when simplified into series of relatively basic elements, it can be much easier to learn. The following are the five easy steps that have made
it possible for me to teach hundreds of people to relearn the skill of running, and enabled them to benefit from the ability to move fast when necessary. Initially, for safety reasons, I…
Stef Reid's Top Tips
Paralympian Stef Reid's Top Tips forgetting healthy and lean
Sophie Kamlish Cosmic Choice
At the University of Bath in the Spring of 2011when aged just 14, below knee amputee Sophie Kamlish was identified as a potential athlete through the Playground to Podium initiative. Two months later Sophie was competing in her first competition and being coached by Rob Ellchuck in both sprints and long jump.
Paracanoeing
Paracanoeing wad introduced to the Paralympics Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. GB Canoeing have developing a national programme to ensure we have disabled athletes who will be competitive to win medals in Rio. They have already identified paracanoe athletes who will train over the next 3 years to qualify for a place at the Paralympics Games.
Running Workshop
Over the last 12 months LimbPower have been working with UK Athletics and British Athletics to deliver Learn to Run Workshops. We wanted to share what we have learnt with you.
My Cycling Experience - Damian MacDonald
Here’s a little story about how I got back on a bicycle after losing my left leg below the knee. It’s not a short story. It took me 25 years.
Adapted Zumba Case Study
Zumba is a fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. Zumba routines incorporate interval training — alternating fast and slow rhythms — to help improve cardiovascular fitness, so great for amputees and individuals with limb differences who want to dance at home.
LimbPower run Zumba every Wednesday at 12.30 on Zoom. If you would like to know more about…
reVAMP Case Study
Lockdown was challenging for everyone and many found it difficult to stay motivated and continue with their exercise regimes. LimbPower created the reVAMP programme to help amputees and those with limb difference to remain focused, be accountable and learn their own abilities in a supportive group. For more information on the reVAMP programme email rebecca@limbpower.com.
Art 4 All
Emily, a mum of three young children with special educational needs, and an amputee of 12 years based in Plymouth always found it tricky to make it to get togethers and support groups. Distance was always an issue and finding the time around the kids was a challenge.
When lockdown hit Emily found herself at home with her children, shielding and cut off from the outside world.
She hadn’t done art…
Adapted Yoga Case Study
Durham based mum, Nicola, an above the knee amputee of five years really suffered during lockdown. Being such a bubbly, social person that always loved a hug and seeing family, she felt absolutely broken when the rules came into place. Not being able to see anyone or have physical contact was soul destroying. Having lupus also meant she had to shield.
She saw an email regarding the reVAMP…
Adapted Tai Chi
Tai chi focuses on 3D movement and the use of the arms, legs, head and torso all at the same time, so it really does test one’s balance. Yorkshire-based Phil Sheridan and Helen Parsons have been running the classes for us online which they started during the pandemic. Phil explained that it has been a complete blessing in disguise as the team were able to reach out to more amputees who usually…
Active August Calendar - Creative Tasks
Summer is here and we want to keep everyone moving! Join us for Active August and see if you can complete all of the summer tasks on the calendar. Let us know how you got on and we will enter you into a competition to win a £50 Amazon Gift Voucher.
Active August Calendar - Physical Activity Task
Join us during the summer holidays and keep moving. LimbPower have created a physical activity calendar for your children to complete during the summer holidays. Let us know how you get on. Complete the calendar and be in with a chance to win a £50 Amazon gift voucher.
Active August Adult Activity Tracker
Join us this August and keep active during the summer months. Follow our Active August Social Media Campaign #ActiveAugust and use this tracker to track your activity.
Complete the whole month and be entered into our draw to win a £50 Amazon Gift Voucher.
