Active Homes

Active Homes is an SCI Action Canada initiative that began as a research study. The purpose of the study was to determine the success of a home‐based introductory strength‐training visit aimed to increase thoughts and feelings about strength‐training activity, and strength‐training behaviour itself, among people with SCI (Latimer, A.E., et al, 2010)

For more information on this study please click here.

During this study a manual was used as a way of encouraging, and supporting, continued at-home strength training for adults with SCI. The manual has since been refined and is now entitled: Active Homes, Strength-Training Guide For People with Paraplegia.

This guide is now designed as a resource manual for individuals with a paraplegic spinal cord injury who want to try to meet the strength training recommendations as outlined in the Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults with SCI (http://www.sciactioncanada.ca/guidelines).

Click here to download your copy of the Active Homes Home Strength Training Guide for Paraplegics

Click here to view Strength Training Videos for Paraplegics

 

We have also developed a similar manual for adults with tetraplegia.

Click here to download your copy of the Active Homes Home Strength Training Guide for Tetraplegics

Click here to view Strength Training Videos for Tetraplegics


Finally, these manuals are also appropriate for health care professionals who work with, family members who live with, or friends who play with, people with a SCI.