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Great Gifts Ideas for a Healthy You

By bawarrior | December 7, 2022

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It’s that time of year again. Everyone is out shopping and preparing for the holidays season of giving. If you’re like me, you can sometimes struggle with what to give some people in your life, and worse, not sure what others can get for you, especially if you are struggling with mobility, pain, or lack of strength.

I decided to let you in on my all-time FAVORITE gifts that I have received, since my amputation, that have helped me get stronger, shed weight, become active (even on days when my leg hurt too much to walk), and get mobile.

There is no reason you can’t get out and live your life, with the right equipment. Please, just make sure that you wear protection for your head and body. I don’t want anyone getting hurt. I wear my helmet, and depending on the activity, wrist, elbow and knee guards, too!

Scooter, with OUT brakes, not recommended!

Street paddleboard

I suggest starting in kneeling position. I started standing up and slipped and fell. Tore my AC joint!

IndoBoard, now I use it barefoot and don’t need to hold onto a door. Baby steps to improve.

Maglock Bike Pedals and shoes

Me and my surfboard. Strengthening without any strain on my residual limb! Great workout!!

Whether you need a gift for someone who is struggling to become mobile, or you need a fun gift for yourself these should get you started on a path of fun and healthier living.

Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

And as always,

Be Healthy,

Be Happy,

Be YOU!!!

Much love, Angie

Giving the Gift of Activity

By bawarrior | November 17, 2021

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Staying Active Through the Hard times…and Making it FUN!

Me out hiking on a “good” day….

However, you may ask, “How about those bad days, Angie? How do you stay active and in a good place when you’re struggling?”

I have found ways to alleviate the pain I feel in a socket that’s not fitting properly (which happens every few months, the first couple of years after becoming an amputee, as your limb changes) or if I’m just bruised and sore from a hard workout the day before. I like to have fun and the activities I use get me out and active, but also allow me to forget, for however briefly, that I am an amputee and let’s me play and enjoy time with my family or on my own.

These are just a few ideas I wanted to share, that I use often, and have found to be a great workout while having fun. Please know, that I didn’t just accomplish doing some of these activities. Some took time and practice, practice, practice. That was where the fun, for me, came in. I found activities that I thought would be a challenge, or ones that people would tell me would be impossible for an above knee amputee. There is nothing more fun or rewarding, to me, than proving people wrong!

Listen in to my podcast and take a look at the list provided below of the company’s I have used. All of these company’s I am using are only because they are what I found, liked and pricing worked for me. IndoBoard is the only company that I am representing and I have a code you can use to get a discount when checking out.

Take a peek!⤵

**When you click on the IndoBoard link, above, it will take you to my affliate link where you will recieve a discount upon checkout.

I don’t have a particular scooter I like or prefer but here’s me enjoying myself on my scooter, too!

Enjoy this podcast whether you are an amputee looking for ways to stay active during hard times, or if you know someone who could use a fun way to get in shape.

Disclaimer: Please know that with any of these exercises you can get hurt. Please take the necessary precautions to protect yourself and always, start slowly and work your way up.

Best wishes and as always: