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Accessible exercise for wheelchair users: comparing the usability of two adapted exercise machines.

Elisabeth AndersonAbigail BakerJaimie BorisoffJohanne MattieBonita SawatzkyCarolyn SparreyWilliam Ben Mortenson
Published in: Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology (2023)
Implementing the aROW and aSKI in the community may address some equity issues that wheelchair users face by providing more aerobic exercise options. Results will inform educational material revisions to support use of the machines.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONThe adapted rower (aROW) and adapted skier (aSKI) were perceived as highly usable, suggesting provision of more adapted aerobic exercise options, like the aROW and aSKI, may address some exercise-related equity issues wheelchair users experience.Wheelchair users may consider multiple factors when choosing adapted exercise equipment, highlighting the importance of providing multiple options for adapted aerobic exercise equipment to facilitate agency in choice of exercise.
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