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Keeping Active

Fitness for Sport and Leisure.

Introduction

Being physically active is easier than you think, especially if you make activity part of your daily routine. For most of us, except older adults, daily chores such as shopping or housework don't count towards your activity target. This is because your body doesn't work hard enough to get your heart rate up. When it comes to exercise, amputees or those with limb difference have pretty much the same options as everyone else, everything from simply getting out a bit more to playing team sports. Once you start looking, you’ll be surprised how much is out there.

Running is an effective and straightforward way of exercising. As is cycling; there are tricycles, quad cycles, recumbents, hand-powered bikes called handcycles and power-assisted bicycles, all of which are alternatives for those unable to ride a regular bicycle. Swimming can feel quite liberating if you have a physical disability, as your body is mostly supported by the water. Many pools offer classes and sessions catering specifically for disabled people.

Involve friends and family to make activities more fun, sociable and enjoyable. Get outside with a friend and support and motivate each other, take the children swimming or join an exercise class.

Ottobock Fitness App

Ottobock Fitness App.

The Fitness for Amputees App was developed by experienced Ottobock physiotherapists, with the goal of helping those with both upper and lower amputations or limb difference be more active.

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MOVAO

Become part of the online Movao community!

Network with other amputees from the UK and all over the world. Let yourself be motivated and inspired by the stories of others and become part of the movement yourself. The community offers you access to informative content, allows you to connect with others and can help you to find your own way.

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Tai Chi

Ottobock Sports: Tai Chi

Tai chi offers personal training that is equivalent to an energising, full-body workout to improve health and fitness. Training improves balance, physical control and motor activity as well as the ability to relax and concentrate, and lifts your inner mood. It's particularly suitable for people with movement disorders or limitations and is a perfect complement to conventional physical therapy.

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Solutions

Solutions from Ottobock to help you stay active.

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Running Prostheses

Ottobock’s sports prostheses for fitness and leisure make it possible to get up and move again. Our running prostheses are designed and developed for both adults and children who have an above or below knee amputation and those with limb difference. Our prosthetic solutions can help you increase strength and mobility while enhancing your overall health and well-being.

Ottobock’s sports prostheses for fitness and leisure make it possible to get up and move again. Our running prostheses are designed and developed for both adults and children who have an above or below knee amputation and those with limb difference. Our prosthetic solutions can help you increase strength and mobility while enhancing your overall health and well-being.

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NHS Funding for Children's Activity and Sports Prostheses

Ottobock offer a wide range of sports and activity solutions for children and young people under the age of 18 years old. Whether its playing badminton, going kayaking with the Scouts, running at the athletics track or going on your first school skiing trip, there is something for everyone.

Ottobock offer a wide range of sports and activity solutions for children and young people under the age of 18 years old. Whether its playing badminton, going kayaking with the Scouts, running at the athletics track or going on your first school skiing trip, there is something for everyone.

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ProCarve Snow and Water Sports Prosthesis

The ProCarve is designed for winter sports such as skiing or snowboarding as well as water sports with a similar motion such as wakeboarding and water skiing. Suitable for recreational as well as professional athletes, the ProCarve provides targeted support for ambitious hobby and weekend athletes as well as the demands of performance athletes on the piste.

The ProCarve is designed for winter sports such as skiing or snowboarding as well as water sports with a similar motion such as wakeboarding and water skiing. Suitable for recreational as well as professional athletes, the ProCarve provides targeted support for ambitious hobby and weekend athletes as well as the demands of performance athletes on the piste.

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