Training, Training, Training

15th November 07

Training. Training, Training.

Today the Alber Adventure went away to Alton Aids to be altered for me to use and Tom from Scootamart has rang to say the Q6000 will be arriving on Saturday for a trial run.

The question I am trying now to solve, my task for today and I am failing terriably is, how can I train, in a heavy power wheelchair, up to a distance of 40 miles per day, indoors and outdoors!

The outdoor training is just a matter of getting me and my PA or friend; out on the roads around here where I live and get some miles in. Not as easy as it seems bearing in mind that I still have to fit in all my eating, drinking and personal care; all this has to be done within a 7 hour window. I could possible build up to do a maximum of 4/5 hrs per day on the roads, which is equal average speed of 5 miles per hour equal to a maximum 25 miles per day. Quite away from my target of 40 miles. Perhaps in the summer I could get more hours in. I must remember to do some training in the bad weather ready for Dartmoor and Scotland.

What would really help would be if I could get some form of wheel rollers, like bike riders use, for here in the house, that I could put the power wheelchair on them and drive to my hearts content, been feed, watered and personal care when the need arises. I have tried every web site I could find about push bike rollers, none of them seem strong enough to hold a power wheelchair, even if I put one set of wheels on one set of rollers and the other set of wheels on the other rollers. Not as daft as it seems. I have even tried motorbike web sites with no luck

Can anyone help with any idea that will solve my problem? I have emailed many roller companies with no success

Thanks for your help