Wheelchair pushing technique and chair setup for healthy shoulders.
Your shoulders are your engine. Every push, every transfer, every reach for the top shelf goes through the same two joints. I’ve been pushing a manual chair since 2012, and if there’s one thing I ...
Shoulder recovery for wheelchair users: my weekly routine.
I push a wheelchair all day, every day. My shoulders don't get a day off, so recovery has to be part of the routine, not something I get to when they start hurting and it’s too far gone. Strength w...
Dead hangs for shoulder health: my DIY hanging bars.
I read a couple of articles, The Guardian’s “The dead hang delight” and TIME’s “What hanging from a bar for 30 seconds can do for your body”, about how good hanging is for your shoulders. Lengthen...
Shoulder exercises for wheelchair users: a 4-move strength routine.
After my high transfers video, a lot of you asked about my shoulders. Fair question. I lift my whole body with them every day, and I push thousands of strokes on top of that. Pushing builds the fro...
Neck health: Gem’s desk setup tips and 3 daily exercises.
I work from my wheelchair, so a lot of the usual desk advice doesn’t quite fit. But the fixes that worked for me aren’t wheelchair-specific at all. Here are four changes to my desk setup and three...
Shoulder health for wheelchair users: strengthen, protect and recover.
After my transfers video, a lot of you have been asking about my shoulder health. So I partnered with Gem to put together a guide to shoulder health for wheelchair users. It’s a look into how we ke...
Community spotlight: Carlos rides skateparks, flies paramotors and more.
Carlos has spent time off the ground. Under a paramotor wing, and clipped to a zip line cable. This October he's buckling into the passenger seat of a Lamborghini Huracán. His advice for getting t...
Wheelchair power add-ons: FreeWheel, SmartDrive, Batec and Bowhead compared
These four names of power add-ons get thrown around like they're doing the same job, but they're not. They all help with different jobs, terrains, and sit in different categories. Need help decidin...
4 clever ways to use an Adaptdefy underseat wheelchair bag
We designed the Adaptdefy Underseat Bag for rigid wheelchairs to use the empty space under your seat. That's how most people use it. But once it's on your chair every day, you and our customers sta...
Underseat wheelchair bag: 10 reasons you need an Adaptdefy bag
The short answer. The Adaptdefy Underseat Bag range covers rigid and folding wheelchairs. Ten features define it: a lightweight build, adjustable straps, four quick-release buckles, a two-pocket la...
Underseat bag for folding wheelchairs: designed specifically for your chair
If you use a folding wheelchair, you've probably tried a bag that wasn't made for your chair. It gets in the way when you fold up, it slides around, or it hangs off the back where you can't reach i...
How to pump up wheelchair tires the quick way.
There's a specific kind of tired that comes from pushing a chair with deflated tires. Every stroke takes more out of you than it should, and you can't always tell why. You just know that today feel...
How I clean my wheelchair cushion, and one tip to keep it fresh all the time.
You sit on your cushion more hours than you sleep on your mattress. Most of us never think about it until the day it starts to smell. I've been a full-time wheelchair user since 2012, and figuring ...
How I clean a wheelchair frame, and why it’s important to me.
For me, a dirty wheelchair is the same as wearing dirty clothes. My wheelchair is an extension of myself, and I want it to be well presented. There's a difference between a chair that looks cared ...
How to clean wheelchair castors, and get them rolling smoothly again.
There's one task in wheelchair life that is so important to the upkeep of your chair, but it's rather gross. It’s a tiny area that's quite easy to miss. It's your castors, and they're full of hair....
Wheelchair maintenance at home: what you can do yourself.
I'm not asking you to become a mechanic. Most of what actually matters is small, boring, and takes less time than reading this article. This is the practical version, not the clinical one. Quick r...
New underseat bag for rigid wheelchairs: 6 upgrades from version 1
The first version of our underseat bag sold out, in a matter of weeks. You told us what you loved about it, and you told us what you'd change. So we went back and rebuilt it. Meet the Adaptdefy Un...
How to carry things in a wheelchair at the airport: a practical guide.
There are so many wheelchair travel guides that tell you what to pack. But none of them tells you how to carry it once you're actually moving. A bag on your lap is at risk of sliding off or catchin...
Flying with a wheelchair: our complete guide to stress-free air travel.
I'll be honest: the first time I flew after my injury, I spent more time worrying about the airport than the destination. This guide has everything I wish someone had handed me before that first tr...
What to pack for wheelchair travel: My complete packing list.
Most wheelchair travel packing guides read like they were written by someone who's never left the house with a chair. Vague advice about "comfortable clothing" and "a small bag". Nothing about what...
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