Toronto rehab presents
it's your choice a comprehensive work out at a pace unlevel
that's right for you the production at this DVD
was generously provided by unrestricted educational grant
from surrounding Canada and produced in Association
with Q media solutions hello everyone
and welcome to it's your choice this DVD is designed to offer
individuals with Ms or other mobility problems
a range of exercises you can do right in your own home
my name is Jo-Anne Howe and I'm the clinical educator for physiotherapy
at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the lecture
in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University Tronto
together with a dedicated team a physiotherapist
from the neural rehab program at Toronto rehab we have developed
it's your choice as a physiotherapist
and someone with ms myself I'm
very excited by the research which confirms the many benefits
regular exercise and physical activity for people with MS it increases our
energy
proves he's a mobility and helps to better manage stress
while lessening the risk that other conditions like
osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease we know that
exercise will not change the course up ms
but it will help to minimize summer that's a fact promoting strength and
flexibility
increasing confidence and well-being we designed it's your choice
to help individuals with him at get that and date
in developing this video we had 3 objectives first
we wanted the DVD to be a comprehensive exercise tool
that's why we have included a broad range in fitness elements
including aerobic string flexibility
and balance exercises and it can all be done in your home without the need for
any expensive
exercised secondly
we wanted to create a DVD based on feedback from our clients
they told us that they wanted variety
different options depending on their energy that day
and different routines to keep things fresh an interesting
third it was very important to develop
program that would work for everyone regardless on your fitness level
formability and on any day regardless
fluctuations in your steadiness string or energy it's your choice
offices several programs to keep working out
thanks keep active within your own ability here's how it works
the main workout includes a warmup strengthening
and aerobic exercises and the cooldown which include stretches
joints and muscles weekly address for shortening
with Ms several segments feature three different individuals with Ms
working out at three different fitness levels at the same time
for he's accused we have color-coded all me
level level a is green for those of you who are more mobile I'll
and are comfortable exercising standing position level BDL
for those of you who may be experiencing some ability limitations
and Level C is purple for those of you who may be using a wheelchair
or scooter each exercise will feature
all three levels on screen at the same time so you have the option of switching
between
any at the level if for example
a level be exercises too difficult move to level c
and if you're feeling confident with the level be exercised try to level a option
we strongly recommend
that if you have not had therapy recently that you consult with a
physiotherapist
about the level exercise you should choose we have also included several
bonus X
there's a routine that can be done on the floor or bed
and a really fun section using who for
improving overall range of motion anaerobic conditions these segments
are not meant to be down all in one session they can
next and matched me your goal
the remaining question is
how active shouldn't be ideally
everyone should be doing at least 30 minutes a physical activity or exercise
most days of the week but if you've had a busy day
you may choose to do one at the shorter sections from the DVD
for example tried doing just the warm-up
it was still leading to a full range of motion
and a light workout and finally we'd like to extend our sincere thanks to our
participants
Monica hoover and Adrian to our sponsors
Toronto Canada and too few media solutions
without all apparel this video would not be possible
I hope you enjoy this video and the variety we have provided
everyone with Ms can exercise
it's your choice to select the right exercises
level challenge appropriate for you