Since my injury, I have lost muscle tone in my stomach area.What can I do to try and get a flatter stomach again?
This is one of the most common questions Im asked from disabled people who use wheelchairs, and also asked by many others as well. After paralysis, and depending on the level on the injury in the spinal cord, the muscles below the level of injury atrophy or become weak due to lack of nerve stimulus.Obviously, every single injury and circumstance is unique, and there are many reasons why people ask me about getting flat abs. or a toned stomach while doing seated exercise. There is no single trick or movement that will work for everyone, however, from teaching over a thousand people in wheelchairs over the years, and also teaching people with many varying disabilities and conditions, my students and I have found some things that may help towards getting some tone and shape back in the stomach area.
