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Exercising just a few minutes a day can help increase cardiovascular fitness, blood circulation, muscle strength and increase your metabolism. Oftentimes, it’s a challenge for heavy people to participate in typical gym programs. Treadmills, weight machines and most facilities are not sensitive to the fitness needs of plus size individuals. Working out in your neighborhood gym could become a goal but a successful fitness program can start in the comfort of your own home. Simple exercises described by fitness expert, Rochelle Rice, MA, in her book Real Fitness can be accomplished without the need of expensive exercise equipment. With just a chair and a wall to lean against, she outlines 3 exercises that focus attention on most of the body’s main muscle groups.
With the addition of simple equipment like a “peddler”, cardiovascular exercise can be accomplished while seated on a sofa, recliner or dining chair. Cycling has long been considered one of the best forms of cardiovascular exercise. Drawing on cycling technology, various pedaling exercise devices have been developed to work in a stationary position. That is, you achieve the benefits of pedaling without the risk of accident or injury from bicycling. Ranging in price from about $25 to over $1,000 these products can fit the needs of the most avid cyclist to first-time users. The general idea is that one’s feet rest on opposing pedals which are joined through a shaft and spin with varying degrees of resistance. The resistance is the key to increasing or decreasing the strain of the exercise. Adding to their versatility, most pedlars can be set on a table and used to achieve arm exercise of the biceps and triceps in addition to cardiovascular exercise.
The most basic peddlers like the Battlecreek Pedlar available at Allegro Medical, costs about $45. To see a complete selection of peddlers click here: Pedlars at Allegro Medical
With the addition of simple equipment like a “peddler”, cardiovascular exercise can be accomplished while seated on a sofa, recliner or dining chair. Cycling has long been considered one of the best forms of cardiovascular exercise. Drawing on cycling technology, various pedaling exercise devices have been developed to work in a stationary position. That is, you achieve the benefits of pedaling without the risk of accident or injury from bicycling. Ranging in price from about $25 to over $1,000 these products can fit the needs of the most avid cyclist to first-time users. The general idea is that one’s feet rest on opposing pedals which are joined through a shaft and spin with varying degrees of resistance. The resistance is the key to increasing or decreasing the strain of the exercise. Adding to their versatility, most pedlars can be set on a table and used to achieve arm exercise of the biceps and triceps in addition to cardiovascular exercise.
The most basic peddlers like the Battlecreek Pedlar available at Allegro Medical, costs about $45. To see a complete selection of peddlers click here: Pedlars at Allegro Medical
Wound Care Supplies Guide
Allegro Medical has hundreds of wound care products at the best prices, for physicians and health-care professionals, or patients at home. Shop Allegro for:
- Bandages, dressings
- Adhesives, applicators and gauze
- Collagen and silicon
- Wound cleansers and prep
Bandages and dressings
Allegro Medical has a variety of dressing brands, in all sizes, quantities and types for venous ulcers, diabetic skin and all other types of wounds. Foam dressings, which provide thermal insulation for a moist healing environment, are non-adhesive and easy to remove. Hydrocolloid dressings react with wound exudate to form a gel-like covering to protect the wound and maintain a moist environment. Hydrocolloids are occlusive and adhesive wafer dressings which combine colloidal materials with adhesive elastomers to manage light to moderate draining. Antimicrobial dressings are capable of destroying or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms. Highly absorbent calcium alginate dressings are placed into the wound as a dry fiber, then quickly absorb exudate and convert to a gel, facilitating moist wound healing. Recommended for wounds with moderate to heavy exudate, alginate dressings can handle up to twenty times their weight in fluid. Hydrogels have high water content and provide moisture to dry wounds to promote healing. Gel and hydrogel dressings are for infected and non-infected wounds, and for minimally draining wounds. Allegro is your place for bandages such as cotton-based or nylon stretch for securing dressings, self-adherent wraps and Unna boots for firm, even compression therapy. Or, for support of sprains and strains with no clips or tape, try elastic tubular retainers or bandages in a wide variety of sizes and colors. See our selection of zinc-oxide based bandages for leg ulcers, eczema and dermatitis.
Adhesives, applicators and gauze.
There’s every type of tape you need, right here at Allegro, including gentle yet secure paper, cotton elastic and sports tapes, plus specialty tapes that are waterproof and breathable to hold dressings and gauze in place. Stock up on sterile, cotton tip 3” and 6” applicators in boxes of up to 2000. For packing and drainage, 100% cotton packing strips can accompany your dressings. Also good for dental packing. Come to Allegro for soft gauze in pads and rolls, and sponges good for all types of wound treatments.
Collagen and silicon
Control the effects of scars with silicone gel sheeting . Used by dermatologists and surgeons worldwide to lessen the look of injury and surgery scars. Self-adherent silicon dressings minimize the pain of dressing changes by lowering trauma to the wound. Silicon is good for wounds, burns and skin ulcers. Or, collagen dressings provide the strength and structural support of collagen that enables healing to proceed at a rapid rate.