Written by Mike Price, OT
No one wants to imagine the series of events that might lead them to be bedridden, but the reality is that every month, more than three million Americans wake up to find themselves in the hospital.
Hospitalization, especially in seniors or for extended stays, often leads to decreased muscle mass, joint stiffness, pain, and loss of strength and dexterity. In fact, this decline in physical fitness can occur as soon as three days after admittance.
Decreasing strength and mobility can have a major impact on quality of life, which is why it’s so important for everyone to maintain a regular exercise routine. But, how are you supposed to work out from a hospital bed?
That’s where the Spider Complete Exercise Gym comes in.
The Spider Complete Gym is a unique, dynamic exercise system that can be used by any patient, regardless of mobility, providing a workout that’s perfectly suited for his or her specific needs and abilities.
Whether in a hospital bed or wheelchair, the Spider Complete meets you where you are - literally!
The entire unit is designed for overbed/over-the-chair access, and all exercise items on the Spider Complete Gym are specifically designed to prevent shock-based impact on the patient’s joints.
Patients can move through an entire exercise routine with no assistance needed!
The Spider’s 50-pound frame comes equipped with a wide variety of exercise tools, and includes resistance bands, hand pedals, and pull-up bars, all available to offer users a creative and well-rounded workout.
This product’s stands apart from traditional gym equipment with its massive variety of exercises which can all be performed from a seated position.
In fact, the Spider Gym allows users to recover and build strength with 100 different, customizable uses.
But the benefit of this diversity doesn’t end there: the variety of exercises provided by the Spider also help to reduce the overall expense required for the patient to work out.
While most workout tools require additional purchases or pieces of equipment to achieve maximum benefit, all of the most impactful rehabilitation exercises can be performed with only this one piece of equipment.
Some exercise options provided by this home gym include (but are not limited to):
This home gym is crafted specifically to provide a thorough, satisfying workout to any patient who spends extended periods of time in a bed or wheelchair.
For this reason, the patients who can reap the greatest benefits from using the Spider Complete Gym are diverse, and include patients with sports injuries, spinal cord injury, paralysis, and limited mobility due to age or developmental disability.
The gym is particularly useful for athletes of any age recovering from sports injury by providing gentle resistance training while still engaging a variety of muscles.
In addition to the standard Spider, Workout and Recovery has also developed a smaller version specifically designed to better accommodate pediatric users!
The Spider Pediatric Complete Exercise Gym includes all the great features of the adult version, but crafted on a smaller scale for a child's body.
This pediatric version is ideally suited to schools and childcare facilities, but also makes a great solution for home exercise and recovery.
Great for wheelchair users or rehabilitation after a serious hospital stay, injury, or illness, the Spider is the best way to get a great workout that's accessible to any and all users.
The feedback of customers regarding the Spider Complete Gym is overwhelmingly positive, as patients and caregivers highlight the product’s utility and convenience! Here are some examples of feedback provided by satisfied customers:
“I used to need a bunch of different equipment to get the same workout that I get now with the Spider Complete Gym. Easy to use and set up too!”
“My dad uses his Spider Complete Gym every day and loves it! It’s perfect for people who aren’t able to use regular equipment safely.”
“My rehabilitation clinic uses this equipment to help patients that are shaky on their feet, and it helps them a lot!”
Co-Founder of Rehabmart and an Occupational Therapist since 1993. Mike has spent his professional career working in multiple areas of Occupational Therapy, including pediatrics, geriatrics, hand therapy, ergonomics and inpatient / outpatient rehabilitation. Mike enjoys writing articles that help people solve complex therapeutic problems and make better product choices.
