The days of summer are usually siren songs for people to get themselves outside in the sun for some fun and relaxation, and Rehabmart is happy to provide some summertime fun in the sun products that will help everybody to get outside and enjoy the big yellow ball of Vitamin D rolling across the sky.

Being able to go outside and ride like the wind is a pleasure for both able athletes and paraplegic athletes alike, and the Top End Force Handcycle can provide the means to breeze along for everyone.  The “Force K” style handcycle trike is the model most often used by athletes, the “Force K Para Kneeler” style is for paraplegics who prefer a kneeling position when riding instead of a reclining position, and the “Force K Double Amputee Kneeler” is a custom design for the athletes with double above-the-knee amputations.

For those who are not trained athletes yet who like to get outside and ride, the Double Joyrider Tricycle is the ultimate side-by-side ride.  Bringing joy and exercise to the sight, hearing, or physically impaired individual by safely cycling with a partner is the reason for the season of summer fun.  A very low walk-in design makes it easier for entry onto the trike and the dual sliding seats will allow a perfect fit for both riders.  

The loose sand at the beach can make it impossible for a wheelchair-bound individual to fully enjoy the sights and sounds of the waterfront…until now.  The Aqua Creek Beach Access Wheelchair is an all-terrain wheelchair designed to be used in soft soil or sand.  With its four large balloon tires this wheelchair can go across sand with stability and security but remember, it might look like it can float but it is not designed to be used in water.

Going into water is what the Original Konfidence Jacket does best.  This award-winning child’s swimming aid will help promote a child’s correct swimming position during aquatic therapy, swimming lessons, or during fun with the family in the water’s surf.  The jacket comes with eight removable floats, allowing the buoyancy of the vest to be adjusted as needed as the user gains swimming confidence and skill.  The jacket will fit toddlers weighing up to 66 pounds.

One way to enjoy the outdoors is to exercise, yet sometimes space may be limited and this is where the Outdoor Air Walker can be helpful.  It provides a way to exercise leg muscles outdoors in a limited space such as a backyard or a small park.  Made with a silver-finished steel frame, the air walker is easy to maintain and easy to clean with detergent and water.  The Outdoor Air Walker is not for kids without adult supervision and should be used by individuals 13 years old and up.

Man cannot live by sweat alone, and while you are on the beach or air walking in the backyard, please don’t forget to hydrate.  To make the act of hydration easier, the Standard Line Ice Cart is a good thing to have around for the hard-exercising individual or the mob of kids running around in the backyard.  To help keep the kids from constantly running in and out of the house for cold water, having the easily maneuverable ice cart in the yard can help keep everybody healthy and happy during outdoor play or exercise while keeping the door on its hinges.

Neither disability, nor age, nor darkness of night can keep people inside all the time if they have the Gladiator GT Heavy Duty Mobility Scooter.  This heavy duty scooter comes with a large and comfortable seat, has a top cruising speed of 5.6 miles per hour and can be driven indoors but it really wants to get out and growl along the tundra.  Coming with the standard anti-tippers, shock absorbers, headlights and taillights, large side mirrors and a carry basket, it will be difficult to keep the rider indoors during the summer.

For many people, riding almost 6 miles per hour across sidewalks and lawns is a fun thing to do but others want to take it a step further and hit the road on a motorcycle.  Motorcycles are fun to ride and a great way to see the country but they are not the most comfortable ride for the gluteal muscles and tailbone of the rider.  To help achieve freedom from the pain-in-the-rear, the Freedom Air® Motorcycle Seat Cushion is the way to go.  The unique design will allow the rider the freedom of a longer ride with less stiffness and pain.  The ingenious construction offers greater pressure relief for under the tailbone, and large outside air cells that will hug the hips for a better ride, while the V-Shaped front will fit the seat with recessed air cells for added front comfort and relief where it counts.  This seat also comes with its own unique, contoured fitted cover too.

Besides looking like a piece of modern art, the Aztec Climber is also a piece of innovative playground equipment.  The molded polyurethane panels are cooler in the hot, summer weather than the traditional metal climbers, and it can also provide shade while the climber is resting.  TheAztec Climbercan support up to 45 climbing kids from ages 5-12 years old.  Some models have rope climbing nets to increase the adventure of the ship-swinging pirate or the newest Tarzan of the jungle.

A walker or rollator is very helpful for a person who has balance difficulties or weakened legs, but they are mostly used inside on a flat surface. For the typical walker user, getting outside to walk seems like a dream.  With theTrionic Veloped Trek All Terrain Walker Rollator, dreams can come true for the active user.  To increase the pleasure of outdoor access for both urban and rural rollator users, Trionic has developed Trionic Climbing Wheel technology which provides a curb-and-obstacle-climbing ability, an enhanced suspension and a dual-mode handling control.  The Veloped Trek also comes with a seat/shoulder bag, a basket rain cover, and a backpack/basket bag.

A great indoor/outdoor (flat surface only) therapeutic special needs tricycle is the Terrier Duo Special Needs Tricycle.  Designed to encourage hand, arm and leg movements, the Terrier is ideally suited for users with good upper body strength but with weaker lower limbs.  The unique modular design will allow it to be converted into a conventional foot-propelled tricycle when riders have strengthened their legs and are ready to progress to a more traditional trike.

Not everything to do outside necessarily means that one has to sweat and strain to enjoy the summer.  Sometimes the best way to enjoy the outdoor warmth and wind is just sitting around with family and friends, eating cold chicken, drinking soda, and playing some cards.  This is where the Wheelchair Accessible Table is a very useful item to have.  Too often a person in a wheelchair is sitting at a table uncomfortably, slightly turned to the side and leaning forward at the edge of the picnic table.  With the Wheelchair Accessible Table the wheelchair user can fit easily and comfortably at either of the elongated ends of the table without bashing into the table legs, and can fit and sit up flush against the table.  Made with a beveled or rolled edge, this table is offered in a choice of ten different powder-coated finishes.

Summertime is for everyone and everyone should enjoy the summer fun.  Anything that can get people out and about is a good thing and these are just a few of the many good things that can assist people to enjoy life, sunshine, and the pursuit of happiness.

Bill Stock
Executive Editor,
Content & Social Media Services
and
Hulet Smith, OT
Rehabmart Team Leader & CEO