Integrated Tele-exercise for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury

This tele-exercise class will be tailored to the physical and emotional needs of individuals with SCI based on results of our feasibility study, the initial emergent themes from qualitative data collection in this study, and input from our co-leader with lived experience (examples: seated exercise to accommodate wheelchair users, active co-leader with SCI).The research clinician will lead the instruction of each class while our co-leader will model movements alongside her and offer tailored modifications as needed. Each 45-minute class provides a comprehensive fitness experience to maximize functional independence and improve global physical activity engagement. Elements incorporated into each class session include a collective check-in and breathing meditation, postural control, trunk and shoulder strength, cardiovascular fitness, and body awareness.