Super Fitness Health BlogMobility scooters and related equipment
Due to a rather picturesque range of neurological disorders, not to forget the increasing effects of advancing age, I have become sort of less mobile than I was in my younger days. Where I used to be able to briskly walk for many hours, I now move slowly at a tortoises pace, for no more than one hour, supporting myself with either a cane or a crutch – depending on how I happen to function that day. But I refuse to complain: there’s nothing I can truly say I lack in this life, and diminished mobility doesn’t usually bother me.
However, for the longer distances I nowadays use an electrical, which definitely makes me feel like a prince or even a sultan! Relaxedly sitting in a cusioned seat, nicely but never haughtly saluting the breathless passers-by, I zip along at either walking pace or double speed. When I feel relaxed I “walk”, when I actually need to be somewhere in time I rev up the little machine.
There are lots of people much worse off than me, when it comes to physical capabilities. I can, though with difficulty, still walk – but a lot of others can’t. Especially for them the mobility scooter is a great help, enabling them to be mobile again. There are 3-wheel mobility scooters and 4-wheel mobility scooters, and if you happen to be considering buying such a machine, I would recommend the 3-wheeled version. They tend to be somewhat more manoeuvrable on account of their tighter turning radius, which is a definite advantage in crowded or cramped places. I also would recommend to go for batteries with a lot of capacity: it’s not only unpleasant but also extremely embarassing to find yourself without of juice when far away from home!
Apart from mobility scooters, there are many more things and inventions that make the life of the handicapped much more pleasant. Stairlifts, bed lifts, electrically powered wheelchairs, walkers… they all serve to make life much more pleasant for the disabled.
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