Reach For The Stars With Abbie

Hello Hope everyone that is reading this are keeping well and safe at this difficult time. Being at home and trying to keepourselves occupied can be frustrating, we bound to become bored and fed up at some point. However we can do lots of positive things when we put our minds to it. Its about being positive, proactive and plan how we are going to spend our day. I have been walking in my parallel bars everyday to keep my fitness and strenth up while not going to  the gym. Only after a week focusing on them after a long time of not using them, I feel a lot stronger and motivated to walk everyday.  Starting something again that wthe we aren't used to can be hard but doing it repatively can help our mindset. Being able to have the time to concentraight on my walking has given me a good goal and I can now see the importance of it. I always knew how important it was but now I can see myself improve a little everyday. This can be applied to anything we need to do but not have rig...

Hi all, I thought I'd challenge myself and to an A-Z of exercises that I do or did before in the gym. Anyone can probably can do these in the gym or at home but I thought doing it in the alphabet would be a fun way to present them. Enjoy reading through them.  A- Z of exercises in the gym or at home  A b crunches  B ike C rawling D umbell bicep curls E lastic band knee and hip abductors F loor plank  G lute bridges H and cycle  I ncline training J umping jacks K neeling L eg raises M arching on the spot  N eck roll O pen and close of the hips P ress ups Q uick circuits   R owing S it ups T hrowing with a weighted ball U ber body crunches  V iper bar presses W alking X crunch Y oga stretches   Z ottman curl I hope you enjoyed my blog  Thanks Abbie 

Hi all,  Hope you are all well. Just wanted to do a catch up blog really on things,  I am trying to keep myself busy by going to the gym, posting positive things on social media, just living life to the full and keeping myself occupied.  I am really focused on the gym at the moment, I'm working with a new personal trainer. I'm working on mainly crawling and walking, things that I need to work on to build my strength and balance up. I really enjoy doing exercises to make me stronger, get me more mobile and independent and waking up the muscles that don't really get used while sitting in my wheelchair.  I am not actually going into the gym but using the studio and doing things that will benefit me. I am working on moving freely allowing my body to feel the movement and teaching my brain to move the body parts I don't really use whilst sitting in my wheelchair.  This is making me feel more motivated and happy as I am seeing lots of benefits to myse...

Hi all, I thought this would be a nice post to share about going to London as a wheelchair user. A trip into London in a wheelchair  I spent last weekend in London and I thought i’d share my experience with using my wheelchair in a busy and popular city. On the Saturday, me and my boyfriend Victor pre-booked the train tickets as we had to book the support at either end to get the ramp put down on the train doors, so I could get on and the train safely. Train lines are great if they get it right, luckily on this trip, they were spot on and we made it into London with a relaxed journey. I think I was able to get around London well in my wheelchair and was impressed that all black cabs are accessible. It was a lot easier knowing that cabs took wheelchairs so this enabled us to get around and see a lot more. As London is a busy city with a large amount of people commuting to and from work, visiting people and like us, exploring, I found it got busier at certain tim...

A letter to my younger self  I thought this would be a nice idea and I have seen this beautifully done before, so I thought I'd give this a go. Dear my younger self  I know you are finding growing up a challenge and struggling with school, exams and trying to keep up with therapies. But it will be good for you in the long run. I know you are scared about loud noises and you hate when you know fire alarm test coming but just relax and let it go. Noises will always be your fear but you will learn to work through them and learn that they are there to keep us safe. You will become more independent and won’t have to strongly rely on people to support but you will learn to be very grateful for their help. You will get a better understanding of your disability and start to learn how you can do personal tasks yourself throughout the day. Things will be tough but you are strong enough to face your fears and in the long run will make you see life on a easier route....

Hello Just wanted to start the New Year with a blog post. You will start to see a lot more of me as I want to step up my blogging a lot this year. 2019 was an amazing year with lots of wonderful things achieved. To be honest I wasn't sure how the the rest of the year would go after leaving college. However I was totally surprised how much I was able to do and set up with help from my family.  I thought coming home from college would be strange for me but I was happy to be home and back into family and home life. I know that every year can have their ups and downs and we can't make everything go our way, however we can make the best of whatever we have and be happy with what we have.  I am so happy with how 2019 went and I am excited to see if 2020 will be even better! I am not setting any New Year resolutions but I just want the year to be filled with happiness, love and laughter. I do believe if these three things are a part of the year, we don't need much else to ...

Hello again. I thought this blog post would round 2019 off nicely about the fantastic memories I have of this year! 19 memories of 2019. Skiing My leaving trip to Cornwall Holidays Triathlon  My leaving ceremony  Getting a puppy Being back home Getting back in the gym  Fundraising events at college  Finishing writing my book   Using social media to build up work for the future Spending quality time with family and friends  Seeing Olly Murs in concert  Making plans for the future  Passing my college course  Having my birthday on the beach Whizz-Kidz event  Making memories with friends at college Whizz-Kidz placement  Thank you for reading my blog. Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year! Abbie xx