Filter CategoriesAllBlogNiñosNoticias de la compañíaDeportes y ocioTerapeutas/profesionales Getting To Grips With Powerlifting After yet another awesome Instagram tag, we have been in contact with Kaitlin, a 28 year old lady from... Kayak-tive Hands! We were recently tagged on Instagram by athlete Jillian Elwart, who was using her Active Hands General Purpose gripping... My Work Experience at Active Hands My name is Sam Loveridge, I’m 17 and I’m attending Heart of Worcestershire college. I love sports, the majority... Achieving Independence with the Small Item Gripping Aid Towards the end of last year we were thrilled to announce the launch of the Small Item gripping aid;... Putting The "Aid" In Homemade Bedbaths & Beyond So here we are: 2019 and 14 years down the spinal cord injury line. Where does the... Asking Your Questions: Is Goal Setting Important? Time for the LAST article of our Asking Your Questions series! You can check out all the others on... Asking Your Questions: How can I get involved in sport/ exercise with a disability? Time for the penultimate article of our Asking Your Questions series! If you’ve been hibernating for the last few... Asking Your Questions: Where can I exercise with a disability? We’re still going strong with our Asking Your Questions series. You can check out the first five on our... Winter #LifeHacks As the days get shorter and colder, we’re all looking for ways to make our lives simpler. Here at... Asking Your Questions: Does exercise affect mental well-being? We’re still going strong with our Asking Your Questions series. You can check out the first four on our... Asking your Questions: What does independence mean to you? We’re still going strong with our Asking Your Questions series. If you’ve missed the first few why not check... New Active Hands Small Item gripping aid launches. Here at Active Hands we love nothing better than getting feedback from you. Whether you email to share how... Asking your Questions: What Does Sport Mean to You? If you’ve been keeping your ear to the ground, you’ll know all about our #AskingYourQuestions series. We've had a... What an exciting week at Active Hands! Our week started off in a fairly ordinary manner with the normal routine of dispatching your orders, posting on... Rob Smith recognised in the Shaw Trust Power 100 2018 awards We are thrilled to be able to announce that our director, Rob Smith, has been awarded a place in... Asking your Questions: When should rehab begin after stroke? This month, we've been running a series of short articles taking a look at some of the common questions... Asking your Questions: Why is rehab/ exercise important after injury? Here at Active Hands we know how valuable the experiences of others can be when you’re faced with a... Adapt and Conquer! Philippa shares a flat with a housemate on the outskirts of London, and loves running, hiking, dancing and seeing... Top 10 Summer LifeHacks Everyone loves a good life-hack. Here at Active Hands we’ve scoured through life-hacks for poor hand function and now we... Finalists in the Blackwood Design Awards If you’ve been keeping your ear to the ground you’ll probably know that we released our Limb Difference Aid in... Active Hands Support Charities If you order a Hot Pink or Mini gripping aid from us, you’ll probably find something unexpected arrive in... High hopes for England's Strongest Disabled Man. Adam (thecpsavage) is a 30 year old from North West England with Cerebral Palsy. He can be found listening... The Great Active Hands Bake Off! (New product) Getting to grips with cooking can be really challenging with reduced hand function - it can be hard to... The Lent Experiment Part 2 - A Work In Progress Vital Statistics 2 (February 26th - 12 Days In) Weight: 8st 12lbs (56.25kg) Stomach Circumference: 36.5" (92.7cm) General Feelings: If I have... 'Against All Odds' - Active Hands featured on Unilad Kate Farley, known as 'Girl boxer with CP', is one determined athlete. Keen to train hard and push her... Going for Goals - Alex Turley Alex Turley embodies all that we at Active Hands strive for; determined, strong-willed and very, very active! Alex is... The Lent Experiment Part 1 - The Beginning Good News Everyone! Exciting little announcement before I get into the main thrust of this latest blog entry: Towards the end... Reach for our latest product. Always on the lookout for new, well-designed and high-quality solutions for those with reduced hand function, we were especially... Taking action Oksana is the person behind Association Kondor - a website that aims to provide detailed information to assist disabled... To Dubai and beyond An EIGHT-hour flight, plus waits and transfers either side sure sounds like a long way… but for Rob and Clare,... Finding your own way "Fiona has a feisty spirit and never lets anything stand in her way. She always tries her hardest and... Rediscovering a lost passion; Daniel's story As a child, Daniel was a keen BMX rider and enjoyed the thrill of competing. His achievements came to... Tony's Story I first began talking to Tony in December of 2015; he had recently purchased some Active Hands gripping aids... "Life is for living!" - Ben Clark's story Ben Clark is the man behind the YouTube channel ‘AdaptToPerform’ and head of strength, conditioning and sports science for... New Limb Difference Gripping Aid Launches! Squirrelling away in our office and factory, our team have been busy designing, testing and refining a brand new... Finding confidence and independence Yemina is an active, fun and smart twelve year old from Canada who loves to read or hang out... Does Paralympic sport benefit the right athletes? Paralympic sport has come a long way from its humble beginnings at the Stoke Mandeville spinal cord injury unit... BBC at the Active Hands office. At the beginning of the year, Active Hands were excited to be contacted by BBC Business Online who had... Rehabilitation....and beyond. In 2012, Brandon Beack was an incredibly active and talented teenager. In addition to showing real talent in music... José R. Maldonado – Stroke, A Personal Testimonial In December 2002 José Maldonado, a dedicated husband and father of two, suffered a devastating intra-cerebral hemorrhage; a type... Jerod's story Over the past year, we have featured the stories of some incredible athletes; people with a wide range of... New Year - New Office! This week began an exciting new chapter for Active Hands - we moved into our new office at Rumbush... Getting Active With Active Hands 2017: Exercise 6 No Time Like The Present Over the last few days we have shown just a few of the possibilities open to... Getting Active With Active Hands 2017: Exercise 5 Activity: Rowing Machine Used in conjunction with: Looped Exercise Aids Beneficial for: Increasing strength in arms, shoulders and upper torso; increasing... Getting Active With Active Hands 2017: Exercise 4 Activity: Handbike Used in conjunction with: General Purpose Gripping Aid Beneficial for: Increasing strength in arms; increasing stamina and cardio; overall... Getting Active With Active Hands 2017: Exercise 3 Activity: Cable & pulley machines Used in conjunction with: D-Ring Aids Beneficial for: Increasing strength and muscle tone in arms and... Getting Active With Active Hands 2017: Exercise 2 Activity: Weights machines Used in conjunction with: Looped Exercise Aids Beneficial for: Increasing strength, power and muscle tone in arms, shoulders... Getting Active With Active Hands 2017: Exercise 1 Activity: Free weights Used in conjunction with: General Purpose Gripping Aid, Heavy Use Gripping Wrap Beneficial for: Increasing strength, power and... Getting Active With Active Hands 2017 At the start of last year I wrote an article titled, ‘Getting Active With Active Hands’. It was all... Sort By DateTitleDate
