Recreation

• Aquatic Activities

  Aqua exercise, including swimming, lets people with MS move in ways that their disability might not otherwise allow and provides the benefits of exercise. To find a pool near you, contact your neighborhood aquatic center or YMCA. Find out if the temperature of the pool is less than 85 degrees and if it’s equipped with a lift.Need help with the cost? Contact:

  • MS Foundation Health and Wellness Grant (adults with MS/children with MS)
  • Hope Floats Foundation (children only)
  • Your local YMCA (all ages)

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  Aqua exercise, including swimming, lets people with MS move in ways that their disability might not otherwise allow and provides the benefits of exercise. To find a pool near you, contact your neighborhood aquatic center or YMCA. Find out if the temperature of the pool is less than 85 degrees and if it’s equipped with a lift.Need help with the cost? Contact:

  • MS Foundation Health and Wellness Grant (adults with MS/children with MS)
  • Hope Floats Foundation (children only)
  • Your local YMCA (all ages)

  
  

• Basketball

  National Wheelchair Basketball Association for more information. Your neighborhood recreation center or your community’s rehabilitation hospital may also offer programs." c-nmssatomrichtext_nmssatomrichtext-host="">

  Wheelchair basketball follows the same rules as the NCAA with a couple of exceptions. Players have different classifications according to their level of disability. Anyone with a disability that keeps them from a regular basketball court may participate. Visit the National Wheelchair Basketball Association for more information. Your neighborhood recreation center or your community’s rehabilitation hospital may also offer programs.

  
  

• Cycling

  Move United, ask your physical therapist or go to your neighborhood bike shop.Another option for cycling equipment is Meat Fight, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people living with MS stay active. Meat Fight provides a road bike or recumbent trike (plus helmet, water bottles, training plan, and necessary gear) to eligible people living with MS nationwide." c-nmssatomrichtext_nmssatomrichtext-host="">

  After modifying or adapting a bicycle to suit the rider, almost anyone can enjoy cycling. Adaptions include tandem bikes, handcycles, e-bikes, mountain bicycles, recumbent bikes and more. For more information, visit Move United, ask your physical therapist or go to your neighborhood bike shop.Another option for cycling equipment is Meat Fight, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people living with MS stay active. Meat Fight provides a road bike or recumbent trike (plus helmet, water bottles, training plan, and necessary gear) to eligible people living with MS nationwide.

  
  

• Gardening

  gardening but find that heat or kneeling pose a challenge, modify the activity to allow you to participate. For example, you can garden in the morning when it’s cooler out, sit down to garden and, when needed, use a chair or bench to help you stand." c-nmssatomrichtext_nmssatomrichtext-host="">

  If you love gardening but find that heat or kneeling pose a challenge, modify the activity to allow you to participate. For example, you can garden in the morning when it’s cooler out, sit down to garden and, when needed, use a chair or bench to help you stand.

  
  

• Hippotherapy (Horseback Riding)

  Hippotherapy (therapeutic horseback riding) programs are available throughout the country. They often include strategies developed by a physical therapist or occupational therapist to address functional limitations. For official therapeutic programs or venues with increased access for horseback riding, visit the American Hippotherapy Association and the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship." c-nmssatomrichtext_nmssatomrichtext-host="">

  Experience the benefits of horseback riding even if you have limited mobility. Hippotherapy (therapeutic horseback riding) programs are available throughout the country. They often include strategies developed by a physical therapist or occupational therapist to address functional limitations. For official therapeutic programs or venues with increased access for horseback riding, visit the American Hippotherapy Association and the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship.

  
  

• Sailing

  Clagett Sailing
• Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation
• Move United
• Sail MS
• U.S. Sailing Association’s Adaptive Sailing Program

Read about the experience of doing the Clagett Regatta and the Race to Alaska while living with MS in Momentum Magazine." c-nmssatomrichtext_nmssatomrichtext-host="">