Metabolic syndrome and cognitive disability - 300 calories a day with Zwift and a Schwinn IC-4

Short versionA cognitively limited adult with early metabolic syndrome (hyperlipidemia, elevated glucose, elevated blood pressure, obesity) has halted weight gain over 9 months with a 300 calorie a day exercise program and some compliance with dietary guidelines.IngredientsSchwinn IC-4 trainer ($900 to $1000 depending on demand and supply chain). This is one of the few quality cycle trainers on the market that doesn ' t require a subscriptionZwift exercise service on iPad ($15/month - we could put this on his ABLE account but Ihate his ABLE account)Zwift Companion on iPhone to monitor activity (free)iMessage to send screenshot of activity and praise (free)The ability to disable WiFi service to a specific iPad (free with most routers)How it worksTo receive free afternoon WiFi service to his iPad #1 must do one of:Complete 300 calories on the IC-4 trainers as measured by Zwift (bluetooth connection to the IC-4). This takes him about an hour at a fairly easy pace.Go for a bike ride -- his usual ride is about 10 miles and takes about an hour but sometimes he goes longerGo for a CrossFit workout. He does this infrequently now -- that ' s a challenging social environment. He ' ll go most often if the son of a close friend of our family is there. (He ' s pretty strong by the way!)Participate in a family exercise outing -- typically bicycling or Nordic skiingThere are no days off -- it ' s 300 calories daily.I check his workouts after 5pm using the Zwift Companion app on my iPho...
Source: Be the Best You can Be - Category: Disability Tags: cognitive impairment exercise Source Type: blogs