Perhaps these poeple make their living endurance testing wheelchairs. You know, like that display at Ikea where the Poang chair is continually punched with a steel rod. How else would you know which wheelchair has the best wheels for your miles of travel?
And if you were a paralympian, how would you train for 2012, hmm?
January 20, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Anonymous said...
Normally I'd say that wheeling along is still good cardio and a hell of an arm workout too, but the really puzzling thing is that appears to be a motorized wheelchair. The large side wheels where you would grab on and push aren't there.
I'm stumped. I mean, it might be simply where it can be stored when not in use in a small house, but wouldn't it need to be next to the person who needs it?
I can't believe no one has notice it...THEIR IS A CRACKER BOX on the counter infront of the treadmill. The wheelchair is there for Grandpa to get some exercise. But he doesn't like it, so they use the cracker to bribe him. Either that, or this is my husband's idea of a perfect 20 min workout. Eatting while working out is even better than just sitting while you workout.
January 20, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Anonymous said...
all the pictures are pretty depressing-from the hospital bed to the bedside commode to the wheelchair...
Haha no this is genius. If I had a treadmill, I'd definitely keep an assortment of things with wheels close by... wheelchair, skateboard, rollerblades, bike...
Traction in the bed, a commode, a wheelchair, and a layer of dust.
Obviously these people are too busy to dust because when they are not weight training in bed, the couple travels from marathon to marathon and the runner pushes the wheelchair person.
Either a test of Endurance. They want grandpa to walk but he doesn't want to so they made a wager: What will last longer the treadmill of the wheel chair? or (my more realistic answer) perhaps they are draining the battery on the wheel chair and didn't have time to drive it around or kids willing to.
February 3, 2009 at 10:53 AM
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Katie found this listing, which includes the above photo of a wheelchair on a treadmill. I'm trying and trying to think of the purpose, but...
"Faster! Faster!"
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The purpose? For being AWESOME!
There must be a teenage boy standing just out of shot, plotting mayhem.
January 20, 2009 at 1:17 PM
Perhaps these poeple make their living endurance testing wheelchairs. You know, like that display at Ikea where the Poang chair is continually punched with a steel rod. How else would you know which wheelchair has the best wheels for your miles of travel?
January 20, 2009 at 1:22 PM
maybe they were fixing it and didn't have a table to put it on :) Love your site. So funny!
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January 20, 2009 at 3:50 PM
And if you were a paralympian, how would you train for 2012, hmm?
January 20, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Normally I'd say that wheeling along is still good cardio and a hell of an arm workout too, but the really puzzling thing is that appears to be a motorized wheelchair. The large side wheels where you would grab on and push aren't there.
I'm stumped. I mean, it might be simply where it can be stored when not in use in a small house, but wouldn't it need to be next to the person who needs it?
My brain has stalled now.
January 20, 2009 at 4:20 PM
I can't believe no one has notice it...THEIR IS A CRACKER BOX on the counter infront of the treadmill. The wheelchair is there for Grandpa to get some exercise. But he doesn't like it, so they use the cracker to bribe him. Either that, or this is my husband's idea of a perfect 20 min workout. Eatting while working out is even better than just sitting while you workout.
January 20, 2009 at 5:01 PM
all the pictures are pretty depressing-from the hospital bed to the bedside commode to the wheelchair...
January 20, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Yeah, sorry about that, anon. But don't worry: tomorrow morning's post is going to be SO HAPPY YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT OH THE JOY!
January 20, 2009 at 5:32 PM
That's actually a home dynamometer. They're smog-testing the wheelchair.
January 20, 2009 at 5:57 PM
This is not depressing at all.
You just discovered the behind the scenes set for the new OKGO video.
Rock On!
January 21, 2009 at 6:33 AM
Haha no this is genius. If I had a treadmill, I'd definitely keep an assortment of things with wheels close by... wheelchair, skateboard, rollerblades, bike...
January 21, 2009 at 11:03 AM
"Faster, Grandpa! Go FASTER, dammit!"
January 22, 2009 at 10:48 AM
WHOA at the layer of dust on everything.
January 23, 2009 at 1:29 PM
Traction in the bed, a commode, a wheelchair, and a layer of dust.
Obviously these people are too busy to dust because when they are not weight training in bed, the couple travels from marathon to marathon and the runner pushes the wheelchair person.
January 24, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Either a test of Endurance. They want grandpa to walk but he doesn't want to so they made a wager: What will last longer the treadmill of the wheel chair? or (my more realistic answer) perhaps they are draining the battery on the wheel chair and didn't have time to drive it around or kids willing to.
February 3, 2009 at 10:53 AM