Fitness Equipment Information

Wheel Chair Ramp


Some people order fomr various companies when in need of Wheel Chair Ramp. Others just try do build their own wheelchair ramp, thus trying to save some money or for variety of reasons. In any case you want your Wheelchair Ramp to be the best it can to suite your needs.

Here are few questions that you can ask yourself before you either build or order a Wheel Chair Ramp from a company.

What weight capacity am I looking for this Wheel Chair Ramp to be? Is this going to be good for doorway thresholds and raise landings? One probably would like the Wheel Chair Ramp to have a 600lbs. weight capacity because Electric Wheel Chairs can be very heavy.

Do you need one that bridges gaps over steps, curbs and raised landings? Perhaps you can ask the company if they have the ramps available in different sizes for your various needs.

Is the new Wheelchair Ramp going to be sturdy and dependable? For the smaller Ramps a good question is are they lightweight and can be transported without much efforts?

Some Wheel Chair Ramps are not for the house use only, but are built to enable access to vans or other kinds of transportation. Therefore, a question that rises here is are these rams convenient to store and set up? Is the length adjustable?

It is important that the Wheel Chair Ramp may provide a solid and safe driving surface for any kinds of wheelchairs: electric or manual. Ramps should have a 5' straight and level surface at the bottom to allow adequate stopping distance.

Copyright 2004 eMaxHealth.com

About The Author

Armen Hareyan is the Publisher of http://www.eMaxHealth.com that publishes free health care articles on many subjects of human health.


MORE RESOURCES:

Home Fitness Equipment For Every Exercise
Corsavoo.com, France - Aug 30, 2008
Although some of the equipment makes be a little bulky, home fitness equipment usually stores always nicely. You can find equipment that costs some money or ...


A park for the seniors
Terrace Standard,  Canada - Sep 2, 2008
The Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport will purchase, ship and install 12 pieces of specialized outdoor fitness equipment and a rubberized low impact ...


Vandalised play equipment may have beeb faulty
Horsham Today, UK - 3 hours ago
The damaged fitness equipment was initially blamed entirely on vandals, but Worthing Borough Council parks manager Chris Bradley said this week there was a ...


Newsday

Weak August numbers pressure retail stocks
MarketWatch - 19 hours ago
Wal-Mart (WMT: , , ) reported it has gained market share with shoppers buying food and consumables along with flat-panel televisions and fitness equipment, ...
UPDATE 1-Wal-Mart August sales above Wall Street view Reuters
Costco, BJ's Growth Slows; Retailers Sruggle 123Jump.com
UPDATE: August Retail Sales Remain A Mixed Picture; Wal-Mart Tops CNNMoney.com
all 796 news articles


Competitive sport puts pupils off exercise, study says
guardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
They use HRE lessons for fitness testing or instruction in the use of fitness equipment turning off pupils who are not "developing healthy exercise habits" ...
'Too much focus on team sports' The Press Association
all 7 news articles


Smooth Fitness Included on the Inc. 5000 List of the Fastest ...
MediaSyndicate (press release) - 20 hours ago
Smooth Fitness, the largest online retailer of home fitness equipment, today announced the company has been included in the Inc. magazine ranking of the ...


Fairview purchases football and fitness equipment
St. Clair County Journal, IL - Aug 13, 2008
The fitness equipment is for the city's Police Department. "The department's old equipment is in pretty bad shape and we want our policemen to be trim and ...


'Club Health for Kids' gets $8000
Galesburg Register-Mail, IL - 21 hours ago
... an $8000 grant to “Club Health for Kids” Kids Fitness Center to assist with the purchase of additional Interactive/electronic youth fitness equipment. ...


(Neb.)-Chadron Recreation Grant To Fund Fitness Equipment
KCSR, NE - Aug 13, 2008
(Chadron)-The Chadron Community Recreation Program was awarded $10000 last night (Tuesday) from Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Nebraska, as one of nine ...
Mapping project will help walkers Chadron Record
all 2 news articles


Fitness Equipment Showroom Bodypower Sports Plc Opens in Gloucester
PR Leap (press release), CA - Aug 7, 2008
COM) Fitness equipment suppliers Bodypower Sports Plc have just opened an 8000 sq ft showroom in the Gloucester area. Located in the city centre, ...

Fitness-Equipment - Google News

home | site map
© 2006