Who it’s for
A home gym for wheelchair users
Versatrain is for anyone who wants to strength train at home from their own wheelchair, including people with a spinal cord injury, stroke survivors and people living with MS. It is also built for rehab centres and clinics that serve wheelchair users.
Spinal cord injury
After a spinal cord injury, your arms and shoulders do more of the work every day: pushing your chair, transferring, reaching. Keeping those muscles strong and balanced matters, and finding equipment you can use from your own chair is often the hardest part.
What strength training can offer
Published exercise guidelines for adults with a spinal cord injury include regular strength training for the muscle groups you can work, alongside aerobic exercise. See the evidence: Spinal cord injury
How Versatrain fits
Roll in and train from your own chair, with no transfers. Set each pulley to the height and angle that suits your level of function, and use wrist cuffs or grip aids if your hand function is limited.
Three exercises to start with: Spinal cord injury
Stroke
After a stroke, one side of your body may be weaker than the other, and your range of movement can change from week to week. Training that adapts to you, rather than the other way round, makes it easier to keep going.
What strength training can offer
Physical activity and exercise recommendations for stroke survivors include strength training as part of a regular routine. See the evidence: Stroke
How Versatrain fits
Work one side at a time, with the pulley set to the range you have today. As your range changes, change the angle, not the machine.
Three exercises to start with: Stroke
Multiple sclerosis
Living with MS often means planning around fatigue, with good days and harder days. A gym at home means you can train when you feel ready, for as long as suits you, without the journey.
What strength training can offer
Exercise recommendations for people with MS include regular strength training, adapted to the individual and built up gradually. See the evidence: Multiple sclerosis
How Versatrain fits
Keep sessions short and flexible. Adjust the pulley to suit how you feel that day, and stop whenever you need to.
Three exercises to start with: Multiple sclerosis
Training from your wheelchair
You don’t need a diagnosis to want a proper gym session. If you use a wheelchair, a mainstream gym can mean awkward transfers, machines you can’t reach and seats that get in the way.
What strength training can offer
UK physical activity guidelines recommend strength activities on at least two days a week, and that guidance includes disabled adults. See the evidence: Training from your wheelchair
How Versatrain fits
Roll in, set the pulley and train. One machine covers pushing, pulling, pressing, rowing and rotating, all from your own chair.
Three exercises to start with: Training from your wheelchair
Rehab centres and clinics
If your centre deliberately serves wheelchair users, your strength equipment has to work for every client who comes through the door, including those who can’t transfer.
- Multi-user adjustability
- Each client sets the pulley height and angle to their own range, so one machine covers a wide range of abilities and goals.
- Quick changeovers
- Clients stay in their own chairs, so changing over between sessions is about the pulley, not the person. Typical changeover steps and time to confirm
- Footprint
- Machine footprint W × D mm, plus approach and turning space
Your home gym, from £2,995
Tell us about your space and how you’d like to train, and we’ll come back with a quote. No cart, no pressure. We will reply within 1 day