I don't train people just to get stronger. I train them to stay capable for as long as possible.
Being active isn't the same as being physically prepared.
Your daily life demands strength. Your training should help you develop it, along with the power, athleticism, and movement quality to keep doing what matters.
Move To Improve SCI brings systematic, progressive strength and conditioning to people living with spinal cord injuries.
Your available muscle function, balance, grip, shoulder capacity, training history, and goals guide the approach.
Train with purpose. Progress intelligently. Build the capacity to do more with the body you have.
More movement is better when it's better movement.
Your Coaches
Hey, I'm Tim Morris.
I became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist in 2013, I'm a Pain-Free Performance Specialist, and a fitness professional with a master's degree in teaching human movement and over 20 years of award-winning coaching experience.
I've also lived with a T3 spinal cord injury since 2007.
I understand the physical demands of wheelchair life because I live them. I also understand what purposeful strength and conditioning can help you work toward.
I built Move To Improve SCI to bring those two perspectives together.
Your training should develop strength, power, athleticism, shoulder capacity, and the movement quality to put them to use.
Your abilities, equipment, experience, and goals shape the plan. Thoughtful exercise selection, progressive loading, and appropriate recovery keep it purposeful. We complement clinical rehabilitation and respect your medical team's role.
I don't want to just help you exercise. I want to help you train for the life you plan on living.
Questions & Answers with M2I
Erik Kondo
I am Erik, and unlike Tim, I am not a certified trainer.
As a wheelchair user for the past 40 years, I have always had a passion for wheeled movement. As a lifelong athletic person in a variety of domains (wheelchairboarding, martial arts, aMTB, monoskiing, wheelchair hiking, road races, working out, etc), I have studied movement principles, dynamics, and their intersection with adaptive recreation and mobility devices extensively.
My goal is to pass on what I have learned over the years to help my fellow wheelchair users develop and improve their movement skills and techniques within the M2I teaching framework.
Move To Improve SCI didn’t just change my workout routine, it revolutionized my entire lifestyle. I’ve never felt stronger, healthier or happier!
- Mark, 58 (power chair user who's lost over 100 lbs)