Heavy duty chairs - Easy Transport For Overweight People

If you haven’t seen the movie What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, you must. Not only for the brilliant acting rendered by Leonardo di Caprio and Johnny Depp, but the sensitive narration of problems that obese people face in society. Besides the social stigma associated with obesity, the difficulty that people, who are overweight, contend with in living their day to day life is a topic that very few movies broach on. Not being able to move out bed or go to the toilet. Being confined to their living quarters without the freedom to move about at will and a myriad other problems afflict obese people.

Though nutritionists, doctors, physical fitness instructors, trainers and society at large preach about the need to stay fit and lean there are certain medical conditions that preclude obesity. Usage of steroids for long duration, adverse side effect of medication and thyroid condition are just some of the reasons due to which people are unable to reduce weight no matter how hard they try. For people suffering from such condition constrained movement becomes a fact of life. Being unable to move at will is a fact that they need to get accustomed to.

While caregivers are usually at hand to help overweight people move about having an external aid is sure to go a long way in giving them more freedom of mobility. Companion wheelchairs, heavy duty transport chairs or heavy wheelchairs are the right equipment to help overweight people to move around independently.

Heavy duty chairs or bariatric wheelchairs are designed for people weighing above 300 pounds. Designed for rugged use these sturdy wheelchairs are ideal for people between 350 and 850 pounds. With steel reinforced frame these wheelchairs weigh at 36 pounds and sometime more. Specifically designed for the use of obese people, this reclining wheelchair has wider seat widths to accommodate people with greater girth. They come in both manual and motorized versions.
Naturally the wheelchairs that can accommodate greater weight carry a higher price tag. Seats are given due importance since it has to be comfortable and ergonomic. Seat configurations are available from 20 to 32 inches wide, and 18 to 22 inches deep. People can purchase Heavy duty transport chairs at medical supply stores. Available in convention or captain-style seats some models even offer tilted seats and reclining backs.

As bariatric wheelchairs have been designed for Heavy duty use, they are very durable and work well for the outdoors and even rough terrain making this the perfect choice for obese people who want to retain their independence.