Senior / Elderly Sitting Exercises DVD: Easy Sitting PILATES Strength, Rehab & Physical Therapy Seniors Elderly Exercises DVD. Sunshine is a Certified AARP and Personal Trianer by The American Council on Exercise & by AIFE The American Institute of Fitness Educators, Exercise For Seniors & Older Adults.
June 19, 2010 by Bodybuilder
Filed under Fitness
Product Description
Seniors Elderly Pilates Sitting Chair Exercises DVD: This Easy Sitting Exercise DVD is good for Seniors, Elderly, Physical Therapy, After Surgery and Rehabilitation with Slow Paced Pilates & Stretching exercises that are a Great Therapy for Improving Strength, Flexibility, Mobility and Balance Exercises. This Seniors Seated Pilates Exercise DVD has Upper Body strengthening exercises for the Shoulders, Arms, Upper Back, Neck, Chest, Abdominal, the Lower … More >>
My sister bought this for our 80 year Mom since her doctor said that she has to start moving…. I did it with her and I love it!!! I grabbed a couple of hand weights and away we went.
I love it so much that I bought a copy for myself and I am only 45 yrs old and have been working with trainer for 6 months now. It is the perfect “couch potato” workout and I will do it while I am watching the news at night in addition to my other workout routines…
Rating: 5 / 5
My 95 year old grandmother LOVES this video. She looks forward to it every morning. Her strength is improving every day. This video is definatly improving her quality of life.
Rating: 5 / 5
I feel that it has a well rounded set of stretches and exercises with a nice relaxing cooldown. All are performed from a seated position, which is what I was looking for.
Like another reviewer,I purchased this video for a parent. I did the video first to make sure it would be safe for her. Based on the cover,I was afraid that Sunshine might be a hyperperky, high-pitched cheerleader. She is not. Although she does perform every exercise without losing the smile that you see on the cover, she passively narrates the video and I find her voice quite soothing. There are visual cues to remind you to Breathe and a little sun displays when you are on the last exercise of a set (OK, admittedly a little hokey but I think it’s useful for elderly or hearing impaired).
She does not offer modifications of any of the exercises (so the exerciser needs to be able to do this themselves), but she chooses simple, relatively easy exercises, so I think it was a good decision. For the purpose of this video I think offering modifications might make it choppy and potentially confusing for the target audience (older and/or rehab patients).
Slight criticism is that when she does the torso twists, I wish she would pause in the center (right, center, left, center) instead of going directly right and left but that is a modification I will discuss with my Mom.
Rating: 5 / 5
Found this to be a comprehensive relatively easy workout. Definitely one of the better ones on the market for seniors and rehabbers.
Rating: 4 / 5
My ever-critical 85 year old mother, who can only shuffle around instead of walking due to feet problems, is delighted with this particular tape. She can sit and do the exercises and it has been a god-send for her. I strongly recommend it to anyone with limited mobility. My mother doesn’t get delighted over anything! I am getting another copy for when she visits my sister.
Rating: 5 / 5