Chair Pilates: Gentle Exercises for Seniors and Beginners

Welcome to our Chair Pilates: Gentle Exercises for Seniors and Beginners video. These chair exercises for seniors over 60 will build strength with no twisting or bending. This gentle pilates for beginners may also be arthritis friendly. Please check with your health care professional to determine if this workout is right for you.

These exercises for seniors over 60 and beginner workout at home require a sturdy chair with no arms and pillow for one of the exercises. You can do them in your bare feet or socks.

00:00 Introduction
00:49 Warm Up
03:35 Pilates Breathing
04:46 Arm Pulses
06:19 Pullbacks
07:30 Arm Criss Crosses
08:20 Arm Reaches
08:56 Gentle Kicks
10:00 Single Circles from the Hip
11:45 Gentle Hinge
12:54 Glute/Thigh Squeeze
14:16 Toes Up and Spread
15:37 Heel Raises
16:26 Cooldown Foot Circles

Benefits of pilates includes:
✅ Stronger muscles around joints, promoting joint stability
✅ Increased bone density
✅ Improved posture, balance, and mobility
✅ Sharper mind body connection: the mindful movement and concentration of Pilates can help improve mental focus and coordination and reduce stress.

All of this adds up to helping you maintain your independence and ability to do your daily activities such as walking, picking up your grandkids or furbabies, with ease.

Pilates focuses on increasing core strength and breathing correctly is important. Let’s practice Pilates breathing:
✳️ Pull your belly button in
✳️ Place hands on sides of lower rib case
✳️ Inhale through your nose and feel breath expand to the sides
✳️ Exhale through your mouth
✳️ Repeat.

Want to learn how to breathe correctly during cardio and strength exercise? Check out this video:
   • How to Breathe | Belly Breathing and ...  

Estimated calorie burn for:
🔥 A 120 lb (54.4 kg) person: 39 calories
🔥 A 200 lb (90.7 kg) person: 64 calories

Please note that these estimates are rough calculations and don't take into account individual variations, such as fitness level and other factors that can affect calorie burn. Additionally, these estimates include the calories burned during the exercise itself and do not account for the calories burned at rest or through other activities throughout the day.

Want more osteoporosis friendly workouts? Check out our Osteoporosis Friendly Playlist:    • How to Breathe | Belly Breathing and ...  

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Disclaimer: This program is provided with your health and safety in mind, but every individual has their own limitations. It is crucial that you consult with your physician before beginning this or any other exercise program. This program is not a substitute for professional medical diagnosis, treatment or advice. By participating in this exercise program, you do so at your own risk. Please stop if you experience pain, dizziness, or shortness of breath.