I’ve found myself doing heel raises while waiting in a checkout line, also balancing on one foot at a time. It’s a discreet way to improve my balance and positively focus my mind instead of feeling impatient. These are great, simple exercises that will be helpful as I continue to practice. Thank you from a 67 year old in beautiful Washington state!🙏✌️
Hi from Uk. I am 72 and recently had an accident and fell into hard surface on my back. I feel recovered now but do have ongoing problems with top of feet and knees. Physiotherapist gave me a couple exercises same as yours. I must admit I’ve stopped doing them since accident. After finding you today I feel a push to try again with your exercises thank you x
I also specifically look for outdoor walking workouts, and have found a few people who often do them. It make me feel less cooped up. Check out Emily Daugherty, who includes chair yoga outdoors.
@@saraloking5993 Walking is exactly what I did to recover from two knee replacements, hip replacement and half my back has metal in it. I was walking like I was 90, now I get 13,000 steps in a day and feel fantastic!
Don’t be afraid of joining a gym and getting a trainer. I’m 65 almost, and have had cancer with major surgery and chemo, as well as a knee replacement and ankle fusion. I do back squats with 225lbs, deadlifts 245lbs, overhead press (135lbs) and bench press (225lbs). It took me a couple of years to get to these numbers, but my strength and range of motion has improved immensely.
So glad you got through the cancer and other issues. My husband also went through it this past year and is doing well. I'll have show him your comment to encourage him as he is similar in your age group too.
One of those exercises I do several times a day. I have two large dogs who seem to be lying in my way all the time when I walk so I step over them all the time.
Great exercises. Seniors need these exercises. They are great for peope that are 65yrs old but what about some exercises for 80 yrs old and above. Also, I think the person demonstrating the exercise should be older than 70 at least, so the performance of the exercise can be realistic and one can be encouraged to do them.
Hello! And thanks for the feedback. My clients average age is 86. Where I live, there are a LOT of active 90-year-olds. So, I am certain the exercises in this video are for people of that age. It is very hard to get a consistent person to volunteer their time and energy to model these videos. I agree, it would be nice to have more seniors demonstrate the exercises. I am looking for someone to do this in the fututre.
I think you’re doing a great service here. You speak slow enough and enunciate clearly. The moves are basic and you are giving out advice that states the goals, etc. Thanks for doing this!! Senior centers have classes for seniors of all ages. This is perfect for home 😊
New subscriber today. I’m 76 years young, eat healthy and exercise daily. Since I tried your exercises this morning, I am going to continue using your easy to do exercises. As a widow I don’t feel comfortable walking around my neighborhood yet. By Spring, my goal is outdoor walking. Thank you for perfect at home exercises.
@@neurolasticinstitute424 I agree I saw these exercises given to decrepit aged people in rehab after cancer, dreadful operations, respiratory viruses and lung heart stuff, at the one excellent hospital I know in Melbourne Aus. These are fine. I am over 80 and no problem.
So grateful for your instructions. I have been doing these and i am starting to feel a lot more confident. Thank you so much. It makes me way more more mindful when i walk.
Two years ago I would have laughed at this, but after two hip replacements and a stroke, I have aged ten years (I am 76). I walk two miles every day, but I'm hoping these exercises will get me back to the four or five I was doing. Thank you.
I miss River City Physical therapy in Post Falls Idaho 😪 These exercises and trainers kept me focused 2 years ago before my move to Arizona. I continue to use these exercises everyday but I need to increase my reps. You're awesome to remind me to persevere. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
These are great exercises. My gastronecmis is tight I was thinking this morning so particularly timely for this. My father who died at 100 plus 1 day suddenly, was supple and active and highly intelligent. Still jogging 2 kilometres up to the road daily to the mailbox at 95, told me he stretched nightly. He looked young in his 90s. Erect and good looking still, it was intelligence, activity and stretching especially stretching which did it.
@@JudyLombardwhat happened? My husband is the same. He just seemed to atrophy to the point he became so fatigued when he walked he just quit. He has MS which adds its own issues. How are you doing?
@@JudyLombardI’m so sorry. I don’t know anything about this, but thinking baby steps.. chair exercises, very short walks. But please move. I watched my mom go downhill too fast.
I'm 86. I've been through balance therapy twice, and I do those exercises every day. The best I did was to stand on a balance board and do squats. Safety-- inside beams. But my walking is bad. I'm going to add these exercises to my routine.
The sit stand exercises and most of the others but not the stretches unfortunately, were done in rehab I went to after the RSCV. Very easy. Nice foot exercise. Easy if wear barefoot technology shoes. However the male rehab trainer objected to my vivobarefoot technology footwear, he thought I should wear things like he did, heavily cushioned hideous lumpy stuff. No grasp of why I wore them, mostly pleasure at ground sensation as I walked and that they are foot shaped. Thank you for the exercises.
This is great- thanks for your exercises. My only suggestion would be that while these exercises could strengthen muscles needed for good walking habits, the actual act of walking is never addressed. Many folks walk looking down, they lock their hips and swing their legs around, they walk on the outside of their feet, etc. Even while doing the exercises prescribed here, folks need to pay attention to their overall coordination and poise. For example the gentleman sitting/standing in your video is doing so while compressing his cervical vertebrae and tightening his upper and lower back. This is keeping him from doing the exercise in a fluid and continuous manner and not contributing to a positive experience/outcome. Perhaps a video addressing how to put all of this together could be next? good luck.
Thank you, I’m going to start doing these exercises, my work was sitting for hrs and then my legs became weak I started having difficulty getting up without holding onto something.
I'm still recovering from an ankle fracture (6 months on) and barely begun to let go of my walking stick around my home. Walking or waddling like a duck trying to find my balance and wondering how much longer it will take to walk and climb down the landing normally. My leg muscles and foot ligaments were wasted but gradually responding to some of the stretches shown here. Taking it one day at a time but I want to get back to being 10 years younger AND then stronger and younger still 😅
Thank you this vid was helpful. Wouldn’t it be helpful to recommend that we tighten core muscles and strengthen them? In my experience that’s the key to good posture and stability
Everyone is looking for a very mature person to guide one through these kind of exercises. Find that person and I will follow him her to more success in senior fitness!
Good exercises, but I am 71 with a gait problem and wanted to see a person who is at least 65 years old for doing it for encouragement to us who really need it. I can do most of these exercises because they are not impossible to do, but for instance the one placing your foot on top of the chair??? Thanks!
With the hamstring stretch--a Cassie seat is typically 18 inches off floor.what if u can't left the leg that high? Can u use a stool or something else that is slightly lower?
I have neuropathy and degenerative disc disease in my lumbar spine. I have a history of falling due to my neuropathy. Do you have anything that I can do to help me?
As we age, our gait changes in ways that are so gradual that we do not notice. At each stage… it becomes the new normal. But, why does this happen? Why do old people inevitably start shuffling? What would be required to reverse the deterioration of gait?
I know you want a professional answer to this, but I worked at several nursing homes and I think part of the shuffling gait is caused by a fear of falling issue. I think a lot of people are afraid of losing their balance and falling. That's how I walk on slippery ice to hopefully prevent falling, so I can relate.
I guess it was more of a rhetorical question. In MY EXPERIENCE as an over 70 guy…. I found that my gait deteriorated imperceptibly over time. And eventually reached a point where i was sort of sliding my feet forward… which resulted in falls if there was a raised sidewalk or step. For me, it seemed to be a case of less and less effort… it takes more energy to pick up your feet. It takes more energy to have the gait of a younger person. And, once you become accustomed to the shuffling gait… it takes significant effort and concentration to reverse the situation. I guess my point is that no one starts shuffling from one day to the next. It is a gradual process. And, unless people pay attention… they will not realize the issue until they start falling …. Just my thoughts
@@MrArdytube It is true! If it happens so gradually and you don’t notice it, by the time you do notice it, you are a dyed in the wool shuffler. I never thought about the effort it takes to walk normally, but shuffling does indeed cause more falls. And then the hip is broken. And then the end is usually near.
@@Bevity yes… walking normally is just one of many things we take for granted. I did not notice the extra effort… until, i tried to reverse my shuffling gait. Aside from the extra effort… it takes a lot of concentration to not revert to what feels normal. The mind wanders, and before you know it… you are shuffling along lost in your thoughts. In case you know anyone who needs some advice on correcting gait…. What you want to shoot for is what i call a half march. Not lifting your feet like a real march… but half as much. And, yeah, it feels weird, and surprisingly tiring. Another interesting thing i noticed … when you are walking correctly, it has a semi circular feeling, a little like a stationary bicycle… again, it feels weird once you are accustomed shuffling.
@@MrArdytube I will keep this in mind in case it happens to me. But I will know if it happens to me that it will be close to the end… although I’ll give your idea a try.
I’ve been going to dance classes for about 10 years consistence a couple times a week and basically we do all of these exercises but even harder and many my dance classmates are 60s 70s even a couple in their 80s as well as 40 and 50-year-olds.. I strongly suggest dance classes for people that are not motivated to exercise alone
I always make sure that my movements look like I'm 30 (Im 66) - it's a combination of speed, determination, precisions and not shuffling. Of course, it helps that one is fit and can actually move "fast" - but much of it is practice. I train run 4mi/day so - I find the movement side easier. It's interesting mimicking the movement of young people - after 30 people lose the kids "nervous" bleeding energy - and the movements are easy to take on board.
Wouldn’t wearing 1/2” heels change the dynamic of these exercises? Those tennis shoes look like the typical 1/2 “ heel that is hard on people’s alignment.
You missed the most important teaching on walking. If you want to walk like a younger person, just look at the Roman soldiers . They would walk 20 Roman miles per day on a march, and then build a camp. Nobody was better at it.
While doing sitting on chair with pillow and standing. I get severe pain behind my knees and just at the end of hamsrring muscles when started to sit or started to stand. Please reply.
I’ve found myself doing heel raises while waiting in a checkout line, also balancing on one foot at a time. It’s a discreet way to improve my balance and positively focus my mind instead of feeling impatient. These are great, simple exercises that will be helpful as I continue to practice. Thank you from a 67 year old in beautiful Washington state!🙏✌️
Same..do while doing dishes, waiting at Dr office..I practice sit and stand, side walk.. fiq if I fall, ha someone can hep.
Hi from Uk. I am 72 and recently had an accident and fell into hard surface on my back. I feel recovered now but do have ongoing problems with top of feet and knees. Physiotherapist gave me a couple exercises same as yours. I must admit I’ve stopped doing them since accident. After finding you today I feel a push to try again with your exercises thank you x
Sometimes it is hard to stay motivated, no matter how important it is. Keep browsing internet exercise channels; they help provide friendly company.
@@saraloking5993 That’s good advice . It helps me stay consistent .
Keep doing them!
I also specifically look for outdoor walking workouts, and have found a few people who often do them. It make me feel less cooped up. Check out Emily Daugherty, who includes chair yoga outdoors.
@@saraloking5993
Walking is exactly what I did to recover from two knee replacements, hip replacement and half my back has metal in it. I was walking like I was 90, now I get 13,000 steps in a day and feel fantastic!
Don’t be afraid of joining a gym and getting a trainer.
I’m 65 almost, and have had cancer with major surgery and chemo, as well as a knee replacement and ankle fusion.
I do back squats with 225lbs, deadlifts 245lbs, overhead press (135lbs) and bench press (225lbs).
It took me a couple of years to get to these numbers, but my strength and range of motion has improved immensely.
So glad you got through the cancer and other issues. My husband also went through it this past year and is doing well. I'll have show him your comment to encourage him as he is similar in your age group too.
One of those exercises I do several times a day. I have two large dogs who seem to be lying in my way all the time when I walk so I step over them all the time.
Ha! That works.
😢😢Rrr😢
Lucky you!😊
Steppin’ over dogs…..I can relate!!
That is awaiting disaster if the dog moves while you’re stepping over, you’ll be poor, but it will be on your face or back
Great exercises. Seniors need these exercises. They are great for peope that are 65yrs old but what about some exercises for 80 yrs old and above. Also, I think the person demonstrating the exercise should be older than 70 at least, so the performance of the exercise can be realistic and one can be encouraged to do them.
Hello! And thanks for the feedback. My clients average age is 86. Where I live, there are a LOT of active 90-year-olds. So, I am certain the exercises in this video are for people of that age. It is very hard to get a consistent person to volunteer their time and energy to model these videos. I agree, it would be nice to have more seniors demonstrate the exercises. I am looking for someone to do this in the fututre.
I think you’re doing a great service here. You speak slow enough and enunciate clearly. The moves are basic and you are giving out advice that states the goals, etc. Thanks for doing this!! Senior centers have classes for seniors of all ages. This is perfect for home 😊
@@cynthiapedersen7901Well said , I concur ‼️
New subscriber today. I’m 76 years young, eat healthy and exercise daily. Since I tried your exercises this morning, I am going to continue using your easy to do exercises.
As a widow I don’t feel comfortable walking around my neighborhood yet. By Spring, my goal is outdoor walking. Thank you for perfect at home exercises.
@@neurolasticinstitute424 I agree I saw these exercises given to decrepit aged people in rehab after cancer, dreadful operations, respiratory viruses and lung heart stuff, at the one excellent hospital I know in Melbourne Aus. These are fine. I am over 80 and no problem.
Thanks so much! My late mother was doing these at 90. I find them helpful at 63!
Thanks a lot Sir we appreciate your help in this exercises for senior citizens. Hope it will be very helpful to us in a long run 😊
So grateful for your instructions. I have been doing these and i am starting to feel a lot more confident. Thank you so much. It makes me way more more mindful when i walk.
Wonderful!
Great exercises in my opinion. 👍👍👍👍Thank you so much❤️
Two years ago I would have laughed at this, but after two hip replacements and a stroke, I have aged ten years (I am 76). I walk two miles every day, but I'm hoping these exercises will get me back to the four or five I was doing. Thank you.
Terrific video! Thank you. I will add these to my daily routine!
I miss River City Physical therapy in Post Falls Idaho 😪
These exercises and trainers kept me focused 2 years ago before my move to Arizona. I continue to use these exercises everyday but I need to increase my reps. You're awesome to remind me to persevere. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
Thank you ,I am going to do these daily .
These are great exercises. My gastronecmis is tight I was thinking this morning so particularly timely for this. My father who died at 100 plus 1 day suddenly, was supple and active and highly intelligent. Still jogging 2 kilometres up to the road daily to the mailbox at 95, told me he stretched nightly. He looked young in his 90s. Erect and good looking still, it was intelligence, activity and stretching especially stretching which did it.
I have been left without ANY ability to walk😢 what is a FIRST excercise I can START with
@@JudyLombardwhat happened? My husband is the same. He just seemed to atrophy to the point he became so fatigued when he walked he just quit. He has MS which adds its own issues. How are you doing?
@@JudyLombardI’m so sorry. I don’t know anything about this, but thinking baby steps.. chair exercises, very short walks.
But please move. I watched my mom go downhill too fast.
I am going to do these before I can’t!
❤The best truly life-enhancing videos on the internet.
Thank you Doug, a thousand times!
Nigel Gaspar, Bishops Castle, England.
I’ve had 2 back surgeries, back muscle spasm today, and find these exercises helpful, and not causing my back to hurt.
I just learned to walk like DENZEL WASHINGTON! At 65, I look pretty cool in my stride!
I'm 86. I've been through balance therapy twice, and I do those exercises every day. The best I did was to stand on a balance board and do squats. Safety-- inside beams. But my walking is bad. I'm going to add these exercises to my routine.
Great demonstration
Good instructions
First time watching you in England….your exercises make so much sense..will start from today
This is ironic because I ran track many years ago and my coach was always screaming at me to get my heels down and here I was right all along❤
These are Fabulous ❗️❗️❗️
THANK-YOU”.
Very good exercise
Great Information 🙏💕
The sit stand exercises and most of the others but not the stretches unfortunately, were done in rehab I went to after the RSCV. Very easy. Nice foot exercise. Easy if wear barefoot technology shoes. However the male rehab trainer objected to my vivobarefoot technology footwear, he thought I should wear things like he did, heavily cushioned hideous lumpy stuff. No grasp of why I wore them, mostly pleasure at ground sensation as I walked and that they are foot shaped.
Thank you for the exercises.
Thank you for this information and sharing your knowledge and experience with people. It’s much appreciated 😊
At almost 75, I am thankful that I walk as I did 50 years ago.
Delusional is more like it.
Great video and thank you much 😅😊
Much needed. Thankyou so much.
Fantastic exercises. Thank you for providing ways to start and build over time.
This is great- thanks for your exercises. My only suggestion would be that while these exercises could strengthen muscles needed for good walking habits, the actual act of walking is never addressed. Many folks walk looking down, they lock their hips and swing their legs around, they walk on the outside of their feet, etc. Even while doing the exercises prescribed here, folks need to pay attention to their overall coordination and poise. For example the gentleman sitting/standing in your video is doing so while compressing his cervical vertebrae and tightening his upper and lower back. This is keeping him from doing the exercise in a fluid and continuous manner and not contributing to a positive experience/outcome. Perhaps a video addressing how to put all of this together could be next? good luck.
Thanks, merci and love from South of France 🌞🌟
Welcome!
Looking younger is great. So walking like you know you are very aware of surroundings could deter a would be thief from picking you to rob❗️
Thank you!
Thank you so much for your advice…
Thank you
Thank you, I’m going to start doing these exercises, my work was sitting for hrs and then my legs became weak I started having difficulty getting up without holding onto something.
Thanks so much!
Thanks sir great
Very good video..
Great exercises!
I'm still recovering from an ankle fracture (6 months on) and barely begun to let go of my walking stick around my home. Walking or waddling like a duck trying to find my balance and wondering how much longer it will take to walk and climb down the landing normally. My leg muscles and foot ligaments were wasted but gradually responding to some of the stretches shown here. Taking it one day at a time but I want to get back to being 10 years younger AND then stronger and younger still 😅
great stuff!!!thank you. Very helpful.
Can you give some advice for PPPD( three years- and nothing
helps. Started due to vertigo.
Try this: ua-cam.com/video/ImTeDYdBvkk/v-deo.htmlsi=mI3JIS3j1smBzYfq
Thanks for sharing ❤
Great video! So useful!!!
Thank you this vid was helpful. Wouldn’t it be helpful to recommend that we tighten core muscles and strengthen them? In my experience that’s the key to good posture and stability
Very good and helpful it is in my case.
thank you this is great help
Thank you so much ♥
Had a stroke that affected balance. I'm very strong but want to improve my balance. 😊
Everyone is looking for a very mature person to guide one through these kind of exercises. Find that person and I will follow him her to more success in senior fitness!
Bob and Brad
Good exercises, but I am 71 with a gait problem and wanted to see a person who is at least 65 years old for doing it for encouragement to us who really need it. I can do most of these exercises because they are not impossible to do, but for instance the one placing your foot on top of the chair??? Thanks!
To at achieve this, one should go walking more often also do a few simple leg strengthening exercises. Also start jumping rope for 20 secs. Per day.
I can do heel to toe in one direction but I keep getting off balance going the other way. Hopefully I can build up and get better.
With the hamstring stretch--a Cassie seat is typically 18 inches off floor.what if u can't left the leg that high? Can u use a stool or something else that is slightly lower?
I’m going to try the exercises. Thank you n
But why is the man constantly chewing?
Gum. Obviously.
Is there any book or print out or download I can get of your exercises?
I am working on that
Thanks
Can you do these if you have double knee replacement ?
Extremely vuseful
I have neuropathy and degenerative disc disease in my lumbar spine. I have a history of falling due to my neuropathy. Do you have anything that I can do to help me?
OK how do I sign up.
I'd love to help people with these stretches and such.
I need to go back 40 years. What do you suggest 😐
I have scoliosis is there an adjustment for the exercises I could use please.
How do you do heel to toe when knock-kneed?
Does it help sciatica
Could this be done on a exercie ball.
No, You need to be standing toge the benefit
As we age, our gait changes in ways that are so gradual that we do not notice. At each stage… it becomes the new normal. But, why does this happen? Why do old people inevitably start shuffling? What would be required to reverse the deterioration of gait?
I know you want a professional answer to this, but I worked at several nursing homes and I think part of the shuffling gait is caused by a fear of falling issue. I think a lot of people are afraid of losing their balance and falling. That's how I walk on slippery ice to hopefully prevent falling, so I can relate.
I guess it was more of a rhetorical question. In MY EXPERIENCE as an over 70 guy…. I found that my gait deteriorated imperceptibly over time. And eventually reached a point where i was sort of sliding my feet forward… which resulted in falls if there was a raised sidewalk or step. For me, it seemed to be a case of less and less effort… it takes more energy to pick up your feet. It takes more energy to have the gait of a younger person. And, once you become accustomed to the shuffling gait… it takes significant effort and concentration to reverse the situation. I guess my point is that no one starts shuffling from one day to the next. It is a gradual process. And, unless people pay attention… they will not realize the issue until they start falling …. Just my thoughts
@@MrArdytube It is true! If it happens so gradually and you don’t notice it, by the time you do notice it, you are a dyed in the wool shuffler. I never thought about the effort it takes to walk normally, but shuffling does indeed cause more falls. And then the hip is broken. And then the end is usually near.
@@Bevity yes… walking normally is just one of many things we take for granted. I did not notice the extra effort… until, i tried to reverse my shuffling gait. Aside from the extra effort… it takes a lot of concentration to not revert to what feels normal. The mind wanders, and before you know it… you are shuffling along lost in your thoughts. In case you know anyone who needs some advice on correcting gait…. What you want to shoot for is what i call a half march. Not lifting your feet like a real march… but half as much. And, yeah, it feels weird, and surprisingly tiring. Another interesting thing i noticed … when you are walking correctly, it has a semi circular feeling, a little like a stationary bicycle… again, it feels weird once you are accustomed shuffling.
@@MrArdytube I will keep this in mind in case it happens to me. But I will know if it happens to me that it will be close to the end… although I’ll give your idea a try.
I’ve been going to dance classes for about 10 years consistence a couple times a week and basically we do all of these exercises but even harder and many my dance classmates are 60s 70s even a couple in their 80s as well as 40 and 50-year-olds.. I strongly suggest dance classes for people that are not motivated to exercise alone
Had 3 back Surgery, 2 total knees replacement , my ballance is terrible..
Is this exercise for average 75 yrs old up?
Yes
How to climb out of a deep sofa ?
Having Rhuematoid arthritis and 2 fake hips, none of these work for me. I stay active but over exercising is detrimental for my joints.
Why is the demonstrator constantly chewing?
I always make sure that my movements look like I'm 30 (Im 66) - it's a combination of speed, determination, precisions and not shuffling. Of course, it helps that one is fit and can actually move "fast" - but much of it is practice. I train run 4mi/day so - I find the movement side easier. It's interesting mimicking the movement of young people - after 30 people lose the kids "nervous" bleeding energy - and the movements are easy to take on board.
5 minutes on each of those exercises?
I sleep on the floor, so I have to get up
This video would be better if the subject were not chewing gum.
Wouldn’t wearing 1/2” heels change the dynamic of these exercises? Those tennis shoes look like the typical 1/2 “ heel that is hard on people’s alignment.
Marty a Mexican woman 20 years younger
I thought you would show an elderly person walking as if younger 🍦
Otherwise great technique
You missed the most important teaching on walking.
If you want to walk like a younger person, just look at the Roman soldiers . They would walk 20 Roman miles per day on a march, and then build a camp.
Nobody was better at it.
The man in the first exercise is dropping in to sitting position instead of slowly placing his bottom on the chair.
How about getting a membership at your local gym and work with a certified trainer so you get off your butts and MOVE.
I find eating roasted garlic or steamed Broccoli and most beans, cause power farts, the power farts every minute or so give a boost to walk faster
It’s annoying that the subject is chewing gum. Otherwise, a good PT video.
Chewing gum s very annoying
While doing sitting on chair with pillow and standing. I get severe pain behind my knees and just at the end of hamsrring muscles when started to sit or started to stand. Please reply.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thank you!