As a 44 year old mom trying to get back into the habit of exercising, I have found your workouts refreshing, intense but doable! Thank you for the great content and just love seeing your smiling face!
I love your workouts. And I also love that you go slow and target all areas without too much talking! love you girl im almost 54 and trying to stay in shape
I’m 78 years old. Your standing abs with dumbbells are perfect for me. I don’t expect to have a flat stomach anymore but your workouts definitely help to tighten up the loose skin around my mid section, especially the muffin top. I also feel stronger, even beat my grandson in arm wrestling….it was neck and neck for a while but I beat him. I don’t think he thought I’d be as strong. Yes, he’s 9 yr old but he’s a strong little fellow.
Just discovered this. A great starting point to workout abs, especially if one's taken a break from fitness regime. No nonsense, no drama, simple easy to follow workout. Thank you Mik.
I have a lot of issues my lower back so I really appreciate the standing ab exercises because a lot of times I had trouble with the ones on the floor so thank you so, so much for this!!! ❤
Only found this today! Absolutely loved it, more of these please. I'm 52 and have been eating better 80% of the time, doing your workouts about 6 days a week, cycling and hiking. I've been consistent for the last 8 weeks, lost 11lb, am building muscle and feeling the best I've felt in a long time...thank you so much, I couldn't do this without you ❤
That kicked my butt more than I thought it would. Hard but not impossible - I guess that's the sweet spot. I appreciate your straightforward style - no excessive hype and constant chatter. That lets me focus on your instruction and my breathing & form.
Finally found a workout that I don’t dread doing every day! I’m a beginner and this workout is definitely great for me! 🥰 Also love the warm up and cool down routine!
I just found your channel a couple weeks ago and I absolutely love it! You have such a fresh faced vibe and clean set. I can actually do the 10-15 min workouts and I hope to work up to the longer ones. Thanks so much for making something that is both lovely and useful.
This channel is great for that! I've committed to doing _at least_ 20 minutes a day, so I mix and match the type and length of videos to reach that goal. There are even some 5 minute ones if you go back in the list, and they're pretty intense! Hope you're keeping well. ✌️🍍
Like many other commenters, I'm a 40s mom who discovered online workouts during covid, now totally addicted to them, and really love your refreshing positive attitude, smile, and beginner-friendly/standing workouts! Would love to see some more short (5-10 mins) express cardio and standing abs type of workouts! Thanks!
All this time I thought I was subscribed to your channel when in fact I wasn't. I didn't even realize it until I went to search for you in my Subscriptions. I've resolved that. Love your standing workouts. Life changing.
Best knee friendly workout I've came across! And I like the fact after each move is a 15 second break that makes the exercises more doable. And let's not leave out the past of how fats this workout was over. This will be my to to workout for a while
This is by far my favorite of your work out routine, perfect intensity, no jumping/no floor and with weight. Looking forward to try your longer work outs.
I absolutely love all of your standing dumbell workout! I can't do anything on the mat so these are a Godsend. Please keep making more! Your workouts are clear, easy to follow and get results!!
Thanks to you Mikala I'm beginning to understand the mind muscle connection with standing abs. I've avoided them for years, but feel like I'm getting there slowly. 😅
i just discovered your channel and, oh boy, am I happy I did! I love that the workouts are standing, and they go by so fast yet I really feel the workout. Can't wait to discover more of your great workouts!
I love your workouts, particularly the low impact and wrist friendly ones! This one is my go to though being that it's "beginner friendly" (I've been sharing it with all my friends!). I'm just getting back in the habit of working out and struggle with my form on some of your other videos because my muscles just aren't strong enough yet, and I would love to see a playlist comprised of beginner friendly workouts. I'm hoping to be in good enough shape by April to keep up with the April challenge! Thanks for the videos!
Thank youuuu!!! I am a super beginner in dumbbell.. and i could not find dumbbell standing workout (without matress) until i found you. And ur video is a beginner friendly and great movement. The pace is also good. Not too slow not too fast. Thanks for making this video.
Love this standing Abs workout! I'm working hard to get back into shape after a knee replacement and a secondary illness and this is very challenging but I love it! Thank you!
I love your work out It s just perfect for me I do 2 segments of 10 minutes each day and i have to do standing exercises mostly….. Keep up the good work Love starting my day with you. 😃
Love this all standing ab/core workout!! Adding the balance challenge of the knee up on the alternating halo crunch was terrific!!! Excellent addition to my cardio workout for the March Calendar 2023!! Week 2/Day 1 is ✔️🙌🙌😀
I did this today. I dont normally do these kinds of workouts (with weights or standing abs (prefer laying down abs). I was looking for ten minutes. I was surprised! I really enjoyed this. ❤❤
I need another standing abs dumbbell workout from u!! (or any functional core workout using dumbbells as someone who is trying to strengthen my back from a lower back injury) ure workouts are simple yet effective and challenging!! ❤
I almost never comment on videos, but wanted to share some positive feedback. I love this video (as well as others on your page.) I love that your videos are clean, to-the-point, and your song selection is amazing particularly in this video. I know you can't use mainstream artists but this is close to my Spotify workout playlist. Also I really appreciate standing workouts that give you a good sweat. I workout in my garage (that's filled with baby gear) and I have no desire to get on the filthy floor, and although I have a yoga mat- it would take too long to set it up and push it away between intervals. Keep up the standing dumbbell workouts please! Short but sweet and intense!
I love the production quality of this video and I find the cues an pacing very helpful. In this particular session though I found several exercises were causing me discomfort in th hips and lower back. Specifically lower back pain on the side triangle pose dips and hip discomfort in the wide squat side crunch
I'll be doing this for the next few weeks (along with 2 other workouts) Day 1 = ✔ Day 2 = ✔ Day 3 = ❌ Day 4 = ❌ Day 5 = ❌ (busy week) Day 6 = ✔ Day 7 =
Omg 😆🙏🥰I’m so internally great full Mikaela for what you’ve done for this special needs mom to a wonderful 13 year old daughter and wife to an incredible husband😂🙏I’ve tried other good videos on RUclips thinking I could finish them but my heart would break when I couldn’t .. I’m not heavy but could lose the Covid anxiety that got me in 2020.. knowing you videos work with my time and no longer then 30 minutes with some .. now I do know I can lose the weight and get back to my weight before Covid 🥰😂I know I can do it and do it for me❤️
60+ woman says 'Thank you' for your fitness videos which I have recently discovered. I love the compound elements, so I can work more muscles in the time available to me.
Wow, I loved this one. I really struggle to find ab workouts I can do properly due to my scoliosis. It's a minor/moderate case, but it makes doing floor ab workouts almost impossible. I also really like that this is a bit of an upper body workout too, which I am trying to start slowly doing. Immediate subscriber after this video 🙌👏
Thank you, really good abd work out in a short period of time. I will see how I feel tomorrow, it I'm too sore I will skip a day, but I plan on putting this one into my program.
I am a beginner so it was hard to keep up but feeling so good that I could finish the whole set. Thank you for designing dumbbell workouts for beginners 🙏🙏🙏♥️🇮🇳
I love your videos and your energy! I never feel rushed and start feeling the burn almost instantly. You are my new favorite instructor! I’ve shared your workouts with my friends. 💕
As a 44 year old mom trying to get back into the habit of exercising, I have found your workouts refreshing, intense but doable! Thank you for the great content and just love seeing your smiling face!
Totally agree!
Same here! 44 and doing the same thing. I shared her channel with some of my coworkers. She is the real deal.
My mom is 43
Another 44 year old here 👋🏼😃 Just started the workouts and it is as you describe them, actually your comment motivated me, so thanks 💖
Let’s do this!
I love your workouts. And I also love that you go slow and target all areas without too much talking! love you girl im almost 54 and trying to stay in shape
I’m 78 years old. Your standing abs with dumbbells are perfect for me. I don’t expect to have a flat stomach anymore but your workouts definitely help to tighten up the loose skin around my mid section, especially the muffin top. I also feel stronger, even beat my grandson in arm wrestling….it was neck and neck for a while but I beat him. I don’t think he thought I’d be as strong. Yes, he’s 9 yr old but he’s a strong little fellow.
35 yr old here and I’m loving this comment 💪
Let me just say, this is very intense, I’m very impressed with how this workout kicked my butt! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 I’m sore from arms, a** thighs, you name it
Just discovered this. A great starting point to workout abs, especially if one's taken a break from fitness regime. No nonsense, no drama, simple easy to follow workout. Thank you Mik.
I have a lot of issues my lower back so I really appreciate the standing ab exercises because a lot of times I had trouble with the ones on the floor so thank you so, so much for this!!! ❤
Same!
Only found this today! Absolutely loved it, more of these please. I'm 52 and have been eating better 80% of the time, doing your workouts about 6 days a week, cycling and hiking. I've been consistent for the last 8 weeks, lost 11lb, am building muscle and feeling the best I've felt in a long time...thank you so much, I couldn't do this without you ❤
Based MILF
I loved this standing ABS workout. I know I'm going to feel it tomorrow, but that's the point! Thank you Mik!
Thanks Ellen! I’m glad you enjoyed it! 🥳🥳
Great workouts! Target every muscle 💪🏻🦵🏻🧠
Happy New Year 2024, Mik! 🥳
That kicked my butt more than I thought it would. Hard but not impossible - I guess that's the sweet spot. I appreciate your straightforward style - no excessive hype and constant chatter. That lets me focus on your instruction and my breathing & form.
Thanks!
Finally found a workout that I don’t dread doing every day! I’m a beginner and this workout is definitely great for me! 🥰 Also love the warm up and cool down routine!
I just found your channel a couple weeks ago and I absolutely love it! You have such a fresh faced vibe and clean set. I can actually do the 10-15 min workouts and I hope to work up to the longer ones. Thanks so much for making something that is both lovely and useful.
This is just perfect on the days when 10 minutes at a time is all that i can spare. Thanks!
This channel is great for that! I've committed to doing _at least_ 20 minutes a day, so I mix and match the type and length of videos to reach that goal. There are even some 5 minute ones if you go back in the list, and they're pretty intense! Hope you're keeping well. ✌️🍍
Yep. this is what I was looking for. Wanted a short standing ab/core workout to do after a cardio session. This is excellent.
Like many other commenters, I'm a 40s mom who discovered online workouts during covid, now totally addicted to them, and really love your refreshing positive attitude, smile, and beginner-friendly/standing workouts! Would love to see some more short (5-10 mins) express cardio and standing abs type of workouts! Thanks!
Thank you for designing a great low impact beginner friendly program that feels like real work!
Wow! This was both beginner friendly and a real workout. Liked, saved, and subscribed.
All this time I thought I was subscribed to your channel when in fact I wasn't. I didn't even realize it until I went to search for you in my Subscriptions. I've resolved that. Love your standing workouts. Life changing.
Haha oh no! I’m glad it’s been resolved! 😄😝😋 Thanks so much Wyn! Grateful for your support 💕💕
Best knee friendly workout I've came across! And I like the fact after each move is a 15 second break that makes the exercises more doable. And let's not leave out the past of how fats this workout was over. This will be my to to workout for a while
This is by far my favorite of your work out routine, perfect intensity, no jumping/no floor and with weight. Looking forward to try your longer work outs.
I absolutely love all of your standing dumbell workout! I can't do anything on the mat so these are a Godsend. Please keep making more! Your workouts are clear, easy to follow and get results!!
Thanks to you Mikala I'm beginning to understand the mind muscle connection with standing abs. I've avoided them for years, but feel like I'm getting there slowly. 😅
i just discovered your channel and, oh boy, am I happy I did! I love that the workouts are standing, and they go by so fast yet I really feel the workout. Can't wait to discover more of your great workouts!
Love this workout! Please do more standing abs!!!
I love, love, love this workout. Total body in 10 minutes. I do your 4 minute stretch before, better than any gym!
I freaking love it 💞 omg 4 months in exercise and strength training and lost 30.5 kg
Hi Did you do this workout as well ?
I love your workouts, particularly the low impact and wrist friendly ones! This one is my go to though being that it's "beginner friendly" (I've been sharing it with all my friends!). I'm just getting back in the habit of working out and struggle with my form on some of your other videos because my muscles just aren't strong enough yet, and I would love to see a playlist comprised of beginner friendly workouts. I'm hoping to be in good enough shape by April to keep up with the April challenge! Thanks for the videos!
Thank youuuu!!! I am a super beginner in dumbbell.. and i could not find dumbbell standing workout (without matress) until i found you. And ur video is a beginner friendly and great movement. The pace is also good. Not too slow not too fast. Thanks for making this video.
WOW MIK!!!! You never disappoint at allllll!! I love love love this ab workout so much!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
So many thanks... Healthy and happy 2023! Enjoy your day💕☀️🙏😍
Love your videos. They have helped me get back in shape. They are short but effective and they are standing.
This was nice I'm on my period, and this was a great core workout without making you feel super sluggish thank you!
This is exactly what I needed!!! Coming from a strong yoga/pilates/barre routine & looking to incorporate resistance training. I loved this!!
I get excited when exercises feel fun, and this video was definitely one of those moments, thank you! Adding this to my repertoire :)
Love this standing Abs workout! I'm working hard to get back into shape after a knee replacement and a secondary illness and this is very challenging but I love it! Thank you!
I love this! Short, yet POWERFUL!
I love how this workout also gently stretches my old back, making it my favorite morning routine. Thank you :)
Thanks Michaela. This is my favorite of all standing ab workouts I have tried.❤
Much easier than I expected, but it definitely got my heart rate up and the sweat going. Thank you!
I love your work out It s just perfect for me
I do 2 segments of 10 minutes each day and i have to do standing exercises mostly…..
Keep up the good work
Love starting my day with you. 😃
Love this all standing ab/core workout!! Adding the balance challenge of the knee up on the alternating halo crunch was terrific!!!
Excellent addition to my cardio workout for the March Calendar 2023!! Week 2/Day 1 is ✔️🙌🙌😀
Amazing workout! It was so fun and effective. I only have 10-15 mins in the morning to workout. Thank u, keep them coming
2nd days doing this and the burnnn is so good , I feel great! Def can’t wait to see the results! 😌
Fast and furious, loved it! 🖤🖤
I did this today. I dont normally do these kinds of workouts (with weights or standing abs (prefer laying down abs). I was looking for ten minutes. I was surprised! I really enjoyed this. ❤❤
Loved, loved, looooooved this one!!!! Happiest that I stumbled across your channel.
I need another standing abs dumbbell workout from u!! (or any functional core workout using dumbbells as someone who is trying to strengthen my back from a lower back injury) ure workouts are simple yet effective and challenging!! ❤
Amazing moves, with creativity. Thanks
Oohhh, I enjoyed this one. I felt this the next day. Clearly, I’ll need to do this again😁
LOVED THIS! So perfect to wedge between intense treadmill 15min intervals. THANK YOU MUCH
Whew. Did this one after your 20 minute standing whole body. Great breathing and heart pumping combo,
I almost never comment on videos, but wanted to share some positive feedback. I love this video (as well as others on your page.)
I love that your videos are clean, to-the-point, and your song selection is amazing particularly in this video. I know you can't use mainstream artists but this is close to my Spotify workout playlist.
Also I really appreciate standing workouts that give you a good sweat.
I workout in my garage (that's filled with baby gear) and I have no desire to get on the filthy floor, and although I have a yoga mat- it would take too long to set it up and push it away between intervals.
Keep up the standing dumbbell workouts please! Short but sweet and intense!
This workout is so amazing! Will be doing this everyday so I can get back in shape! Thank you so much!
Loved it
Love this one!! I'd love more standing ab videos!! Thank you Mik
I work out watching her video every morning 🌄 thank you and keep up the good work
Thank you so much for this I just had a major surgery and wanted to get back into the swing of things this video helped so much
Woah this is one of the best standing ab workouts on youtube. I really felt it after my run. Thank you! n_n
This is the first workout I have tried by you. I really enjoyed it. Thank you.
I love the production quality of this video and I find the cues an pacing very helpful.
In this particular session though I found several exercises were causing me discomfort in th hips and lower back.
Specifically lower back pain on the side triangle pose dips and hip discomfort in the wide squat side crunch
This was awesome! I love a great standing abs workout and this did not disappoint! Thank you so much! More like this please!
Thank you! It was great workout! Not too easy, not too hard, short and not too " threatening" 😄
Really love all your work out vids, such an inspiration! My kids do them with me 😅
I'll be doing this for the next few weeks (along with 2 other workouts)
Day 1 = ✔
Day 2 = ✔
Day 3 = ❌
Day 4 = ❌
Day 5 = ❌ (busy week)
Day 6 = ✔
Day 7 =
great intense 10 minutes. Made the most of our time. Thank you!
Phenomenal add-on standing abs! BRAVO 😊
Quick and effective!! My favorite kind of workout~ THANK YOU!
That was awesome! Love all your workouts! You make them attainable !!!!
Omg 😆🙏🥰I’m so internally great full Mikaela for what you’ve done for this special needs mom to a wonderful 13 year old daughter and wife to an incredible husband😂🙏I’ve tried other good videos on RUclips thinking I could finish them but my heart would break when I couldn’t .. I’m not heavy but could lose the Covid anxiety that got me in 2020.. knowing you videos work with my time and no longer then 30 minutes with some .. now I do know I can lose the weight and get back to my weight before Covid 🥰😂I know I can do it and do it for me❤️
Lydia, exercise is soooo important for people with anxiety....keep it up!
Awesome video thank you so much
60+ woman says 'Thank you' for your fitness videos which I have recently discovered. I love the compound elements, so I can work more muscles in the time available to me.
Wow, I loved this one. I really struggle to find ab workouts I can do properly due to my scoliosis. It's a minor/moderate case, but it makes doing floor ab workouts almost impossible. I also really like that this is a bit of an upper body workout too, which I am trying to start slowly doing. Immediate subscriber after this video 🙌👏
The best dumbbell workout especially for beginner like me.. thanks a lot!
It's so easy for me, I'm excited 😉
I love this one. I get a heavy weight and that counts as arms workout and legs too (with the squatting parts)
I needed a quick one for my core today, and this hit the spot! Thanks so much, always enjoy your workouts!
I love the standing abs ..so much easier on my back. I'd love more videos of standing abs 😁😁
first time here and gotta say your smile kept me going!
Perfect for core work! Nice change from abs on floor. Each exercise is intense and effective. Thanks!
Thank for an intense but beginner friendly workout! Loved it
lovedddd itttt !!!
My favorite standing abs ever. Thank you.
Fantastic as always! Best RUclips workouts out there!!
Wow loved this one! I am glad I found it! Thanks 🙏🏻
Can't wait to try this with my friend, we love doing your video's together.
Did this today and I feel much better 😊
I love working my core with weighted full body movements and complementing it with standing abs…this was great!
Thanks Mikayla!
I really enjoy your workouts..fun and effective
Thank you, really good abd work out in a short period of time. I will see how I feel tomorrow, it I'm too sore I will skip a day, but I plan on putting this one into my program.
I am a beginner so it was hard to keep up but feeling so good that I could finish the whole set. Thank you for designing dumbbell workouts for beginners 🙏🙏🙏♥️🇮🇳
Excellent!! Love your standing abs workouts.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
This workout was so great. I'll do it again. Wonderful exercises.
since i have no mat, I love the standing abs ones. Thank you for these videos!
Starting over. Target: 1 month ++ (average 5 times a week)
Day 1 = ✔
Day 2 = ✔
Day 3 = ✔
Day 4 = ✔
Day 5 =
Don't give up, you can do it
Love a good standing core workout, thank you!
Thank you for an amazing workout. Would really like to see more beginner workouts with dumbells. .
Love all your videos and workouts! Been using them constantly.
I am always excited for your videos.
Perfect! Please do more standing abs with dumbbell. ❤
I love your videos and your energy! I never feel rushed and start feeling the burn almost instantly. You are my new favorite instructor! I’ve shared your workouts with my friends. 💕