Standing Pilates for Seniors - 30 minutes of exercise to Improve Strength & Build Confidence
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Join me for a 3o Minute Standing Pilates for Seniors workout. We will do exercises for balance, corodination and flexibility as well as building strength in your legs and back. I call this my active ageing session as the exercises included are for the general aches & pains in the joints and spine that come with age. There will also be gentle stretches to improve flexibility, as well as exercises to build core strength and improve posture to help with all the time we are spending sitting down during this pandemic. I'll be adding other exercises to challenge your coordination so look out for some fun exercises to work your brain as well as your body! Exercising regularly will improve both mind and body and I recommend you build up to doing your pilates workout at least twice a week. Take your time and do what you can. If anything is too challenging for you right now, don't worry, just rest and come back and try again when you're ready.
The session will be followed by a Q & A where from the comfort of your own home you can ask me questions, or just say hello whilst enjoying a nice cup of tea at a safe social distance.
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Take care, Rachel x
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Disclaimer: It is recommended that you consult your Doctor or Healthcare Professional before starting any exercise programme. If you experience any pain or discomfort during this workout you should stop immediately and if necessary seek medical attention. When participating in any exercise or exercise programme, you agree that you do so at your own risk and assume all risk of injury to yourself. By using this video you understand and agree that Rachel Lawrence- The Girl with the Pilates Mat- will not be held responsible or liable for any injury or loss you may suffer as a result of undertaking the workout.
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Thank you, as always, Rachel. I hope to do your classes for the remainder of life💞💞💞Thank you for being on RUclips!
You are wonderful. I will be 87 in September and your class for 60+ is keeping me agile and balanced. Thank you.
Discovering your pilates sessions has been one of the few benefits of being in lock down and I'll be staying with you going forward, you're a great instructor!
Awww 🥰 Thank you so much! Lovely to hear you’ll be staying with me post lockdown 👍😊
I'm 72, have been following your sessions for seniors for 6 months. They are great!! Thanks, feeling better.
Hi Rachel did this session this morning really enjoyed it. I have been doing the first and second ones for seniors so this one will be added to those. I also like the short ones especially an old one where you are in a very grand white room. I exercise every week day using whichever I feel like and have noticed a big difference in my body shape and you are helping me lose weight too. Thank you so very much Carol from Lincolnshire UK
Have added this routine to my strengthening and balancing exercise program Rachel as part of my recovery program from an injury. I have enjoyed your earlier standing pilates video, and love the new challenges added to this program. Enjoying your workouts very much.
This HAS to be my most favorite session of exercises yet ! Btw, thanks also for the arm hugs! I really do prefer exercising with you, as you give lots of explanations as to what aspect of the body we are using and why ! Rachel, you are the best !
I fully agree with Susan's comments above. You are awesome Rachael. Linda from New Zealand. Xx
Hi the arm was a challenging, how do I keep my back straight when bending
Rachel, you are a great instructor. My third time watching your videos and I’m having an easier time walking and can walk a little longer.
I have foot and knee pain when I walk. My foot pain feels like I’m walking on broken glass and my knees feel like they might buckle under me. I’m 150 pounds overweight and with every step I feel like I’m walking through mud.
I started a Whole Food Plant Base lifestyle of eating and now with your wonderful videos I feel excited. Your presentations in your videos can make any women feel beautiful and graceful. I love seeing your dog. How do I make a donation.
Thank you Rachel, my name is Marilyn. I found your channel 1 month ago. I have been doing them regularly. I feel much better, much more flexable, toned, core strength, posture, balance has greatly improved. standing pilates are my favorite
Thank you, Rachel. This session was just what an 80 year old needs to stay flexible. I’ve watched most of your videos and am grateful I found your videos.
Good to know some othwr 80 yr olds are having a go and loving it Camille.x
Hi Rachel
It always feels so good to do one of your sessions, even the harder ones.
Thanks from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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As always: a great wake-up routine to get my body going for the day ahead! Thank you from across the Channel, the Netherlands!
Thanks for watching and best wishes to you back across the channel 😊🤗
Stretching the toes and fingers helped a lot with back pain and balance 😀😀
Thanks Rachel, this was a new one for me and really felt I went up one level, which is perfect. Keep up the good work, you are a star. xxx
Love your classes, wondering what I should not do with arthritis in my neck.
Thank you Rachel. Loved this workout. From South Africa
Excellent. I'm not a senior as yet but I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you!
Fantastic. Please keep doing what you do
I've been doing your videos since the start of Covid, and I now have my sister doing them as well. I can't believe how much stronger and flexible I feel, and how your exercises have improved my overall fitness for day to day activities as well as other athletic pursuits like biking, hiking, and pickle ball!
I love the classes and your down to earth, easy going personality. Thanks for sharing your expertise with all of us on RUclips!
Thanks Rachel. As energetic as some of the cardio workouts. Excellent!
You’re welcome John! Glad you enjoyed the challenge 😊
Avril Glasgow
Really enjoying your classes, thankyou
Hi Rachel ... missed the live but looking forward to doing this later! I can’t do knee bends (arthritis) is there anything else I can do while your doing that or should I just stick with your video for knees which is lying down?
A great workout Rachel which was just what I needed after a really stressful and worrying morning - my daughter had to have surgery! So happy to see that your foot operation has been so very successful 🤗
Thank you so much for everything you do for us 😘
Pippa
Bahamas
Hola, soy de Argentina, tengo 67 años, hace tres meses me operaron de una eventracion, cuál ejercicios hago? Gracias
So happy to have found you! I'm 66 and have done all kinds of workouts. These are great because they are gentle and challenging at the same time, Thank you Rachel!
Good morning to you Rachel ,from Josephine Russell,from St.Louis,Missouri
Thursuday 2nd May 2024 And I turned 72 March 15th and thanks from Salvador Bahia Brasil. Hoping to meet you for the bands and ball Challenge!
great job. Thanks so much for doing these exercises. I'm 81 and try to do your workouts as often as possible. You're helping my balance for sure. I'm feeling much more confident and you get the credit for that. Janis from Carefree AZ
Good morning Rachel Consuelo from Hialeah florida USA 🇺🇸 I’ve been doing your Pilates work out for four years I love it and thank for giving the opportunity to follow your classes have a blessed day happy holidays ❤
Have really enjoyed watching this video, Rachel. I am new to Pilates and hope to continue daily. Not sure what date you recorded this. Are you doing Live videos yet? 10 Sept 2021. Thank you so much. Regards Anne Whelan
thank you rachel, your classes are great, i do them every day x 3
You’re absolutely right just do it and today I was better, of course I felt the arms, thank you.
Good morning Rachel that was a good work out for me i enjoy that exercise.From Josephine Russell ,from St.Louis,Missouri
Hi from Italy. Just watched your exercises. Yes, for definite will be following you. My body really needs some of your exercises. I m 67....
My first time with Palates for Seniors. I like your gentle version.
Thank you so much!
Very nice.... from New Orleans, LA!! ❤️❤️ Thanks so much!!
Hi -I am Nilu Sarin-lovely session-thank you.I have sciatica&cannot do the bending exercises .I also have had both knees replaced. Could you please help with alternative exercises that do not strain the knees or the sciatica-thank you.
I've been doing your workouts since the 2020 shut-in. Thanks so much for your videos - I love them!😊
You’re welcome, so pleased to hear that. We’ve both come a long way in that time 🤗
Hello, I just discovered your videos. My problem is that I have developed very severe arthritis in both shoulders to the point were I need to get shoulder replacements. I can do very few exercices because I can hardly use my arms. My feet, , knees and hips are fine. Do you have any videos that focus mainly on the lower limbs? Any suggestions would be welcome.
Great class Rachel couldn’t make live class, did it this morning loved it. Luv Bren from Kerry.
Just caught up with this and really enjoyed this session. Thank you lovely Rachel..
Thank you for all your videos I have just come across them on this channel. I'm working through a different one each day, then I will circle around and do them again and again. Thanks, from the USA
Thank you for a fantastic class! 🇨🇦
Thank you Miss Rachel
Following you from Sicily. Enjoying your class very much. Keep it up.
Enjoying doing this class; it gets my heart rate up every time. I get to the stage when I think I cannot continue anymore, (especially that arm exercise doing circles, like portholes) but I always persevere and get to end without stopping. So that's down to you Rachel, your calm and encouraging manner. ❤
Thank you so much Rachel i have been following you since you started nearly a year ago. I have been very active all my life then in lockdown everything seem to hit me. Arthritis, Trochanter pain syndrome and Tendonitis and it didn’t end there! I found your amazing Pilates workouts and tried each standing one even though one leg is still weak. I am not as I used to be but with your help much stronger but will never be as I was but I try to do you Pilates every day plus a walk.
Cannot thank you enough Rachel. Big virtual hug 🤗
Thanku once again...these exercises included all the body parts n i enjoyed it thoroughly..❤
Thank for stretching I have just started and I love . I am 65 with knee and back issues. But these stretching feel so so good . 5hank you
I didn't know my whole body would be woke up and energized. Great workout!! DSN
Super new session to add to the repetoire - thank you Rachel - the arms were a killer but I managed to keep them up :)
Loved the balletic moves in this sequence, Rachel! Brought back memories of ballet lessons as a child 😀
Hello Mary, so glad you enjoyed the ballet 🩰 moves. Isn’t it lovely how it all comes back to you. Once a dancer, always a dancer 😊🤗
I was thinking the same thing......took child and adult ballet for many years. Felt wonderful!
You’re such a good teacher very knowledgeable. I sweat on this one, thank you.
Thanks Carmel and you’re welcome. Really glad you enjoyed this one and it got you sweating 😅 Great work 👏
Thanks very much Rachel loved this routine very much.
Really liking your classes in Lockdown and will definitely continue, thank you:)
Morning loving your classes especially for us seniors 🤩🙋🏼♀️👍
Hello Anne, great to hear! I love to teach so delighted you’re enjoying the sessions 😊👋🤩
Question please Rachel: For best results should we do these daily OR alternate days? Thanks so much!
Thanks, Rachel, that one really kicked my bum. I recently moved and sort of fell off the exercise wagon for a while...phew! Glad you're there for all us, appreciate it!
He he! Thanks for letting me know Maribeth, it was quite a challenge on the body and brain wasn’t it?! Well done for getting back on the wagon 👏👏👏😊
I love your standing workout, cos I can do it in the kitchen while waiting for the meal to cook. Thank you.
That was fabulous!
Wonderful exercises thank you’re
Ginnie
Wow u are like a ballerina..im starting pilates on fri ... how long have u been doing this x
Thankyou Rachel I am new to your class ,and really enjoy your workouts .
I'm from Trinidad and I enjoy your classes. Thanks much
Thank u Rachel for all u do I am doing all the balance ones and it really helps..Veronica Canada
Julia pilates every other day standing and floor for all around body workour
For all around body pilates, should we do standing one day and floor every other day. I am a78 year old senior.
Great routine to do, it covers all areas and has some great stretches xxx
I really like your work outs. I am trying to do classes more suited to my age now I’m 73!
Really enjoy your classes you explain everything so well
Many thanks Joan, so pleased you enjoy the sessions. Lovely to have you in our Pilates community 😊🌟
thank you. I love your pilates!! I need some for arthritis in the hip!!
Thank you so much - from Cape Town, South Africa
I have degeration in my shoulders what excerise should i avoid
This is my first got this. I will add it to your over 60, Thank you,
Thanks Rachel ,so good do this evry morning !!
Loved this workout. It was a great reintroduction after an enforced break due to ill health. I hope to work my way up to the mat exercises later this week. Thank you so much for this series which is really helping me maintain mobility in my eighties.
You’re very welcome Toni. Do hope you go from strength to strength and just take all the time you need. Sending best wishes to you 😊🤗
Thankyou very much. I enjoyes this tima.
Thanks for live new senior workout. It was great. Linda New Zealand.
You’re welcome Linda 👋😊 Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Hi from a cloudy windy autumn. Great class.
OSTEOPOROSIS is a condition in every bone in body at once, not in ''spots'' on the body
OSTEO ARTHRITIS is a condition in some but NOT ALL joints of body. they are 2 completely different types of health issues.
Hello Rascal, to claify - Osteopororois is a condition that can affect one or multiple joints in the body, the bones become more fragile and more prone to breaking and anyone who has it will have a different experience. Bodywiehgt exercise is key to building and maintaining bone density so Pilates is a great exercise method for that. I've worked with many people who have had in in their spine, their knees or their hips - it can be in just one joint or multiple joints and I would advise anyone worried about it to seek medical advice. Here is a great resource for you to look at: www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoporosis/?gclid=CjwKCAjw_MqgBhAGEiwAnYOAerKCKmA3z58N4jDM_pSd3Aud8q1mtENLNOve0hY0nX3ie1btSlDoQhoCNg8QAvD_BwE
In the live chat I talk about how to modify exercise if someone has it and there is a wonderful resource here if anyone has any concerns: theros.org.uk/information-and-support/osteoporosis/living-with-osteoporosis/exercise-and-physical-activity-for-osteoporosis/?_gl=1*14o1s24*_up*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjw_MqgBhAGEiwAnYOAejJBpd7UG2Ik_B0GwFGtXKYcCOm7N2F0zAcJ_lxnR_-s1rhadxvZUBoCUTkQAvD_BwE
In 13+ Years of Teaching I have mostly come across clients with osteoporosis in their spine or hip so I created some special workouts for people with osteoporosis on the channel.
Osteoarthritis is a very painful condition that is often exacerbated by bodyweight exercise especially when that pain is at its worst so I tend to recommend lighter workouts for this and more stretching for pain relief. It is the most common form of arthtritis and can also be on one or multiple joints . To find out more do check out the Versus Arthritis UK website who I use regulalry as one of my professional resources: www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/arthritis/ They are excellent.
My wife and I discovered your videos two weeks ago and thoroughly enjoy doing them daily. We're 72 years old and appreciate so much your good instruction and for walking us thru each exercise in such a comprehensive manner. We both love listening to your wonderful British accent! Thank you so much! Bill and Debbie Graf
Hello Bill and Debbie! Thanks for the lovely message and I am so delighted you’re enjoying the sessions as well as my British accent 😊 Sending best wishes to you both from the UK ! 🇬🇧🤗
@rachel, would love more moves that also exercise the brain. xxx
I just recently found your videos and I have done 3 of them and really enjoyed them. I have Parkinson's and I find Pilates very useful in combating my symptoms and helping with the stiffness and balance problems. FYI, my daughter, also Rachel (Peppin Parker), is a Pilates instructor in Birmingham and first got me started on Pilates for my illness. She was a Principal dancer with the Birmingham Royal Ballet and found Pilates very useful in her career. She trained with Alan Herdman, I will look forward to participation in future sessions. Austin, St Louis Missouri
Good morning Rachel I have been doing your pilates for seniors for about 6-8 weeks and it has been life changing. I am 74 yrs "young" and have a total knee replacement plus Oeosteopena in the right knee so find some of the exercises challenging but have modified them to suit me. I live in Crowborough, East Sussex and finding something to tone up my body really helpful as we hit Lockdown 3. Love your friendly, informative presentation.
Greetings from North Carolina, USA! I missed your live stream. Hi Rachael, great workout! I'm almost 66 and a huge fan! I've been sort of taking it easy lately, I've had a hip issue. It feels like with each step, as I put my weight on the left leg, I have an "ice pick" feeling in the hip ... very painful. It is beginning to feel better and I was able to keep up just now! YEA! Thank You, Rachel!
Can i do your exercise after 2 hips replacement
thank you I had to change up from the beginners
Just found you this morning. Love that these are gentle but very strength building. Yes love neutral spine care have mild bulging disc's. I will keep looking to join you. Thank you from Michigan
Thank you thank you I’m doing them every day x
I just found your latest senior exercise & after completing it, I feel my entire body is completely stretched, toned & balanced. I think you definitely have a handle on what my age needs (I'm 72) without over-stressing it. I"ve been battling vertigo & your exercises help & also give me confidence that I can whip this BPPV intruder. You should introduce your husband at the end!! Thank you, with hugs from coastal California :))
Greetings from Florida ! So glad I came across your senior Pilates class!!!
Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧 Thanks for watching and do visit me again soon 😊👋
Thank you so much! These exercises are stretching me, strengthening me and helping me balance! Merry Christmas!
You're so welcome! Happy Christmas to you too!!! ❤️
Hi Rachel!
Since I had to work yesterday I did this session this morning.
Fabulous work, I really enjoyed it :-) And after that a did one of your other sessions
working with arms and shoulders.
You know I'm a great fan of yours!
Thank you for making us all feeling fit, strong, and happy!
🌻THANK YOU Rachael for this new V. Senior 👏👏👏 It's so marvellous to practice with you 🥰
God Bless you and all your followers🌞from Cannes 🇫🇷
I like doing pilates exercises with you, I'm new to your program. My name is Marj & I live in the United States. So I get your workout in the mid morning on you tube. I learn so much from you. Thank you for doing these for Seniors as well as younger. See you next time.
Thank you for this! I love it! I'm 65 but I switch back and forth to your regular Pilates and senior Pilates. Is it advisable for my age to do your regular standing Pilates when I am able to do it anyway? I switch to the senior exercise when I miss a day or two. After that, I do the regular Pilates again.
Yes wonder full, I enjoyed it doing after a big walk of 20 km to relax my hip flexors.❤😅😊
Wow, that is a big walk! Glad you enjoyed this workout xx 😘
Thank you fr phillipine Im 76 oct . But l have hip replacement already thanks again
You’re welcome 🤗
Wonderful video, loved doing it, esp the arms exercise was really difficult not putting them down. how can these exercises help the heart or those with BP or diabetes, cholesterol. Because I dont perspire. They say brisk walking, cycling swimming is better for the heart and controlling your diabetes and cholesterol and ofcourse controlling your diet is also essential.
very much appreciate the mixture of excercise with stimulating the brain.... the" cross crawl" idea of challenging the brain hemispheres.
Lovely to get back to your sessions after a shoulder impingement 🥴 Rachel. You’re the best Pilates teacher imo. Enjoyed two sessions this morning and feel great. Thousands thanks to you 🙏 Beautiful new studio. Well done to your hubby 👏