Chair Yoga for Seniors & Beginners // Energizing Seated Stretches
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2022
- Thank you for joining me for this all seated gentle yet invigorating chair yoga video!
In this session we will focus more on breathing through traditional yoga poses that are gentle and will leave you feeling taller and energized.
Please use a sturdy chair that doesn't have arms/sides. Also grab a strap such as a resistance band, belt or lease to assist with a few of the stretches.
This video is great to do everyday and is appropriate for all levels including seniors and beginners.
I appreciate you working out with me! Please let me know how you liked this video in the comments.
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30 plus years ago I had a regular standing yoga practice. I can no longer do that so this chair yoga was a real treat! Thank you.
I'm happy that it's a good workout for you Joan :)
Brain tumor makes impossible to stand and not fall over. Chair yoga made me feel a bit of normal again! Thanks so much for caring!
You're so welcome Melody. All my best to you :)
Thank you!! What a wonderful way to start the week! Chair Yoga is the activity that made me realize that neither age, weight, lack of prior fitness skills, nor injury have to define my health. Chair Yoga has improved my life in so many ways because yoga meets you, without judgment, exactly where you are. Thank you so much for offering this class! And, thank you, again, for including those of us with different abilities in your classes. I appreciate it.
Well said Staci! I’m thrilled you enjoyed the workout 💜
One of my favourite sessions with you. Your voice, the stretches, all geared for a regular special , calming 30 minutes in this hectic life.
Thank you Ora! I'm filming a new chair yoga today. Hopefully it will be a favorite as well :)
Well said!👍
Thank you for helping me take care of the temple God has given me. God bless you.
You are so welcome :) Great job taking care of it!!
At age 77, My first ever yoga exercise class. Enjoyed.
Wonderful! Thanks for working out with me Linda :)
I m getting addicted to your seated yoga workouts!
Yay! THat's a good thing to be addicted to :)
Namaste 🙏🏼 I am grateful that the ancient wisdom of India and Hinduism (yoga and meditation) is appreciated and adapted all over the world now..
Thank you 🙏🏻
😊❤
ALL your workouts are for true beginners. Thank you! I am 54 years old and I have never enjoyed exercising but your videos are calming and motivating. Thanks to you, I have been exercising every day for the last two weeks.
That is wonderful to hear Claire! I'm thrilled that you are enjoying my videos :)
keep up the good work!
I'm 64 will this help me lose weight
Just completed second morning in a row! My right hip trochanter has been”out”for 18 months, and left shoulder “out” for about the same time! I’ve undergone countless injections in both places, and still my hip tweaked out again on Saturday when I had to show my art at a commitment that I had at a vendor sale. I made it through and I was walking so much that day it released around 3 o’clock, but was back by 8 AM the next morning and I sat down Sunday morning, July 21, 2024 to my first ever online chair yoga. This is the perfect workout for my two problem areas because it made me feel better just all day yesterday after one time. Thank you, thank you thank you from a former Transformational Breathwork Facilitator!
Thank you so much! That means a lot coming from someone with your background. I'm thrilled it helped you feel better. I would also suggest this video: ruclips.net/video/PzG5pKAeaYo/видео.html
It’s the only peace in the day ❤❤❤❤
I'm happy to provide that for you Jennifer :)
I love that this workout is a few minutes shorter than most. Great for getting my stretching in just before I have to get ready and head out for work! Thank you!
You're so welcome! Glad it's a good workout for you Judi :)
Day 72, I quite like to do exercises like that at the end of the day because they are incredibly grounding and calming.Actually I can see them work for people with anxiety problems or when you can't sleep. Or even do some of them when you are alone in the office and your neck and shoulder muscles get tense.The exercises combined with the controlled breathing, your soothing voice and the calming music, are sheer bliss. :)
That is so nice :)
You're right, it's for anyone at anytime!
The BEST, the best one, for evening reflection and/or the morning wake-up call! (I'm back, for 2024, too)
Wonderful! So glad you think so Christopher :)
Thanks so much for sharing this class!
You are so welcome! Thank for working out with me :)
After a busy Saturday, I did this workout at 10:30 p.m. I'm sure I'm going to sleep well tonight! Thank you for another great session!
You're so welcome! I'm glad you liked it :)
I love this chair yoga workout. I alternate it with your chair Pilates workout and I feel great after both. Thank you!
Awesome! I'm filming a new chair yoga tomorrow ;)
First time I’ve done chair yoga. Really fun.
Thanks for trying it Lisa!
FINALLY found yoga that meets my needs!❤️ She has such great technique, easy to follow and wide variety for all levels. My subscription has ads but it’s no big deal and she’s not trying to constantly sell you anything.😊
Thanks Sandra, glad it's a good workout for you :)
I am grateful to have found your RUclips channel! After a surprise diagnosis that turned my life 180 degrees, I've been seeking resources to help me stay active and fit. Your videos help me, a 71-year-old woman, start anew. Programs like yours inspire and grow faith in the body to heal. With gratitude, Marlow
My pleasure Marlow! Thank you for your kind words, I'm glad you found me too :)
I'm turning 71 tomorrow and definitely need to build muscle strength and flexibility! This was a great video, and i have subscribed. I look forward to your other videos!
Wonderful! Happy birthday Diane :)
I've been doing this one the past two mornings! Love the 'seated happy baby'. Feels good on the back/hips. Thank you for your creative innovations!!!
My pleasure! Thanks for appreciating my videos :)
I am able bodied, but my mind has been a mess. Thank you for this!! Just enough to help me loosen up :)
You're so welcome!
Recovering from severe vertigo. These chair exercises are just what I need to safely work out .Thank you.
You're welcome Nancy. Happy to hear it's helpful :)
Thank you Lauren, great ton have another chair yoga video, especially as my workouts will be chair based until my right knee is sorted (consultation next week) . Very relaxing! Xx
Glad you liked it Liz! Best of luck with your knee!
Love,love,love this yoga workout! Thank you, Lauren!
Wonderful! Thank you Helen ;)
Great practice, thanks. God bless you!
Thanks! So glad you liked it :)
I practiced and taught yoga in my fifties and did CrossFit in my earlier sixties. Knees have given me problems and now that I do t CrossFit anymore and haven’t found “the” yoga studio I love this practice. Hoping to do more yoga and CrossFit in a few months. Thank you
You're welcome Cathy, glad you liked it!
Thank you. Love your workouts. Would love them a little longer. Looking forward to more yoga workouts like this one.
Great Rita! Here is a link to my latest chair yoga: Chair Yoga for Fall Prevention // Improve Balance & Maintain Independence // Bay Alarm Medical
ruclips.net/video/_4SFQGTPH3s/видео.html
Thank you Lauren you are so clever the way you put the workouts together , looking forward to the next one. Great start to my week😁❤️
Awesome! Thank you 💜
Thank you! Your videos are so easy to follow and your calm and soothing demeanor makes the whole experience even better.
Thank you Elizabeth, I appreciated that 🤩
Oh thank you for yoga I can do! I’ve never done yoga before and I have had arthritis for 40 years in my back and hips. I can see how this is going to help so much! Thank you
You're so welcome! I have many more chair yoga videos as well 🤩
Loved this calming, relaxing and helpful yoga workout after a heavy strength one, thank you Lauren!
You're so welcome! I love that you did this video after strength training :)
Thank you for this workout. I find it greatly helps my PTSD as well. These workouts really have a calming effect I need to start the day!
My pleasure, I'm glad to hear that my workouts are helpful to you :)
I'm so happy I discovered this channel! Your verbal cues for most all of your workouts, but especially the chair yoga stretches and other stretches got me hooked! I appreciate any instructor with good verbal cues since I am blind and I can follow along with you without utter confusion! This stretch felt wonderful! Thanks for doing you in a way that allows me to do me!
You are so welcome Melissa! I thought of you the other day when someone left me a comment that I talked too much and I should write verbal cues on the screen. Ummm, nope!
@@SeniorShapeFitness Augh! I would not be able to follow cues on screen for sure! Keep talking! I find your voice relaxing and so often you give a reminder, like keep your shoulders down, or pull in your abs and I didnt' realize I was not doing what you remind us to do or not do! I am so thankful for those cues too! Thanks again!
Thank you 6 sessions in and my hinges were so rusty and it was so pain full but now so many of the creak’s are going I will continue to do another week to see how I am feeling next weekend I definitely feel more energised and more flexible I am 70 next month so need to keep everything in good working order.x
Wonderful! I love that you are seeing results Gail 🙌🏻
Thank you Cino. This does me sooo good.
I'm a MD and I'm 88 years old. My strength is improving. Wow
Fantastic! That's great to hear, keep up the good work :)
Thank you I have just done this session ..I am feeling so much more flexible I think I need this every morning to get me going..
Wonderful! You are very welcome Gail :)
After 2 weeks of being v- sick this is my 1st video back to recovery - so good was chair yoga - have so missed all of it …as always a well thought out video - thankyou 🙏 Sunday 7/8
Sorry to hear you were sick Alice, glad you are back at it!
Wow very relaxing at the same time I got completely sweaty just doing chair yoga. Who would have thought chair yoga would break a sweat.
Glad you found it relaxing but still got a workout Paula!
I have bad knee conditions, and when i do normal Yoga I give more tension to my knee my physiotherapist suggested chair yoga and oh god I feel so so so happy. Thank you tons for making this relaxing routine.
I'm so glad it's a good workout for you!
I just recently discovered your Senior Shape Fitness videos and I love them. I am recovering from extensive ankle surgery and your various chair yoga videos are exactly what I need. I so appreciate that you have several videos available so I have a variety to pick from. Your explanation of core use, stretches and breathing are very helpful. As do many seniors, I have some hearing loss but your videos are clear and your speech is understandable. I give you a 5 Star rating on all levels. I make time to do at least a 30 minute session everyday and am seeing improvement in just a couple of weeks. Thank you so much.
Wonderful Mary! I'm so glad my workouts are helpful to you and you are seeing results! Best of luck with your continued recovery and thank you for your kind comments :)
Fantastic! This is exactly what I needed! Yoga without putting any strain to my knees! This is so great! You are amazing Lauren! I start my day with different routines from you every morning! I am so grateful I found you! Thank you❤
You're so welcome! I'm proud of you for working out every day :)
Really enjoyed this! I'm new to Yoga and chair is all I can do right now.
Wonderful! So glad you like it Amy 🤩
This is the first time I did chair yoga. I’ve had 2 knee replacements and was afraid to try doing yoga although I used to love it. This was fantastic. Thank you for this video 😊
Wonderful! Thanks for trying it Deborah. When you are ready I have many more chair yoga and chair Pilates videos you will enjoy 🤩
Thank you, this is my favourite chair yoga session so far.
Wonderful! Happy to hear it :)
Hello. Thank you for these videos. I’m a 55 year old man who has slowly gained weight through the years. I’ve always been intimidated to start exercising. I’m just now starting with your videos. I cannot do all the exercises quite right yet, but I feel like I will be soon. I already feel much more flexible.
Thanks for posting these videos on you tube
That's wonderful! I'm so glad you are enjoying the videos and already seeing results. You are very welcome, and I hope you keep it up:)
Thank you SO much for sharing this! I appreciate it very much. You have a calming, inspiring spirit.
You are so welcome! I appreciate that Kelly :)
This was so good, your instructions and guidance throughout each video are so helpful. Thank you!! ❤️
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful Arianna ;)
I had cataract surgery and not allowed to bend or lift but as soon as I can I will be back to this workout. Looks wonderful!
Thanks for checking it out Char!
I was wondering what cataract surgery would entail exercise wise. I am probably facing it next year
@@paulagabay9915 good question for your dr.. way to plan ahead though🤩
I love your chair yoga workout! My back and shoulders feel great afterwards
Excellent! Thanks Sheila :)
What beautiful workouts! I've been looking for something effective and appealing So many mobility /recovery chair workouts just haven't caught my attention because they seem to be an after thought without much care, but after two new hips and two new knees (from a life of sports / workouts) this is exactly what I need. These will keep me challenged for quite a while. I'm SO happy to have found your workouts. Thank you!
Wonderful Marilyn! I'm thrilled you found my channel as well and I'm happy to have you working out with me :)
😅I have RA & find doing standing & floor yoga difficult. This seated yoga is great. Thanks so much. ❤
Glad it's a good workout for you Alison. I have many more chair yoga for you to explore as well :)
Just started choir yoga with you 😊my wife and I really enjoy it (67and 64) please keep up the good work 👏 🙌
Awesome! Thank you Rob :)
I have not stretched in a long time! This routine felt great!
Happy to hear it felt great :)
Love this. I have a major ankle problem so your seated yoga videos are fantastic, they keep me supple and give me a happy mind. Thank you.
You're so welcome! I'm thrilled you love it Jo :)
My dear girl thank you sooo much i was so happy i’ve cried. 💝🌹
You are most welcome, no need to cry :)
Fantastic! Thanks soooo much ! ❤
You're so welcome! 🤩
First chair yoga after doing one mile walking exercise!! Feel good!!!😊
Wonderful Judy :)
I thank you Lauren for this beautiful cardio exercises! I needed this kind of workout.
Glad you liked it!! You are most welcome Bernadette :)
I echo so many comments on this exercise that you've designed for us. What sets you apart, imo, is your soft spoken & calming tone, your inclusion of modifications to movements for those of us 65+ or, simply, not as flexible as we once were.
I am making a request of you: menopause hit me like a sledgehammer during the pandemic & changed my body in a way that I NEVER thought that was possible on me. Would you mind creating an exercise that targets lower back fat?
I'm sure that you would design an exercise that would be effective, yet gentle & careful for us Seniors.
I hope that I'm not the only one struggling with this area.
Thank you, Lauren, for your dedication, beauty, & thoughtfulness.
You are so kind! Menopause has a way of adding weight around our mid sections for sure... Unfortunately, we can't spot treat an area to lose weight. I would recommend my standing abs video that really focuses on building strength in the core to firm the muscles in that area. For overall weight loss, you'll want to use both cardio and strength training to burn calories. Reducing sugar intake is also a big help keeping extra weight off. Are you comfortable working out in a standing position or on the floor? Please let me know so I can recommend some videos for you :)
@@SeniorShapeFitness ,
I do most of your exercise programs, standing, chair, & floor. I'm aware that we can't spot lose weight; that we must lose overall weight.
But, if there were exercises in the overall design that might focus a little more on the lower back? I do breast reduction exercises that have helped me go down from a 38c to 34b. I'm ecstatic about that. It's just the stubborn lower back flab that I can't seem to shake. I guess I'll keep plugging away.
@@txlatinchicka5138 wow! Good for you! Here is a video that focuses on the back muscles. Upper Body (Chest & Back) Strength Workout with Dumbbells for Seniors & Beginners
ruclips.net/video/47ExgzO7FlU/видео.html
@@SeniorShapeFitness , I do this one, Lauren.
Thank you.
I'm mainly into standing yoga/pilates... so glad to be able to convert this so I can do it in standing position...
Good to hear! Thanks Ida :)
I have done yoga for over 50 years. Now have Cerebella Ataxia and have no balance. Thank God I found your videos. I do a different one every day.
I’m glad you found me too Lynn! Keep up the great work 🤩
Yea! Lauren...... I am really enjoying one of your latest videos!! You have a great selection of videos which I just LOVE! Your gentle encouragement, the music, the simple background, all enhances a wonderful yoga experience for us seniors. Gratefully...... Jane
Wow, thank you! I appreciate your kind words Jane.
Thank you for this chair practice - it's perfect for taking a break. I know it's intended for seniors, but I'm a fiber artist, and this is just what I need. I included your video in a round-up of great yoga practices for fiber artists. Thanks again.
My pleasure! I agree, it's great for breaks and my workouts are for everyone! 40% of my viewers on not seniors, I'm glad that my videos help people feel good. You're channel by the way, is beautiful! Really cool ideas.
@@SeniorShapeFitness Thank you very much!
I'm recovering from a broken knee. This was fantastic! Thank you.
You're so welcome! 🤩
Thank you Lauren another wonderful yoga session on a chair xx
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much Pat!
I love your classes. Thank you SO much!
I appreciate that Sherry, you are very welcome :)
Con dificultad pude realizar la rutina, pero el comenzar ya es un avance, gracias Lauren, que tengas buen día.
Great Mario! I love that you are seeing results!
I just adore this one after I did your hiit workout. Thank you Lauren
Nice combination 🤩
Thank you for this! Wonderful way to start the day!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I loved it esp the way you take us so relaxed, and don't hurry thru the exercises.
So glad! Thanks Gracy :)
I love you yoga instructor. Thank you for this video❤❤❤
You're so welcome!
Thank YOU for these workouts! I love them and have shared your channel with my friends.
Awesome! Thank you Dawn :)
This is just what I needed. I had been doing Lucy Wyndham’s workout for two years but unable to continue because of painful muscles and joints since August 2023. I was finally diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica after a severely painful 4 months wait, numerous blood tests, x-rays and various medication before I got to see a Rheumatologist who diagnose PMR. This stretching has helped the stiffness in both muscles and joints this morning and I have relief already!! So glad I found you on RUclips this morning. Thank you so much for putting videos up for others to gain by- New Sub here!!! 🙏🏻❤️
My pleasure! I'm so glad you found my channel and already feel better. I have many more videos like this for you to enjoy :)
your workouts are awesome thanks for sharing
Glad you like them! 🤩
love this, easy to follow along, I would have never of thought to do some of these asanas in a chair
Excellent! So glad you love it :)
Tried this for the first time today. I needed it!
Thanks! Glad it's a good workout for you :)
Very relaxing way to workout. Thanks Lauren !
My pleasure Colleen, glad you are feeling good!
You were in my head today as I was mowing. It takes me 2hour on a zero turn and my back, middle of shoulder blades almost tingle burn with slight pain. I heard you say shoulders down. Which I did and helped somewhat. Suddenly I realized my forearms were on the arm rests. I put them up which allowed my arms to be lower, shoulders lower and instant relief. Pain free not there yet but the relief was enough for me to finish. I just did this routine for the first time and the stretches and lengthening felt great. Will have to seek out more shoulder release routines. I'm sure almost all the yoga and Pilates will help. My sincere appreciation for helping me get relief from being tossed around on the mower. Shoulders down, don't let them creep up. My new mantra. p.s. wearing my senior shape shirt in the picture.
Oh my goodness Jan! I'm so glad you were able to get some relief. Mowing for two hours is a workout in itself!
Thank you for your kind comments and for supporting my channel. I love seeing the shirt in your picture. I also watched one of your videos, it's so fun for me to see who my viewers are!!! You have a lovely and confident camera presence :)
Namaste - This video is just very soothing for my soul, or as Buddha would say: Take the time every day to sit still and listen to things. Pay attention to the melody of life that resonates within you. Keep up the good work, see you there! @ALL everyone stays healthy.💛💚🌏✨ Like this Video very much! ✔
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks a million.
Great start for me.💐
You're welcome, glad you like it !!!
Excellent! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it Doris :)
Thanks again!! :0)
This is great, your space is perfect and your voice is so calming! Feeling Grateful ❤
Glad you enjoy it! 🤩
Thank you I am on day 3 of your work out and already I can feel the progress I will update at the end of the week to let you know the result if that’s ok .x
Wonderful Gail!!!
Thank you. Amazing chair yogas. I try your chair exercises in my class to seniors. 🙏
You’re welcome!
I love your wonderful yoga....I'm a very new follower and have really never done any Yoga! it's helping me and my back! thank you Lauren.
Wonderful! Thanks for working out with me, I'm so glad you are enjoying the videos and feeling good :)
I won’t feel lazy doing chair yoga love this
Thanks! So glad you loved it!
Fantastic!🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Thank you 🙌
After I had a Hypoxic Brain injury I no longer have the balance to stand up, I had never heard of seated yoga before I heard of you, Thank you so much for a brilliant work out! xo
My pleasure Chris! I'm thrilled you enjoyed it. I have many more chair videos as well :)
I have never followed any kind of exercise routine, but I can do this! Thank you!
@@janiswebster4986 Good for you Janis!
😊 love this chair yoga session. I will add it to my wellness program. Thank you
You're so welcome! So glad you love it 🤩
Love this newer one! All yourr sessions are so energizing and beneficial. I am trying to do a different one each time, and so far love every one. You are a wonderful addition to my exercise routine, especially since Covid kept us home more. Thanks so much....Roseanne frm NJ
Wonderful! Thank you so much Roseanne, I appreciate your kind comments :)
That was wanderful!😊 I did it now and thanks! ❤
Light and peace for you!❤
Great! Thanks so much🤩
perfectly wonderful. now on my daily list. thanks and blessingsssss
Great Liz!
I am checking back in with you so soon because my progress is absolutely spectacular. I didn’t realize how stretchy I really was and the stretch that is really cleared up. My hip is getting off to the edge of the chair with the leg, especially the right leg for me and long gated and doing that, arching over with the elbows up, I have numerous herniations in my neck so that one is a little tricky for me. I can never get the prayer pose anymore. I also have had both my thumbs resected so my hands don’t lay flat together
But I just wanted to tell you I had to skip it today for the third day. It would’ve been, as I had a little road trip, and I have experienced absolutely zero hip pain like I mean it is totally gone. Like I said before months of those injections, followed by physical therapy that was so boring I had given up on it. I tried a new stretch that helped one of the back gluteals putting the knee up toward the shoulder when your lying cloud on your back and one of your moves here on your chair yoga does that same thing in an easier way to get that done.
I can’t thank you enough and if there’s a way to contribute and I find a way to find some more money, I need to pay you. I really feel the need to pay you. For something doctors could not get done, I’m sorry you can’t have all of that money that I just spent through Medicare but anyway I love you. I absolutely love you right now because I have not been paying free in over eight months and even cleared up pain in my left shoulder so I’ve been unable to sleep on my hip for 18 months and my my left shoulder is taking all of it and it is less pain because of doing the tree
That's wonderful Corinne! I'm so happy to hear that you have experienced positive results and zero pain! Good for you and all your hard work. Consistency really makes a difference.
I offer my videos for free so they are accessible to everyone. I never expect anyone to pay me, but I do receive donations through PayPal, Venmo or the RUclips thanks button. (Its the icon close to the "like/thumbs up" that has a $ inside a heart). However, be aware that RUclips takes 30% of the amount that is given. Nothing is ever expected, but always appreciated. You can email me at seniorshapewithlauren@gmail if you would like my PayPal or Venmo info.
Thanks and have a great day :)
At 79 I’ve been lazy and body is creeky😊 hoping this chair yoga will loosen things up a bit-- enjoyed today
Thanks Karen, glad you enjoyed it 🤩
Great workout ! I will come back to this one. Thank you for all you do.
You're so welcome! Thanks Kathy 🤩
This was very relaxing, easy instructions to follow. Definitely will continue. Thank you
You’re welcome 😊
Can’t wait to start, tried stand up, but to difficult for senior Thanks !
Hope you like it Sheila!