This is so great for centering and helping my lower back pain!!! I LOVE all Coach Nicole's limited mobility exercises I can do right here in my chair... I can really feel the immediate effect of these videos and the tingling all over my body!!! I wasn't doing ANYTHING to be mobile. Thank you ever so much for giving me renewed hope and a place to start!!!
These are the best exercise yet that I've found for core work. I really liked that it doesn't need weights here because they cause more injury and pain for me. Being at home in a wheelchair plus having rotator cuff injury in both shoulders and with limited exercise opportunities I found this workout hard and I felt every movement but it was not painful and the length of each movement was just enough for me. Thanks for this, I'm going to do these regularly and see if they can help me with strength. Thanks.
Want to thank Spark People & especially Coach Nicole. I have illnesses that prevent me from walking far. I am very grateful for all the seated exercise routines. I'm up to 45 minutes/day and feel much better. Thank you.
I was suffering from terrible back pain at work from sitting at my desk all day long. I've only been doing these exercises for a week (morning when I wake up and right before I go to bed) and already I see a huge improvement. These are easy to do and when no one is around, I sneak in a few of them during the day at work. Thanks.
+Laura Griffin Winner of a video, I been tryin to find out about "exercises for hip muscles" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Niyaden Niybigail Blaster - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my cousin got amazing success with it.
Excellent pacing, and clear, concise explanation of how to do this core workout. Wow 1st time doing these exercises, I can really feel a lot of core muscle activation happening here! Nicole, in appreciation for sharing a great seated workout!
Awesome workout routine, I injured my back over 25 years ago and I had been trying to find a workout that I could do for my mid section that wouldn't cause me so much pain, I found it in this workout. I am very happy with this video!
Coach Nicole! I miss you so much! Are you doing any recent/live videos now? You got me started exercising on sparkPeople way back in 2008! I miss your wonderfully cued (verbally) workouts! Did this one to help strengthen my core after a back injury! Thanks!!
I really liked this workout. I'm just starting an exercise regimen after a few months off, and this subtle exercises were just perfect. Kudos to the instructor.
I'd just like to thank you for this video. I started using it about a month ago and I can already see a dramatic improvement in the shape of my waist and "spare tyre". I've always been curious about pilates but assumed I needed to book into an expensive class, but this is clear and easy to follow, and for me, it works. Thank you.
Very helpful, my back has been hurting and although I do cardio etc I needed to add something simple that didn't require standing for a few days, but engaged my core.
Thank you so much for this video! I was on the hunt for core exercises for my father who suffers from low back pain as well as a slew of other issues, and who has also never exercised in his life. I'll supervise him through this and he should be on his way to some relief!
I have just tried the seated abs workout. The two weights were just for show there is no equipment used and because of the types of movement my fitbit didn't register any of it. It is much gentler. Nice stretches for my SI joint or if I am not feeling as well, but prefer the seated cardio video. Thank you Nicole. x
Thank you for making this video. I severely broke my ankle 16 years ago and have no cartilage left and have severe arthritis. I can no longer do full aerobics due to the jumping. I also have tachycardia and lymphedema. I needed something easy, yet challenging that wouldn't aggravate my problems. I'm hoping these exercises will keep me from having extra skin as I lose weight. We'll see how it goes!
I was looking for a chair cardio, and this is gr8. I started doing some upper body weights. Still in recovery mode from a knee replacement in Oct 2015, and preparing for the other in May 2016. I need a regular regimen of exercise. So this is a gr8 addition to my weights, and the 10 minutes a day on my spinning bike.
If you click on CC on the bottom of the video screen, you wil get automatic captions of the audio. It is not perfect, because it's a machine doing it, but it helps. Ideally, the channel owner would add subtitles and even translated subtitles.
Lovely video content! Sorry for the intrusion, I would appreciate your opinion. Have you tried - Chireetler Breathtaking Exercises Rule (Sure I saw it on Google)? It is a great one off guide for uncovering a unique workout for seniors to look good and feel younger minus the headache. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my mate after many years got cool results with it.
Awesome video thank you! I had abdominal surgery almost 3 years ago and I let me abs go. Now I have Diastasis recti as a male, so I’m trying different things to fix that
Coach Nicole, you are very clear with your instructions when raising the knees and twisting to each side to keep my back straight. I'm asking you this question because other teachers (like Paul Eugene) who I have watched with your similar exercises instruct the crunch with raising the knees and bending toward it. Is their instruction going to hurt my low back? or is there a difference between your method and their instructions because they are targeting a different muscle group? Sharron
This is just what I've been looking for, how often do you recommend doing this routine, I'm planning on doing it daily but is that too much or not enough?
had to giggle a bit when you said to imagine a steel rod along your spine - I don't have to imagine! I HAVE a steel rod along my spine from scoliosis surgery in 1980 :) Thanks for the lesson for a fat ol' girl working on her abs and core :D
I'M IN A WHEELCHAIR WILL THIS WORK FOR MT TOO,I'M A DOUBLE AMPUTEE AND NEED TO LOSE FAT AND WEIGHT AND GAIN UPPER BODY AND LOWER BODY STRENTH,CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS AND HELP ME LEARN TO WORKOUT IN MY CHAIR,PLEASE HELP ME AND THANKYOU
There are two things that I really like about this workout. The first is that they can be done at the office. The other is that they are great for anybody who has back or neck pain. We have a machine that works similarly as this workout. Visit our channel to learn more!
I'd just like to ask the 16 people who disliked this video whether they did so because of the presentation style, the content, because they are sceptical about pilates / seated workouts or were just being trolls. Without trying it how can anyone know if it works? Like any exercise, doing it once will not show results, I've used it for a month and I can SEE a difference. Plus 12 minutes, that's nothing, everyone can find 12 minutes spare a day.
I'm pregnant, it's a heineken! I love to this in the norming so in the evening i tell mysel i can crack myself one with buds as i did the workout. Thx live savior.
I did a google search and a couple of websites confirmed that Mr Pilates who invented the practice said 3 times a week was sufficient but it's safe to practice daily.
Ya'll ignore all the junk "comments" that are trying to sell quick ways to build muscle, lose body fat. It's expensive and doesn't work. If you really need something, check with your doctor. A lot of that stuff can do you harm.
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SHE REALLY IS HELPFUL WITH THIS CHAIR EXERCISES. SINCE AFTER MY SURGERY THIS IS A PLUS FOR ME.
The way you instruct about the breathing is excellent. Breathing at the right time in your movement makes it more effective.
Love your workouts! after suffering a foot injury, your workouts are perfect. :)
This is so great for centering and helping my lower back pain!!! I LOVE all Coach Nicole's limited mobility exercises I can do right here in my chair... I can really feel the immediate effect of these videos and the tingling all over my body!!! I wasn't doing ANYTHING to be mobile. Thank you ever so much for giving me renewed hope and a place to start!!!
These are the best exercise yet that I've found for core work. I really liked that it doesn't need weights here because they cause more injury and pain for me. Being at home in a wheelchair plus having rotator cuff injury in both shoulders and with limited exercise opportunities I found this workout hard and I felt every movement but it was not painful and the length of each movement was just enough for me. Thanks for this, I'm going to do these regularly and see if they can help me with strength. Thanks.
Want to thank Spark People & especially Coach Nicole. I have illnesses that prevent me from walking far. I am very grateful for all the seated exercise routines. I'm up to 45 minutes/day and feel much better. Thank you.
I was suffering from terrible back pain at work from sitting at my desk all day long. I've only been doing these exercises for a week (morning when I wake up and right before I go to bed) and already I see a huge improvement. These are easy to do and when no one is around, I sneak in a few of them during the day at work. Thanks.
+Laura Griffin
Winner of a video, I been tryin to find out about "exercises for hip muscles" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Niyaden Niybigail Blaster - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my cousin got amazing success with it.
HEHEHEHE yasss i use gym ball at home or planks balls better but sitting epic as can watch shows n exercise in peacee. Needa do at work
This is a great one for me i can feel it deep in my stomach core and my back thank you I’ll be doing this everyday
Excellent pacing, and clear, concise explanation of how to do this core workout. Wow 1st time doing these exercises, I can really feel a lot of core muscle activation happening here! Nicole, in appreciation for sharing a great seated workout!
Awesome workout routine, I injured my back over 25 years ago and I had been trying to find a workout that I could do for my mid section that wouldn't cause me so much pain, I found it in this workout. I am very happy with this video!
Coach Nicole strikes again! Love having the disabled recognized and brought into the fantastic fitness videos.
Coach Nicole! I miss you so much! Are you doing any recent/live videos now? You got me started exercising on sparkPeople way back in 2008! I miss your wonderfully cued (verbally) workouts! Did this one to help strengthen my core after a back injury! Thanks!!
Love this! I hate crunches so this is a great alternative to those.
Excellent instructor. Recovering from 4 knee surgeries and worries]d about losing core strength and balance (I'm 72). This is VERY helpful.
I really liked this workout. I'm just starting an exercise regimen after a few months off, and this subtle exercises were just perfect. Kudos to the instructor.
Love this chair exercise and thank you for this routine!
This is fantastic!!! Has really helped with my back pain!!
These are extremely helpful for core muscles that are much needed and hard to make work without pain. Thank you, Spark People! Janie 61 years young.
Hi Nicole, this is such a great core video for those of us who need to do seated. Thank You for making this available.
I loved this! I'm so happy to have found your video.
I'd just like to thank you for this video. I started using it about a month ago and I can already see a dramatic improvement in the shape of my waist and "spare tyre". I've always been curious about pilates but assumed I needed to book into an expensive class, but this is clear and easy to follow, and for me, it works. Thank you.
Very helpful, my back has been hurting and although I do cardio etc I needed to add something simple that didn't require standing for a few days, but engaged my core.
Thank you Nicole. Your instructions are clear and steps by steps easy to follow. I will keep discipline workout follow your vdo.
What a wonderful video, I had a great abb workout! With nothing but a chair!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for posting this video
Thank you so much for this video! I was on the hunt for core exercises for my father who suffers from low back pain as well as a slew of other issues, and who has also never exercised in his life. I'll supervise him through this and he should be on his way to some relief!
I do this at work every morning, thank you! :)
Did it give you abs???? 😍
Awesome!!!! Thank you so much......👍❤❤🙏🙏
This was surprisingly brutal, in the best possible way. Thanks!
Thank you so much. This is something an older person can do who even has some back problems
Thank You so much, This is perfect for what i needed on a Tuesday Morning! :D
quick easy and effective love it
Great cuing and imagery !❤
Thank you for this
Love this work out I used to be so fit nice starting point to get back to it my tummy and my back need this 😂
I loved this workout, hoping it might get rid of some of my belly fat.
love it easy quick and can feel it
did this for the first time today!!! Feeling it in my abs already!! will be using this video again!!! thanks!!!
Excellent thank you 🙏
Love it and 12 minutes and you're done!
I enjoyed this.
wonderfull! thanks you
I have just tried the seated abs workout. The two weights were just for show there is no equipment used and because of the types of movement my fitbit didn't register any of it. It is much gentler. Nice stretches for my SI joint or if I am not feeling as well, but prefer the seated cardio video. Thank you Nicole. x
These are excellent!! Thank you so much for sharing!!
Thank you for making this video. I severely broke my ankle 16 years ago and have no cartilage left and have severe arthritis. I can no longer do full aerobics due to the jumping. I also have tachycardia and lymphedema. I needed something easy, yet challenging that wouldn't aggravate my problems. I'm hoping these exercises will keep me from having extra skin as I lose weight. We'll see how it goes!
thankx Nicole ... need more chair workout ..... thanku
can i do this for my diastasis recti?
I was looking for a chair cardio, and this is gr8. I started doing some upper body weights. Still in recovery mode from a knee replacement in Oct 2015, and preparing for the other in May 2016. I need a regular regimen of exercise. So this is a gr8 addition to my weights, and the 10 minutes a day on my spinning bike.
Excellent!!
That felt pretty darned good!
So happy i can still watch videos although i lost all Hearing in both ears. loved this.
If you click on CC on the bottom of the video screen, you wil get automatic captions of the audio. It is not perfect, because it's a machine doing it, but it helps. Ideally, the channel owner would add subtitles and even translated subtitles.
Lovely video content! Sorry for the intrusion, I would appreciate your opinion. Have you tried - Chireetler Breathtaking Exercises Rule (Sure I saw it on Google)? It is a great one off guide for uncovering a unique workout for seniors to look good and feel younger minus the headache. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my mate after many years got cool results with it.
I instruct active over 50 adults, great stuff, more please, great video :)
god bless u! I can hardly walk. OMG thank u- great help for me!
Awesome video thank you! I had abdominal surgery almost 3 years ago and I let me abs go. Now I have Diastasis recti as a male, so I’m trying different things to fix that
this is a great chair ab work out thank you
Fantastic~Thank you!
This is perfect for those of us who have to do limited exercises. Does this really give you abs tho? I'm really working towards a defined body
Coach Nicole, you are very clear with your instructions when raising the knees and twisting to each side to keep my back straight. I'm asking you this question because other teachers (like Paul Eugene) who I have watched with your similar exercises instruct the crunch with raising the knees and bending toward it. Is their instruction going to hurt my low back? or is there a difference between your method and their instructions because they are targeting a different muscle group? Sharron
Excellent
Very nice. Thank you.
I like that you did your sitted workout slowly. I feel i can do them correctly & thus loose fat more quickly 😊..God bless 🙏
Wow! That was excellent.
Good job, well done Nicole.*****
I totally agree, the video isn't aimed at people wanting to "bulk up" or "loose weight" pilates is about toning up. You loose inches, not pounds.
I like these chair work outs because I sit at work.
Love this!
Thanks, I really appreciate this video!!!!
This is just what I've been looking for, how often do you recommend doing this routine, I'm planning on doing it daily but is that too much or not enough?
I like this one.
Nice video and keep it up.
had to giggle a bit when you said to imagine a steel rod along your spine - I don't have to imagine! I HAVE a steel rod along my spine from scoliosis surgery in 1980 :) Thanks for the lesson for a fat ol' girl working on her abs and core :D
How many days is this okay to do? I want to do this everyday but I just do it once in a while. I know bad.
Wow, I actually feel these working.
How often should i do this to get results in a week.
This is great! Thank you. How many calories does this burn?
Are these safe if you have a quadruple threat: bulging, herniated, spinal stenosis and sciatica?
4:30 by doing this does your body shake?
I have a right ip fracture and how can I use this to excise when I can just get can get my leg off the ground!!
I'M IN A WHEELCHAIR WILL THIS WORK FOR MT TOO,I'M A DOUBLE AMPUTEE AND NEED TO LOSE FAT AND WEIGHT AND GAIN UPPER BODY AND LOWER BODY STRENTH,CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS AND HELP ME LEARN TO WORKOUT IN MY CHAIR,PLEASE HELP ME AND THANKYOU
This really worked out my shoulders too. Had to stop at one point to rest them.
There are two things that I really like about this workout. The first is that they can be done at the office. The other is that they are great for anybody who has back or neck pain.
We have a machine that works similarly as this workout. Visit our channel to learn more!
wow this is hard for someone that cant move a leg or arm like normally but its a workout!!!!
Hello @SparkPeople. I haven't seen new videos this year posted. :(
Could I do this with a broken leg?
I was eating yam and spat it out when I read your comment
Desperate times my friend
Bobbi Mae i broke my leg too, can't walk lol
awwww that sucks xc
I am not a doctor, but if you dont involve your bad leg during your ab exercises there should nt be a problem at all. bmw
I am so out of shape, but I am keeping at it!
very good exercise when all you have is a chair Thank you for posting c]:-)
I'd just like to ask the 16 people who disliked this video whether they did so because of the presentation style, the content, because they are sceptical about pilates / seated workouts or were just being trolls. Without trying it how can anyone know if it works? Like any exercise, doing it once will not show results, I've used it for a month and I can SEE a difference. Plus 12 minutes, that's nothing, everyone can find 12 minutes spare a day.
I felt it more in my legs, am i doing something wrong?
I feel it more in my legs too 😟
Try not lifting legs and just focus on abs
I'm pregnant, it's a heineken! I love to this in the norming so in the evening i tell mysel i can crack myself one with buds as i did the workout. Thx live savior.
I did a google search and a couple of websites confirmed that Mr Pilates who invented the practice said 3 times a week was sufficient but it's safe to practice daily.
Has anyone actually lost any weight (specifically stomach area) with this workout?
Thank you, for this video, I can even do it in office..........
Is anyone seeing results???
Comments from grown folks are refreshingly literate and well spelled! Not relevant...but true😲😁
This works for men too right? Can this hit the "love handles" as well?hehe :)
Ya'll ignore all the junk "comments" that are trying to sell quick ways to build muscle, lose body fat. It's expensive and doesn't work. If you really need something, check with your doctor. A lot of that stuff can do you harm.
thank you so much cause i used to be a fat blob
How long have you been at it? I am a fat blob, too.
I have spent months investigating senior exercises and discovered an awesome resource at Seniorcises (google it if you are interested)
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All the head movement kind of made me feel dizzy...
Nope. No matter how tight my ab muscles, I still only feel it in my quad and pain in my spine. :P