Thanks for watching! If you want to hear my best advice for over-50s who want to gain muscle and strength, you can get access to my exclusive “Ultimate Guide to Building Muscle & Strength Over Age 50” video bonus for FREE here: info.ht-physio.co.uk/video
I use music to keep me going on this. I have to do it for an entire song. If you're not pretty much begging for death by the end, your song isn't long enough! Heh-heh, most of my music is 5-minute songs.
Thank you Will . The last two years has not been easy for me. However I am lucky I have met two Angles in this period you being one .The Doctors found it hard to accept I had a very painful back they put it down to age!!!! I had to go private to discover I had three fractured vertebrae then had a fall fractured two more vertebrae and fractured my arm. Your work ethic and care for people over 50+ is so reassuring and encouraging you don't give up . Thanks to you I am getting back to a better stronger me. BIG THANK YOU
I'm so sorry to hear about the injuries you've experienced, and I'm sorry to hear it took them so long to identify what you were dealing with! Thank you so much for your kind words, it's wonderful to know my channel has been helpful for you during this time. I'm wishing you all the best in your recovery journey ☺
I love the way you always say get checked out by your doctor. Probably very good advice. But it presupposes that you can actually get an appointment to see a doctor!
Over a year, I have been working out with weights and doing strength training. I worked on this video of yours today. I needed this esp. due to the challenge of climbing stairs after knee injuries and surgery.
Really helpful guide to how to do this exercise. I found it about a year ago, and now it’s pretty much my whole abs routine. However my initial experience with it led to a bit of pain and suffering. My abs were in a lot worse shape than I realized. This suffering did not occur until the next day, and stretched into the next afterwards. It’s very easy to overdo…. The better your form the sorer you will be. I suggest spending a week or two of doing a little as three or four reps everyday while learning your form. Don’t worry about doing your full range of hip flex, just enough to explore how the exercise work. I then focused on 2 sets of however many I did in that early week. Now I do the first set with the full 15 reps using one of the harder versions of the exercise, followed by another set using a much easier version, etc. I’ve things this method with other abs programs over the years. . The abs can generate more suffering than any other muscle group!!! - all harmless, but sore just the same. I’m 70 plus. If I were 30 years younger I would not be this cautious. But it’s worth your patience - it’s a great family of exercises and it involves lots of other muscle as well. I think it’s the best bang-for-the buck exercise I’ve ever found!
Hi Will Found your channel a few weeks back and find it really helpful now I've turned 65! Have recently bought your book too and it's so easy to read and understand. One question I have is though... You seem to have lots of different exercises to be done every day so I'm not quite sure how to put them all together to get an overall daily routine which covers all aspects of the body. Do you have any videos you can point me to that has a daily "check list" of exercises to do as a routine please? Thanks for all your brilliant advice! 😊
I find that same issue when I go to physical therapy. They give you many different exercises. If I did them all in one day it would take over an hour to cover them all and for some reason they don’t give you a sequencing of exercises to follow, so I just take my favorites that I think works best for me and go with that and also change it up with some of the other exercises they gave me if I can remember them ha ha. I try to do 15 min to 30 min a day. Even 10 minutes of a couple of excercise is better than nothing.
I just got the hard-copy version of your book and will post a review once I get into it. I've found your videos very insightful and encouraging after having had bypass surgery a year and a half ago.
Your awesome - I have a 'progressive' massage therapist who I share your information with, as he has clients that have all of the issues you address. You help me, I am not broken - but you have helped me open up areas (along with Steve (MT)). Thank you
@@ellenritt7667 yes I can use the top of the pool and do it but check with your GP or physio first as everything I do in the pool has been given to myself by my physio back in 2016
Thank you sir for the free video and the discount on your book. Im looking forward to Oct 1st as im sure you are too . . . Stay healthy, happy and safe . . .
Hi just found your channel subbed right away !! I have A very hard time doing mountain climbers so I’m in lol I will get them done hahaha senior here ❤ wil start on the wall until I can get on the floor 🎉 going to get your book 📖
I appreciate these good exercises , how you offer them for different strength levels, recognize how some of us have weaker wrists as we age , 😢and you explain the movements clearly .
I am excited about the video you have mencione about. I am sure it will help me as I am 71 and feeling confused about choosing the write sequence to make myself stronger and independent. Thank you so much.
Unfortunately I'm unable to do any of those as I have rotator cuff issues. Thanks for sharing tho Will. I've been doing the lying down and toe taps that you showed previously.
You're great! Thank you! I preordered your book and can't wait for October 1. I had well toned abs when I used an ab machine with weights, but the gym is gone and so are signs of those muscles. I'm 72 and hoping I can still grow those and others. FYI- I work out w/ a trainer and do the exercise on the floor- he calls it "spiderman-" but for some reason, he never stressed tightening the core and maintaining proper muscle control during the reps. So maybe that's the reason I don't see growth. My butt is also gone- completely flattened, so I tried your glutes exercise on the floor. One set w/ proper form was tough. I also tried the goblet squat you demonstrated and that was too easy. I do sumo squats with a 20 lb bow flex, and lunges with 12.5 lbs each hand, but so far see nothing. Is the sumo squat equivalent to the goblet squat in effectiveness? I've been working out for 2 months, 2x a week. Sorry for so many questions!
Hi Will, and thanks for all of your great advice. Do you have suggestions for core exercises that don’t aggravate degenerative disease in my 62-year-old neck? All the crunches and similar lying down are a problem for me.
I love all the variations of this exercise especially the advice that they help strengthen the whole body whatever age and how fit you are. A good demonstration of how progression is key. Thanks Will...and for the added bonus muscle strength video. 👍
Thank you, Will, for all your tips and different exercises to keep older people fit. I did ballet barre exercises all the time but three broken wrist accidents finished that. I am able to do many of yours, and find them very helpful.
Excellently explained. Thank you so much for this super useful exercise. Could you please also let us know how to breathe during the movements in each video . When do we inhale and when do we exhale? This would help us to coordinate our breath with the body movement. Thank you very much again for your videos. They are so beneficial.
Thank you for this exercise and the nice explanation. Couple questions though. Do we need to do any warmup/stretching before doing this exercise? Do our stomach needs to be empty while doing this?
Wow , I love your exercise videos work out it very helpful for each everyone body! What entice me watching you show us by demonstrating the movement how to do it! It really help me great thanks hun for sharing! 💙💙
Great info and easy to do exercises. Will start when I get rid of my back pain, hopefully very soon. Would like to sign up for your video but if I'm right it's only for UK residents? Anyway still following your videos which are excellent😊
I'm going to try all variations, but using my forearms, as my wrist hasn't forgiven me for breaking my radius and ulna on my left side. Thanks for alternative ways.
Hi Will, is there a time of day that is better for exercising? I feel tired after exercising so hate to do them in the morning because then I go about my day tired, and at the end of the day I'm tired so it is a struggle to convince my self to do them. I do know that everyone is different, and any time is better than not at all but . . .
Hi there - I have the following video which offers some of my suggestions to help with energy, which may be of help! ruclips.net/video/YYv8gCGeXdM/видео.html
Hi Will, Is this exercise suitable for osteopenia sufferers and facet joint problems? Does your book consider bone strength or is it just about muscle strength?
The final (floor) version really feels like a challenge but my wrists get sore quickly. Any suggestions to ease wrist fatigue ? I use a yoga mat on carpet.(I am 69 and thin bones).
Thank you for this exercise in building core. I have been following your exercises for quite a while. Where is the link to your complete guide to muscle building?
Thanks for watching! If you want to hear my best advice for over-50s who want to gain muscle and strength, you can get access to my exclusive “Ultimate Guide to Building Muscle & Strength Over Age 50” video bonus for FREE here: info.ht-physio.co.uk/video
Tank You Will❤️
@@HT-Physio I'll definitely do that. Much thanks
I use music to keep me going on this. I have to do it for an entire song. If you're not pretty much begging for death by the end, your song isn't long enough! Heh-heh, most of my music is 5-minute songs.
⚡ EXCELLENT!
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Great tip, music makes it all the more enjoyable too!
If you're "begging for death by the end," maybe you're pushing yourself too hard. It's important to listen to your body.
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I'm 73 and enjoy this exercise very much. Thank you!
Very happy to help!
Great move for not only older people but someone who hasn’t exercised ever or for some time. Also so cute “tummy button”🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️
Absolutely!
Thank you Will . The last two years has not been easy for me. However I am lucky I have met two Angles in this period you being one .The Doctors found it hard to accept I had a very painful back they put it down to age!!!! I had to go private to discover I had three fractured vertebrae then had a fall fractured two more vertebrae and fractured my arm. Your work ethic and care for people over 50+ is so reassuring and encouraging you don't give up . Thanks to you I am getting back to a better stronger me. BIG THANK YOU
I'm so sorry to hear about the injuries you've experienced, and I'm sorry to hear it took them so long to identify what you were dealing with! Thank you so much for your kind words, it's wonderful to know my channel has been helpful for you during this time. I'm wishing you all the best in your recovery journey ☺
I love the way you always say get checked out by your doctor. Probably very good advice. But it presupposes that you can actually get an appointment to see a doctor!
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And pay the bill!
And most of the time they haven't a clue anyway. Use common sense. Will has to say that to cover himself. Understandable.
@@MM-uv6kbtrue. Especially orthopedic surgeons. Know nothing but the scalpel or pills
Mountain climbing with a chair sounds good for me (66 years) & I practice it successfully
Over a year, I have been working out with weights and doing strength training. I worked on this video of yours today. I needed this esp. due to the challenge of climbing stairs after knee injuries and surgery.
It’s great to learn one exercise with modifications- helps to focus on progress with an effective exercise. Thanks!
Great to hear this format was beneficial!
Really helpful guide to how to do this exercise. I found it about a year ago, and now it’s pretty much my whole abs routine. However my initial experience with it led to a bit of pain and suffering. My abs were in a lot worse shape than I realized. This suffering did not occur until the next day, and stretched into the next afterwards. It’s very easy to overdo…. The better your form the sorer you will be. I suggest spending a week or two of doing a little as three or four reps everyday while learning your form. Don’t worry about doing your full range of hip flex, just enough to explore how the exercise work. I then focused on 2 sets of however many I did in that early week. Now I do the first set with the full 15 reps using one of the harder versions of the exercise, followed by another set using a much easier version, etc. I’ve things this method with other abs programs over the years. . The abs can generate more suffering than any other muscle group!!! - all harmless, but sore just the same. I’m 70 plus. If I were 30 years younger I would not be this cautious. But it’s worth your patience - it’s a great family of exercises and it involves lots of other muscle as well. I think it’s the best bang-for-the buck exercise I’ve ever found!
thanks! that's really helpful. I'll wait and see what tomorrow brings, because, of course, I followed along and did the positions I could... HA!
NEEDED. Thank you! So useful. I'm 73 and Yay! I can do most of these. Can't stop smiling.
So pleased to hear it was useful - wishing you all the best 😃
Hi there! I love standing exercises. I get lightheaded when I sit up quickly and I do have wrist arthritis.
Hello! Great to hear these will be helpful for you, I hope you can put them to good use!
Great vid, appreciate the time and effort you put into it... 👍
It's my pleasure to share!
Hi Will Found your channel a few weeks back and find it really helpful now I've turned 65! Have recently bought your book too and it's so easy to read and understand. One question I have is though... You seem to have lots of different exercises to be done every day so I'm not quite sure how to put them all together to get an overall daily routine which covers all aspects of the body. Do you have any videos you can point me to that has a daily "check list" of exercises to do as a routine please? Thanks for all your brilliant advice! 😊
Great suggestion. I want to do ALL of the exercises, but clearly not possible
I find that same issue when I go to physical therapy. They give you many different exercises. If I did them all in one day it would take over an hour to cover them all and for some reason they don’t give you a sequencing of exercises to follow, so I just take my favorites that I think works best for me and go with that and also change it up with some of the other exercises they gave me if I can remember them ha ha.
I try to do 15 min to 30 min a day. Even 10 minutes of a couple of excercise is better than nothing.
How about just rotating the exercises? This way you eventually get to all of them.
All three are great! Thank you WIl
Very happy to help!
Thank you for sharing, can you work on your core daily should be done every other day.
I just got the hard-copy version of your book and will post a review once I get into it. I've found your videos very insightful and encouraging after having had bypass surgery a year and a half ago.
Your awesome - I have a 'progressive' massage therapist who I share your information with, as he has clients that have all of the issues you address. You help me, I am not broken - but you have helped me open up areas (along with Steve (MT)). Thank you
Thank you for all your exercises. I will start with the easiest and work up to the chair with forearm version.
I am going to add this to my routine tomorrow! Thank you!
Great to hear you'll be putting it to good use!
I’m approaching 50, but I like your explanations so I follow you.
Actually do this in the swimming pool as part of my physio, and now starting to use ankle weights
Great work!
What do you lean on for the standing wall exercises? I’d like to do in water. Can you place hands high enough on the pool wall?
@@ellenritt7667 yes I can use the top of the pool and do it but check with your GP or physio first as everything I do in the pool has been given to myself by my physio back in 2016
Awesome thank you I've been doing this my whole entire life this is an any age exercise!! Thank you 💪😊💯❤
Thank you sir for the free video and the discount on your book. Im looking forward to Oct 1st as im sure you are too . . . Stay healthy, happy and safe . . .
You're very welcome! It's great to hear you're looking forward to the new book release, I most certainly am! I hope you have a great weekend 😃
@@HT-Physio thx, and you too 👍😀
Hi just found your channel subbed right away !! I have A very hard time doing mountain climbers so I’m in lol I will get them done hahaha senior here ❤ wil start on the wall until I can get on the floor 🎉 going to get your book 📖
I appreciate these good exercises , how you offer them for different strength levels, recognize how some of us have weaker wrists as we age , 😢and you explain the movements clearly .
i am 62 from India, Mumbai. l love all your videos. Thank you so much dear.
So pleased to hear you've enjoyed them!
All your exercises are simple easy and very effective... Thank you Will.
I am excited about the video you have mencione about. I am sure it will help me as I am 71 and feeling confused about choosing the write sequence to make myself stronger and independent. Thank you so much.
Unfortunately I'm unable to do any of those as I have rotator cuff issues. Thanks for sharing tho Will. I've been doing the lying down and toe taps that you showed previously.
Really good instructions!
Thank you, Mr Harlow. Those demos for strengthening core are dooable, and even the floor exercise is not impossible to do.
Glad you like them!
Thank you Will for all your videos They are very usefull and effective. Is a french version of "Thriving beyond fifty" likely to be published?
Your new subscriber from India. Have knee chondromalacia grade 4. Your glute exercises helped me a lot. Thank you so much.
Thank you for subscribing! I'm so pleased to hear you've found my exercises helpful - I'm wishing you all the best :)
starting today thank you
great exercise. I think that will work for me...!
Great to hear they'll be useful for you!
Thank you, Mr. Will, thank you.
Thank you
You're welcome!
Good Job You!! Thank you Will 👍
You're most welcome!
Thanks
You're welcome!
Thanks Will. I need this!
I'm pleased my video came at the right time for you!
Thank you I like your exercises
So pleased to hear you like them!
always good stuff Will, itis especially good for seniors to get their core tightened
Very happy to help!
Excellent, thank you very much!
You're very welcome!
You're great! Thank you! I preordered your book and can't wait for October 1. I had well toned abs when I used an ab machine with weights, but the gym is gone and so are signs of those muscles. I'm 72 and hoping I can still grow those and others. FYI- I work out w/ a trainer and do the exercise on the floor- he calls it "spiderman-" but for some reason, he never stressed tightening the core and maintaining proper muscle control during the reps. So maybe that's the reason I don't see growth. My butt is also gone- completely flattened, so I tried your glutes exercise on the floor. One set w/ proper form was tough. I also tried the goblet squat you demonstrated and that was too easy. I do sumo squats with a 20 lb bow flex, and lunges with 12.5 lbs each hand, but so far see nothing. Is the sumo squat equivalent to the goblet squat in effectiveness? I've been working out for 2 months, 2x a week. Sorry for so many questions!
Thank you for demonstrating wrist friendly options.
Happy to help!
Hi Will, and thanks for all of your great advice. Do you have suggestions for core exercises that don’t aggravate degenerative disease in my 62-year-old neck? All the crunches and similar lying down are a problem for me.
I love all the variations of this exercise especially the advice that they help strengthen the whole body whatever age and how fit you are. A good demonstration of how progression is key. Thanks Will...and for the added bonus muscle strength video. 👍
Very happy to help 😃
very very usefyl. Thank you very much. These exercises make me stronger and I get rid of my worries about this and that..
Thank you, Will, for all your tips and different exercises to keep older people fit. I did ballet barre exercises all the time but three broken wrist accidents finished that. I am able to do many of yours, and find them very helpful.
I'm sorry to hear about your injury and the impact it had. I'm pleased my videos are able to offer alternative suggestions to help keep you active ☺
Thank you 🇬🇧
Mr. Harlow is quite handsome. It helps me to do his exercises.
Thank you for your information
You're most welcome!
Excellent workouts... thank you
Thanks love this
Great to hear that!
Thank you! I will be trying this later today.💪
Wishing you all the best ☺️
Thanks!
another great video. TY
Thank you!
Your advice is much appreciated. Smart videos and a lot to learn from you! Thank you a lot!
My pleasure!
excellent exercises vid, keep up the good work!
Excellently explained. Thank you so much for this super useful exercise.
Could you please also let us know how to breathe during the movements in each video . When do we inhale and when do we exhale?
This would help us to coordinate our breath with the body movement.
Thank you very much again for your videos. They are so beneficial.
Thank you for this exercise and the nice explanation. Couple questions though. Do we need to do any warmup/stretching before doing this exercise? Do our stomach needs to be empty while doing this?
Wow , I love your exercise videos work out it very helpful for each everyone body! What entice me watching you show us by demonstrating the movement how to do it! It really help me great thanks hun for sharing! 💙💙
I have bad wrists so thanks for the second one.
Great info and easy to do exercises. Will start when I get rid of my back pain, hopefully very soon.
Would like to sign up for your video but if I'm right it's only for UK residents?
Anyway still following your videos which are excellent😊
Both ways are fantastic way to increase core strengths, thanks
You're very welcome!
I really liked this video actually all of them thank you for sharing
Very happy to be of help, so pleased you've enjoyed my videos!
Just found you. Had to like and subscribe. Very educational and doable. Thanks. ❤
How will the Mountain Climbers compare with the Plank abdominal exercise?
Another good video, thanks Will. I also just watched your video about increasing your energy, also good ideas
Great to hear you found my videos helpful 😃
Excellent and very helpful. Thank you.
Very happy to help!
Mountain climbers-love these options options!
Definitely will give this ago as always have trouble with core area. How many times a week should you do this?
USA here! ❤
Pleased to have you here!
Great stuff. I must get the book.
I'm going to try all variations, but using my forearms, as my wrist hasn't forgiven me for breaking my radius and ulna on my left side.
Thanks for alternative ways.
I'm pleased to hear these alternatives can be of help!
What an interesting exercise. I will see how well it fits into my exercise regime. Thank you very much.
I hope it proves helpful for you!
Thank you and thank you for so many interesting and stimulating videos.
this is a good one. I love your videos. thank you.
So pleased to hear you've enjoyed my videos!
I do the incline climbers against the kitchen counter when I’m waiting for my kettle to boil.
I prefer at the wall or chair the last one you have to have strength in yours arms or spinal but great teaching thanks to you❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😅😅😊😊😊
This is so beneficial thank you so much!
You're most welcome!
Hi Will, is there a time of day that is better for exercising? I feel tired after exercising so hate to do them in the morning because then I go about my day tired, and at the end of the day I'm tired so it is a struggle to convince my self to do them. I do know that everyone is different, and any time is better than not at all but . . .
Hi there - I have the following video which offers some of my suggestions to help with energy, which may be of help! ruclips.net/video/YYv8gCGeXdM/видео.html
@@HT-Physio thanks Will.
Hi Will, Is this exercise suitable for osteopenia sufferers and facet joint problems? Does your book consider bone strength or is it just about muscle strength?
Much appreciated 👍
Happy to help!
Hey.. really informative and useful practical exercises.. Dr A
Great to hear you think so!
Thank you for the video.
You're welcome!
At last, an exercise designed for those of us who can't get down on or up from the floor. THANK YOU.
Very happy to help!
Great 64 female relapsed weight trainer , this is just the job , can feel the burn ! Thanks Will
Happy to help!
This is a standing mountain climber. I think I shall try this with trx band tomorrow
Great to hear you'll be putting it to good use!
Hi
Hello!
Would love the free workout
Hi there - you can access it by using the following link :) info.ht-physio.co.uk/video
That's a beauty thank you will
It looks like when you do the "plank" version of this on the floor, do you bring your knee a bit to the side each time to be able to clear the floor?
The final (floor) version really feels like a challenge but my wrists get sore quickly. Any suggestions to ease wrist fatigue ? I use a yoga mat on carpet.(I am 69 and thin bones).
Thank you for this exercise in building core. I have been following your exercises for quite a while. Where is the link to your complete guide to muscle building?
Hi there - you can use the following link to access the video 😃 info.ht-physio.co.uk/video
It's great 😊
Great to hear that!
I will begin as this is a problem for me.
Do you recommend different exercises for 70 and over or are all your exercises suitable for us? ( checked by medic first)
Which of the exercises best for least pressure on shoulder?
Great advice thank you will
You're very welcome!
Nice one
Thank you!