Chair exercise can help you get fit safely. Learn the best seated exercises for seniors, how to get started, and how to stay with your workout program.

Even very active seniors might find chair exercises beneficial, especially when returning to activity after an illness or injury. Dr. Catic notes, "I see people who say, 'Oh, that's too easy for me.

Sometimes Barbara Schutzman exercises while standing. Other times she does her workout from a chair, like during Mary Beth Perfas’ Sit & Stay Fit class at Northern Dutchess Hospital Women’s ...

Chair exercises offer a safe and approachable ... In addition to helping muscles grow stronger, regular exercise can help older adults maintain a ... 10 chair exercises for seniors. (n.d.) ...

Lauretta Jennings of Hingham developed a fun chair exercise program for seniors four years ago called Chaboom! and it is still going strong at area senior residences. This video from 2012 shows ...

To find these products, try websites such as Sit and Be Fit (sitandbefit.org, 888-678-9438), a nonprofit organization that has a chair exercise television program on many PBS stations around the ...

Fitness DVDs are a multimillion-dollar business, and those targeting adults over the age of 55 are a major part of the market. With names like "Boomers on the Move," "Stronger Seniors" and ...

Seniors get physical in exercise program. ... 100 residents will try a wide range of exercise programs such as walking, tai chi, yoga and more as part of the Ageing Stronger, Active Longer program.