5 Simple Things to Make Your Walking Easier
If walking has been feeling a little harder lately, this simple exercise session can help. We focus on five key areas that support better walking: posture, foot strength, leg strength, balance, and step control. These gentle exercises will help you feel more confident and steady on your feet.
Simple things that can help make walking feel easier and more steady
Join me for this simple exercise session designed to help make walking feel easier and more steady.
In this video we go through 5 simple things that can improve your walking, including posture, foot strength, leg strength, balance and step control.
If walking has been feeling a little harder for you lately, this one will be helpful.
You can start watching it and join me HERE.
These gentle exercises will help you feel more confident and stable when walking.
Move at your own pace. Pause if needed. Come back anytime.
Let’s keep moving together.
Stay moving and stay happy without reason.
- Mike
10 Minute Follow Along Coastal Walk
Gentle 10-minute walking workout for older adults. Follow along coastal walk to build endurance, improve balance, and stay active at home.
Gentle Low Impact Exercise For Seniors
We all know that walking is important…. I’m sure you’ve picked that up with how much I’ve been talking about it lately. 🙂
But it really is one of the best things we can do for our health and fitness.
As simple as this may sound, walking more will help build the endurance that helps you keep walking well.
When you walk more, you’ll find yourself fatiguing less. It will help keep your joints nourished, supports balance, and gives the mind a chance to reset. and sometimes that’s all we need.
And today I have decided to take you out on another walk with me.
So dust off your walking shoes and join me by following along to this new video. You can start walking with me by clicking the video below or HERE.
I plan to share new walking videos every fortnight. So whenever you see one come through, why not get up and walk with me and get more steps in.
I’ll also be making other exercise videos as well… it’s not going to become a walking-only channel 🙂
So let me know in the how you are doing, how you went with the video or where you’re joining in from. I love reading the comments.
Remember to stay moving and stay happy without reason.
- Mike
10 Minute Gentle Walking Exercise
This gentle walking session is designed for all fitness levels. March or walk on the spot from the comfort of home while following a peaceful nature walk filmed in beautiful Australian surroundings. With easy pace guidance, optional slightly quicker sections, and time to slow down and breathe, this low-impact session helps you move comfortably at your own pace.
Nature Walk at Home
For a while now, I’ve been thinking about video ideas that people of all fitness levels can follow and enjoy. Not every video I create suits everyone, and I’ve had many requests over time for walking-style sessions.
I also spend time in some beautiful spots, and the idea came to me to bring you along rather than just walking beside a chair indoors, and that’s exactly what I’ve done in this latest video.
It’s a gentle, simple walking session where you march or walk on the spot at home while following a peaceful nature walk here in Australia.
I guide you with easy pace cues, optional slightly quicker sections, and time to slow down and breathe when needed.
This session is low impact, beginner-friendly, and designed to help you move comfortably at your own pace.
To get walking with me, click the video below, or HERE.
Click here to start the workout and make sure to let me know how you went in the comments below the video also!
I’ll see you soon with more!
Until then...
Stay Moving. Stay Smiling. Keep doing the things you love!
- Mike
Beginner Seated Workout for Better Health
This seated beginner workout boosts your whole-body health in just 5, 10, or more minutes. It’s perfect when you're short on time or low on motivation. Start with 5 minutes—you might surprise yourself and keep going. Let’s move together at your pace!
Fully Seated Beginner Friendly Workout
We all know that staying consistent with exercise is key to getting the results we want. And when we’ve got the time and motivation, it’s much easier!
But what about those days when life’s busy… or you just don’t feel like moving?
We’ve all been there!
And I’m sure you’ve heard “just stay disciplined,” but when your energy is low, that advice is tough to follow.
It’s totally normal to lose motivation!
One way to break through those unmotivated moments and ensure you’re getting some movement to improve your health is to just show up—and start small!
Get yourself and your chair ready, hit play, commit to just 5 minutes, and give yourself full permission to stop after that.
If you’re done after 5, great! You showed up, you moved, and that’s a win. No guilt, no pressure. Get back to it tomorrow!
But eventually, here’s what can happen … Once you get going, often something shifts. You start to feel better, the momentum builds, and suddenly you’re fully engaged in the exercise, moving your body—and maybe even enjoying it!
And with this in mind, I’ve built it into this seated workout!
This workout is fully seated, beginner-friendly, and works the whole body. I’ve also included extra exercises (coordination and relaxation) to improve your overall health and movement. Plus, I give you prompts so you can stop at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 minutes, or go all the way to 30. You’re in control.
And as a bonus, out of the last 3 spots I filmed at, I like this one the best!
So if you’ve been low on time, motivation, or just need something gentle to get moving again, this one’s for you.
Click here to start the workout and make sure to let me know how you went in the comments below the video also!
I’ll see you soon with more!
Until then...
Stay Moving. Stay Smiling. Keep doing the things you love!
- Mike
Lower Body Bed Exercises For Strength and Mobility (Beginner Level)
This series of lower body exercises, done in bed, aims to enhance mobility and strengthen all areas of the lower body. Again, we'll finish with deep breathing exercises.
LOWER BODY BED EXERCISES FOR SENIORS
Join me (Mike – Physiotherapist) for Part 2 of this Bed Exercise Series, where we work the lower body.
These gentle exercises are ideal for anyone spending extended time in bed—whether it’s due to illness, injury, stroke recovery, surgery, or limited mobility.
In this session, we’ll work on improving strength and mobility in the lower body, and finish with deep breathing to support relaxation and circulation.
Not only will these exercises help strengthen and improve the mobility of the areas, they will also be helpful if you’re having difficulty moving in bed, or getting from a lying to seated position. You can progress these exercises by adding in weights or a resistance band..
In part 1 we went through some Upper Body Bed Exercises. Click HERE for Part 1.
Not only will these exercises help strengthen and improve the mobility of the areas, they will also be helpful if you’re having difficulty moving in bed, or getting from a lying to seated position.
You can progress these exercises by adding in ankle weights or a resistance band.
To view this video, click the video below (or HERE)
Remember to stay moving!
Stay healthy! Stay active, stay happy! and I’ll see you soon!
- Mike
Bed Exercises For Strength and Mobility (Beginner Level)
This series of upper body bed exercises focuses on improving mobility and strengthening all regions of the upper body. We’ll also include a relaxing stretch and deep breathing at the end.
Upper Body Bed Exercises FOR SENIORS
Join me, Mike—a physiotherapist—for this Upper Body Bed Exercise session.
This routine is designed for individuals spending extended time in bed due to various reasons such as illness, injury, stroke recovery, surgery, or limited mobility.
In this video, we focus on gentle upper body movements to maintain mobility and prevent stiffness. Additionally, we incorporate deep breathing exercises to promote lung health and relaxation. These are a series of videos I have wanted to create for a while.
This is part 1: of the series of bed exercises working on mobility and helping strengthen all regions of the upper body, and we also do a stretch and some deep breathing at the end.
You can progress these exercises by adding in weights or a resistance band..
For PART 2 of the series, Lower Body Bed Exercises Click Here. In part 2, we will do exercises to strengthen the legs, the core and help with lower body mobility.
To view this video, click the video below (or HERE).
I hope you enjoy this workout!
Remember to stay moving!
Stay healthy! Stay active, stay happy! and I’ll see you soon!
- Mike
10 Minute Low Impact Seated Exercises for Seniors
In this video, we go through seated chair gentle, low-impact exercises working the whole body, outdoors!
beginner 10 minute seated WORKOUT for seniors
Follow along with me (Mike - Physiotherapist) in Australia for these seated chair gentle, low impact exercises working the whole body.
This exercise video is completely seated, can be done by all, and it only goes for 10 minutes! So why not give it a go right now!
It is another video I have recorded outdoors in nature from Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia
To view this video, and get stretching with me, click the video below (or HERE).
Remember, consistency and progression with exercise is key!
Stay moving! and I’ll see you soon!
- Mike
Full Chair Workout For Seniors (Seated) - 35 Minutes - Exercise Every Area of Your Body
Get stronger, improve your flexibility and fitness, move better and feel better with this 35-minute, seated, full chair workout for seniors, working every area of the body.
Seniors’ 35-minute Chair Workout - Chair Exercises For Seniors - Get stronger over 60
Join me (Mike - Physiotherapist) for this workout covering exercises for every area of your body.
It is a seated beginner workout, it’s a gentle workout, great if you have limited mobility or at risk of falling with standing exercises and a perfect exercise program to get you started with exercise.
Get stronger, improve your flexibility and fitness. Move better, feel better.
This session goes for 35 minutes.
In this workout we cover the following chair exercises for seniors:
Do your best and any questions ask below!
For more exercise videos, including standing exercise videos, click HERE.
- Mike