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Upper Body Strength Workout For Seniors
In just 10 minutes, our video can help you build a stronger upper body using a resistance band and weights. Whether you like to stand or sit, this routine is designed for those at an intermediate fitness level. It targets your arms, shoulders, and hands, even if you don't have weights – water bottles work as a great alternative.
Start sculpting a stronger upper body now!
Seated AND STANDING Strength Exercises For Seniors
Follow along with me (Mike - Physiotherapist) for this 10-minute predominantly upper-body exercise video, using a resistance band and weights to improve your strength. These exercises are standing and seated and are of intermediate level.
This workout will strengthen your arms, shoulders and hands, using the added resistance of the weights.
If you don’t have weights, simply fill two large waterbottles with water and use them instead.
To get moving with me, click the video below.
Remember, consistency and progression with exercise is key!
Stay moving! and I’ll see you soon!
- Mike
Arm Exercises For Toned Arms
In this video, we cover these simple exercises you can do to build muscle in your arms, which will lead to stronger and more toned arms.
Exercise For Stronger and Toned Arms For Seniors
A couple of years back I received an email saying something along the lines of: “Hey Mike, what exercises should I do to get rid of my bat wings?”.
My first thought… “what the hell are bat wings and why does this lady have them?” 🦇
It didn’t take me long to work it out. ‘Bat wings’ were the name given to the back of the upper arms when there is a build-up of fat, making them flabby.
This was the first time I had heard of this. I had heard of ‘tuck shop arms’ before, but never ‘bat wings’.
Since then, I’ve heard it many times.. Apparently another name for this area is ‘bingo wings’.
Anyway…. whatever you refer to this area as, whether you’re a man or a woman, we all want stronger and more toned arms.
There are some simple exercises you can do to build the muscle in your arms, which will lead to stronger and more toned arms……. helping get rid of those bat wings.
Which is exactly what we go through today. Click below (or HERE), for a 10-minute video to strengthen and tone your arms.
In this video we cover:
When the exercises become too easy, you can increase the repetitions, or increase the weight of the hand weights you are using.
There is also an advanced exercise in this video, which is not for everyone but I give a modification if you can’t do it.
For another workout for toned arms. Click HERE.
- Mike
Hand, Wrist & Elbow Exercises For Seniors
This week we are working on the hands, wrist and elbows. This workout will help with hand function and finer movements of the fingers. It can also help relieve arthritic hand and finger pain.
This week we are working on the hands, wrist and elbows. This workout will help with hand function and finer movements of the fingers. It can also help relieve arthritic hand and finger pain.
Enjoy the Video:
(To get straight into the exercise go to 1:26 minutes).
HAND AND ARM EXERCISES FOR SENIORS
Ball Squeezes x 5
Assisted Finger abductions stretch x 5 seconds each section each hand
Hand Open/Closes - x 10
Thumb Flexions x 10
Wrist flexion/extensions 10 seconds each arm
Wrist radial/ulnar deviation x 5 each arm
Elbow flexion/extension x 10
Elbow Pronation/supination x 10
Have fun and don't over do it! Also if you have trouble doing these exercises with your arms raised, there is no reason why you can't do them with your arms down.
See you next time!
- Mike