Strengthen your core and boost your confidence with 5-minute exercise routines for seniors
Having a strong core can improve mobility, reduce aches and pains, prevent falls, and build everyday confidence. 5-Minute Core Exercises for Seniors makes it easy to incorporate daily exercise for seniors, with a collection of 40 individual movements and 25 quick routines for strengthening the major core muscles.
This guide to exercise for seniors helps you:
- Get to know your core―Learn the muscle groups that make up your core, the benefits of keeping them strong, the importance of breathing and stretching, and the latest science behind exercise for seniors.
- Enjoy a wide variety of exercises―Discover a range of seated, standing, on-the-mat, and weighted exercises that mimic everyday movement and don’t require any special equipment.
- Follow step-by-step instructions―Find how-tos and illustrations for engaging the right muscles and preventing injury, as well as tips to increase or decrease the intensity of each movement to meet your needs.
Improve strength, balance, and confidence with this detailed introduction to core exercise for seniors.
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Amazon Customer –
This is an astonishingly effective exercise book for Seniors or anyone who has neglected their physical fitness for a few years or more. I was impressed immediately with the map of the major core muscles as this gives you a quick perspective of the exact areas you will be working on. I had no clue! But could then picture the area when I was doing the exercise. I did not picture the muscles going as high as the lats. I was initially confused about what the Core muscles were as I thought they included the glutes, the quads and the hamstrings as well as some of the stomach muscles. However, when I immediately felt the difference overnight, I realized that I had been way off track on what I thought I needed to work on! Most exercises incorporate at least one or two of 5 of the eight core muscles shown PLUS one or two other areas not shown on the map, but are used often enough to complete the overall strengthening of the whole body. I think Cindy has creatively put together 40 critically important combos of exercises that always contribute to a very strong core while at the same time pairing with very important secondary muscle groups to come up with total body strengthening. I was amazed at how quickly my posture improved along with greatly improved core strength, combos doubling up for a faster rate than I ever would have thought possible. I also tried very hard to get the positions just right and the inhaling and exhaling (which I hate to do!!) It was hard work but very exciting when I saw how quickly it worked! Thank you, Cindy!
Amazon Customer –
Only just started trying some of these exercises but really impressed at the explanation of each move,and it’s simplicity and yet already I can feel their effects. Definitely aimed correctly at its target audience:
Nelda –
This book offers great exercises that can be used at all ages. It’s great that they start out with exercises for your core that can be done sitting. You then can advance to standing and then mat exercises as able or desired. I have actually stayed with the standing exercises and my core is significantly better. Has also helped with my balance. Only takes 5 to 10 minutes how to do the exercises.
MammaJ –
well written, easy to follow. and good illustrations. If you incorporate these into a literally 5 minute routine each day you will feel the difference rather quickly. improvement in motion and muscles.
Nancy M. –
`was not worth the money could get the same off line for free
CarolinWI –
I ordered the Spiral-bound book and glad I did! It’s handy to have it lay flat while doing the 4 routines every morning. Each exercise has the page number next to the illustration so you can refer back for guidance while learning each one. I’m in my very senior years and find these exercises helpful and some a challenge, but something to work towards and get better. I tied a ribbon to the spiral for a page marker, which is handy. I sent other exercise books back, but this one is a keeper!
CarolinWI –
This is a very good book. Nicely illustrated and easy to understand.
Beth –
I teach chair yoga (although we do a lot of standing movements and poses), and I’ve incorporated some of these exercises into my routines. This is a well-done, well-thought out book. Excellent explanation of what muscles are being worked. Also notes modifications. Perfect illustrations and instructions. Would highly recommend even for personal use. I bought the spiral-bound copy. Easier to peruse.
Louise –
Clear instructions and exercises that are easy enough to do . My 80year old Mum managed with flair . Thank you
Alex –
The book is easy to read and the instructions are easy to follow. Pictures show the true form! I would recommend this to anyone at any age to start doing exercises with mobility issues!
Ricky –
Love the illustrations!! The descriptions are also very good and I have actually done them a time or two (chuckle) and I do like that there is also a condensed part with all the exercises together for ease of viewing. Colours are great, quality of paper and cover VG, would definitely recommend. I am senior (73) who has not kept moving as well as I ought, so this is a welcome resource for me!
Margie –
Easy to follow exercises and helpful as well. Too bad I didn’t stick with it. However, the book is a keeper, and I can always get back to it someday. I recommend getting the cards or the book with the spiral binding as that would be easier to keep open while following along.
Agnes Rollins –
brilliantly devised, organised and presented routines. all the background knowledge you need and clearly illustrated for simple-to-follow work-outs