Customer Reviews

Stronger Seniors Chair Yoga Program - Experience the amazing practice of Yoga without getting on the floor. Improve flexibility, mobility, strength, proper breathing, and overall sense of well-being. Excellent for relaxation and better sleep.

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I was excited to try this video with our residents because it had such great reviews, it was done in a chair, and many residents had requested some form of yoga. I work in a building that has assisted living and independent living residents and about 10 residents participated in the first session, with their average age being 77-80; I would guess it was 50% assisted living residents and 50% independent residents. A few residents left early, a few stopped before it was finished but continued to watch it, and a few residents really enjoyed it. A handful of residents later commented that they didn't like this video because they felt their bodies "didn't twist like that anymore." They also commented that they were sore following the workout. A few residents were also very excited about it and really enjoyed the video.

From my perspective, I thought the video was nearly perfect. The instructors explain the exercise clearly and move slowly. I wouldn't have thought the twisting was too extensive for them, had they not shared their feelings with me. I thought it seemed very easy to follow. Had I watched/done this video on my own, I would give it 5 stars, however, I only rated it 3 stars due to the resident comments listed above.

One of the best adaptations of yoga for challenged populations. Superb cueing & flow sequences. Highly recommended.

I am 70 yrs old, Never have done Yoga, Began this 4 weeks ago. I feel better after doing it, and am seeing improvement in the level of pain when bending over, from Arthritis. I can tell the difference in how I feel if I don't do it, am using the program almost every day now. Thank you, everyone connected with this program!!!!! My friend is a yoga teacher, bought this first, I used hers until mine came.

This is a wonderful teaching tape. My health is really bad but I am able to follow along. The workout is easy to understand and is making a huge difference in my strength and flexibility issues. I would highly recommend this teaching experience to any senior. Actually my granddaughter enjoys doing the workout with me and my athletic son finds it helpful in improving his flexibility. Don't hesitate. Try this tape if you are just beginning in yoga as it will provide an excellent foundation for more advanced workouts. If you are concerned about falling, this is especially valuable until you build up your strength. The tape is high quality and did arrive in excellent condition in the time promised.

This chair yoga program is terrific. I have met Anne Burnell personally at one of her classes, and she is as real in the DVDs as she is in person. She helps so many older adults and takes a real interest in their well-being.

These chair exercises are performed in a perfect pace, with music that is great- you do not grow tired of it after playing several times. They provide so much variety, I never get bored. I feel better, look better, think better and feel much happier.

I am so glad I found these!

If you are beyond sitting on the floor, as I am, and are looking for a calming work-out, stop here: You have found it!

Our seniors group still need to position ourselves right so we can see the video. The moves make you look away a lot.......

Anne Pringle is wonderful in this DVD. She is slow and deliberate and explains her moves in very simple terms. My seniors are in their 80s and they found this helpful.

HOWEVER, her male partner whizzes through the movements and uses Yoga jargon that my seniors don't understand. They get lost when he is on and also frustrated.

In the end, they didn't like the DVD and always want to go back to Anne's Stretch and Strength Chair excercise DVD.

This DVD might be more appropriate for a younger crowd.

Stronger Seniors Yoga Chair Exercise Program - Developed by Anne Burnell, Continuing Education Provider for Older Adult Populations for the American Council on Exercise (ACE) This has been very useful. I am a large person with diabetes struggling with my weight. Most work out dvds do have the thing of "only do the parts that you can comfortably do" which far too often left me standing for long periods of time waiting for the parts I could do. This dvd was very do-able from the beginning to the end. It did not leave me huffing and puffing but I definitely could feel the work out. A key thing is to have a chair that fits you well in height.

I purchased this DVD for my mom who is in need of exercise and headach relief. She is not one to exercise but says she likes the DVD and is using it consistently. She even has a couple of friends who want to come join her. It is helping with her flexibility and she plans to continue doing yoga.

I highly recommend this program by Anne Burnell for anyone with fibromyalgia. It is not advertised for FMS, but it should be - it has worked an absolute miracle on me. I've tried a couple of other DVDs and both made the pain much worse. 19 years of "fibro-fog" disappeared during the very first session 7 weeks ago, and hasn't returned. Headaches and chest pains (anyone with FMS will know what I'm talking about) were gone after two sessions, crippling back pain was nearly gone by two weeks. I could also bend over to pick up something out of the floor with no pain for the first time in 8 years. Amazing improvements in flexibility and energy level allow me to spend some time on enjoyable craft projects now instead of spending all my time on the sofa taking non-restorative naps. It doesn't cure FMS, but it keeps the symptoms at bay temporarily if I faithfully do it first thing in the morning. Certain activities can cause flareups of back pain and fatigue as before, but not as severe, and the next session will usually settle it back down.

This is true healing yoga on a simplified scale. I don't understand how something that looks so easy can have any affect on your well-being, but it definitely does. Soothing music and a beginning relaxation session get your body and mind ready for the exercises. Easy gentle moves all while seated in a chair with emphasis on deep breathing gets oxygen to all the muscles that are being stretched and creates the miracle :o) And the time flies by - total of 40 minutes including the ending relaxation, but it seems more like only 5 minutes have passed so don't be afraid it will take too long and that you will get bored. It's the best 40 minutes I could ever spend. I haven't gone past the basic session yet but hope to soon start making use of Anne's other DVD set for seniors, called Stretch & Strength, on alternate days. I had so much improvement in the first couple of weeks I have since bought 8 DVDs as gifts for family and friends that I thought might get some benefit from it. Before receiving this DVD, I thought the rest of my life would be spent on the sofa. Thank you Anne for saving my life! Namaste!