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Chair-Based Exercise

June 10, 2021

Chair-Based Exercise

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  • 00:05Hello, my name is Bill Ban again.
  • 00:08I'm teaching for integrative medicine,
  • 00:10yoga and IG instructor and we're
  • 00:12going to chair based exercises today.
  • 00:15So welcome will begin.
  • 00:17So we're going to find a chair,
  • 00:20sturdy and a very clear stay.
  • 00:23Comfortable clothes,
  • 00:24footwear or bare feet and
  • 00:26everything will work for you.
  • 00:29And as I go back toward the chair,
  • 00:31I'm going to make sure that I'm against
  • 00:34the chair and to get into the sharing
  • 00:37that inhale stretch forward slightly
  • 00:39and on the exhale release down.
  • 00:41And then from here I'm going to bring
  • 00:43myself toward the front of my chair,
  • 00:45so I have my thighs free
  • 00:47and my feet are parallel.
  • 00:48I'm sitting upright in my chair.
  • 00:53My feet and legs and hips and shoulders
  • 00:57settle. Relax my face and jaw.
  • 01:01Close my eyes and just come into my breath.
  • 01:07Noticing how my breath
  • 01:08moves naturally in and out.
  • 01:12Long myself to rest into this
  • 01:14space of body and mind and breath.
  • 01:19So they gather to bring release integration.
  • 01:26Well, tune into my balance and alignment.
  • 01:32And opening up to health and well being.
  • 01:38And the first thing I'm going to do is
  • 01:41I am going to do some work through the
  • 01:43top part of my body so the head and
  • 01:46neck area so my face and John relax,
  • 01:48my shoulders settled.
  • 01:49I'm gonna bring my chin down it up.
  • 01:53Keeping my neck long.
  • 02:00So we went through the front and
  • 02:02back of the neck and throat.
  • 02:10Again, easy natural breath.
  • 02:28Exercise I'm going to do is I'm
  • 02:30going to take my right hand across
  • 02:32my left hand on top and then I'm
  • 02:34gonna turn my head from side to side.
  • 02:37So slowly guessing my gaze across.
  • 02:41They have some visual acuity here.
  • 02:45You know, opening up through
  • 02:46the sides of my neck.
  • 03:08In come back to the center and
  • 03:10then I'll take my hands down
  • 03:12to my legs again from here not
  • 03:15so dissimilar from cat cow.
  • 03:17In yoga I'm going to inhale
  • 03:19to stretch the hard forward,
  • 03:21exhale to stretch the navel back.
  • 03:23And if you're on the side,
  • 03:25would look like this.
  • 03:29So going at your own pace.
  • 03:32How much stretch you can bring into play.
  • 03:36I'm using the actual graph
  • 03:38the inhale to move forward.
  • 03:40The XL for Stretch tack.
  • 04:04And then will come center and operate again.
  • 04:09From here we're going to do the same thing,
  • 04:12except I'm going to take the left
  • 04:14hand across right hand on top and
  • 04:16then move my head from side to side.
  • 04:18So this positions my arms and
  • 04:21shoulders into a particular position
  • 04:23to equally stretch each side.
  • 04:29Any anti good nice and
  • 04:31slow with natural breath.
  • 05:03Yeah, and then coming back to the center,
  • 05:05released and then I'm going to bring my.
  • 05:08Head from side to side easily.
  • 05:10Just the natural occurring
  • 05:12weight of the head.
  • 05:13So you think of it as ear to
  • 05:15shoulder and ear to shoulder.
  • 05:25All the while staying upright in the chair.
  • 05:38It will come back to the center and
  • 05:40let our arms hanging by our sides.
  • 05:43We're going to turn the Poms out
  • 05:45and bring them up and then turn
  • 05:48the palms down and bring them down.
  • 05:51Then you could follow the inhale
  • 05:53up and follow the exhale down.
  • 05:55So while remaining long extended through
  • 05:58the spine and relax the shoulders.
  • 06:02Sterling into the feed and share.
  • 06:07Getting some movement to
  • 06:08the arms and the sides.
  • 06:17Then again, following the inhale,
  • 06:19often following the Excel down.
  • 06:41And then release and then we'll bring
  • 06:43the shoulders up toward the ears,
  • 06:45and then bring the shoulders down.
  • 06:48Again, moving through the.
  • 06:50Back body to help lift the
  • 06:54shoulders up the arm just rest.
  • 06:57So you do the work through
  • 06:59the back and shoulders.
  • 07:15Skeleton then they will do some shoulder
  • 07:17rotation up forward, down and back.
  • 07:20So now rolling the shoulders,
  • 07:22keeping the arms just relaxed by your sides.
  • 07:41It'll bring the shoulders up,
  • 07:44back, down and forward.
  • 07:48So reversing the direction of rotation.
  • 08:17And then release.
  • 08:19From here we're going to bring
  • 08:22our arms forward. Close sophists.
  • 08:24And then we're gonna bring the
  • 08:26elbows very close to the body
  • 08:28shoulder blades towards each other,
  • 08:30turning the head from side to side.
  • 08:33So you had a nice way of stretching
  • 08:35through the front and back of the body.
  • 08:40Lisa moving into the arms.
  • 09:15And then release and then with
  • 09:17the Same's office room to stretch
  • 09:18the right arm out left elbow back.
  • 09:20Look to the right and then
  • 09:22come back to the center.
  • 09:24So we get another way of working
  • 09:27through the torso and the
  • 09:29arms in a very relaxed manner.
  • 09:31And again you could follow the.
  • 09:34Axiron falling here.
  • 09:42Staying upright and relaxed in your chair.
  • 10:01Yeah, I'll take it to the other side.
  • 10:34And then release and they're
  • 10:35going to bring the right arm up.
  • 10:37We're going to bend the elbow.
  • 10:38We're going to take the left
  • 10:40hand to the elbow, and we're
  • 10:41going to stretch that elbow back,
  • 10:43staying upright as if we want to
  • 10:44scratch the back with that right hand.
  • 10:52Just breathing in place.
  • 10:56And then release. It will take
  • 10:58the left arm up as if we want to
  • 11:01scratch the back right hand to
  • 11:04draw the elbows back slightly.
  • 11:18And then release and I'm going
  • 11:20to take both hands behind the
  • 11:21head and I will do some work to
  • 11:23open up the side lateral body.
  • 11:25So on the exhale followed over
  • 11:27to left on the inhale back up.
  • 12:09Go ahead and then we'll come back
  • 12:11up and take it to the other side.
  • 12:12Follow the exhale to the right.
  • 12:14Inhale back up.
  • 12:48God and then release and
  • 12:49then we'll take our hands.
  • 12:51The back of the chair.
  • 12:53And they were just going
  • 12:54to bring the heart forward.
  • 12:56Sitting steadily into the
  • 12:57chair to open up the chest,
  • 12:59you'll feel the shoulder blades
  • 13:01being drawn toward each other.
  • 13:12Yeah, then slowly release
  • 13:14will bring the arms up again,
  • 13:16interlace the fingers and will
  • 13:18stretch the arms up on the exhale
  • 13:21and release them on the inhale again.
  • 13:24Now working through the
  • 13:26wrists and palms and arms.
  • 13:29Creating links.
  • 13:48And then from that length.
  • 13:51Now we're going to take ourselves
  • 13:53over to the right side of the chair,
  • 13:55and we're going to do a nice, easy twist.
  • 13:57So as we turn to the back of the chair
  • 13:59will take our hands the back of the chair.
  • 14:02And I'm going to press him with my.
  • 14:05Right arm and pull with my left
  • 14:08turn slightly toward the right.
  • 14:11Huge movement but enough just to
  • 14:14bring yourself into a slight twist.
  • 14:17As you breathe, keep your shoulders relaxed.
  • 14:24Helen slowly release.
  • 14:28And then from here will come
  • 14:29to the center of the chair.
  • 14:31We take our hands in her chair,
  • 14:33and then we're going to stretch forward.
  • 14:35So the back is long,
  • 14:36but we're supporting to the
  • 14:38chair and the feet. Getting leg.
  • 14:40If you need more of a stretch,
  • 14:43you bring your fingers down
  • 14:46and stretch even further.
  • 14:48Keeping everything long
  • 14:49and relaxed with breath.
  • 15:00Good and then slowly make your way back up.
  • 15:03It will take it to the other
  • 15:06side's going to the left side.
  • 15:08Something call a new chair
  • 15:10turning toward the back.
  • 15:12Now I'm going to pull with a
  • 15:15ride and push with the left.
  • 15:17Turning toward the left.
  • 15:20Keep your shoulders relaxed.
  • 15:37Support will work on getting
  • 15:39the legs and arms warmed up,
  • 15:41so it's some slashing movement.
  • 15:46So easy and having a little bit of fun here.
  • 15:52Warming things up.
  • 16:00Cut a length to length.
  • 16:02We're going to rotate out and in.
  • 16:05So the legs and arms are long.
  • 16:07They're not locked.
  • 16:11Keeping them as relaxed as you
  • 16:12can as we move and stretch.
  • 16:25A little wait, hands and feet.
  • 16:38And they will circle hands and feet.
  • 16:42So circling in One Direction.
  • 16:51Encircling the other direction.
  • 17:05And then slowly release.
  • 17:09Will sit toward the front of our chair.
  • 17:12Continue to work through.
  • 17:13The legs are going to lift the
  • 17:15right leg up and release the fingers
  • 17:17around the top and on the exhale.
  • 17:18Bring the knee up toward the chest.
  • 17:21And on the Excel release.
  • 17:23Sorry, exhale to bring it up.
  • 17:25Inhale release.
  • 17:28And that makes room. To bring it up.
  • 17:36So now you can use your arms more.
  • 17:39Relax your leg. So working on
  • 17:42some arm strength and stretch.
  • 17:45And then release and then we'll
  • 17:47take it to the other side,
  • 17:49interlace it all on the exhale,
  • 17:51draw it up, they'll release.
  • 18:08And then release. Do some side work.
  • 18:12So take the hand in front of the
  • 18:14Shannon just below the knee and
  • 18:16then stretch it out on the exhale.
  • 18:18Release it in Word on the inhale.
  • 18:34And then the other side.
  • 18:54Dylan release and then we'll
  • 18:56do some work to stretch the
  • 18:58leg and also some core work so
  • 19:01interlace the hands underneath
  • 19:02the leg and extend and release.
  • 19:05All the exhalent extension
  • 19:06Farley in the Allergy relief.
  • 19:16Then I'll just keep that leg
  • 19:18up for a few breaths. Again,
  • 19:21integrating at the core nice and tall.
  • 19:23Relax your shoulders.
  • 19:29Fan slowly release will do the same thing
  • 19:33with the left interlace. Stand release.
  • 19:48Well, then we'll keep the leg
  • 19:50extension as we sit all keep the
  • 19:52shoulders, relax and breathe.
  • 20:05Looks good and then we'll bring the
  • 20:07right leg up so we can on this one.
  • 20:10So if you can create all
  • 20:13the hand and leg and.
  • 20:15Foot love yourself too.
  • 20:17In some movement.
  • 20:25And then if you can cross cross,
  • 20:27make sure the ankles across the pie
  • 20:29and that food is right underneath so
  • 20:31you're stable and you're sitting tall.
  • 20:33And then we'll bring ourselves into a fold.
  • 20:37So making sure not on the joints.
  • 20:45Keep your shoulders relax and breathe.
  • 21:01Let the stretch take hold.
  • 21:04Hillary release in the winter,
  • 21:05bringing the leg with a slight knee bend.
  • 21:08We're going to fold Tord that leg
  • 21:10so you can keep the left arm on the
  • 21:14left leg and pulled toward the right.
  • 21:16Still sitting in your chair,
  • 21:19so bring stability into place balance.
  • 21:29Helen slowly release.
  • 21:30They will bring the feedback into place.
  • 21:33Do the same thing on the left side.
  • 21:35So cradle foot in leg.
  • 21:39Little movement from side to side.
  • 21:5211 when we cross will make sure the
  • 21:54ankles crossed over to the coast
  • 21:56or flex slightly were sitting up.
  • 21:58Right foot is in position
  • 21:59for support as well.
  • 22:00So even though most supporters in the
  • 22:02chair we can also have the leg support
  • 22:05us and then we'll fold as we can.
  • 22:25They then released from folding again,
  • 22:27bring the foot out, slight,
  • 22:29bend the knee still position
  • 22:30with the right arm on the leg so
  • 22:33we can bring ourselves forward.
  • 22:55Slowly release, it'll bring ourselves
  • 22:57up to parallel again from here.
  • 23:01We're going to do some movement through
  • 23:03the back, so we're going to widen the
  • 23:05feet and these keep the shoulders.
  • 23:07Relax will go slowly as we turn
  • 23:09toward the left fold. Come forward
  • 23:11over to the right and then back up.
  • 23:14And I like to follow the natural exhale out.
  • 23:17Ilan actual inhaler.
  • 23:18So when I say natural exhale
  • 23:20an actual inhale.
  • 23:21I'm trying not to force the breath.
  • 23:25But I'm learning,
  • 23:26my body brings much brothers and needs.
  • 23:29So each exercise may involve
  • 23:31different breathing.
  • 23:36So so she could feel the stretch.
  • 23:40In control the movement.
  • 24:09And then released sit comfortably operate,
  • 24:11so make sure your shoulders relax.
  • 24:13Your feet are relax your neck and
  • 24:15head is feeling good facing job,
  • 24:17remain relaxed and they will
  • 24:19take it to the other side,
  • 24:21right? Forward left.
  • 24:26Easy smooth fluid movement.
  • 24:31With bra and relaxation.
  • 25:04And then we'll come back
  • 25:06off a little parallel feet.
  • 25:07Now we're going to use a little bit of
  • 25:09movement to show ourselves how to get
  • 25:11out of the chair easily and efficiently.
  • 25:13So come up out of the chair few times.
  • 25:16Then we'll come back down to do
  • 25:18some more movement in the chair.
  • 25:19So I'm going to show you from the side here,
  • 25:22so keep your share where it is.
  • 25:24I'm just going to position my charity side.
  • 25:28So you can see my body position.
  • 25:30So again, my thighs are free, my feet are.
  • 25:35In front knees over ankles. I'm upright,
  • 25:38so we're going to do this in three parts.
  • 25:42You're gonna do this with that, so the
  • 25:44first part is inhale to stretch forward.
  • 25:47NXL truly so that gives
  • 25:50you nice back traction.
  • 25:51Inhale to stretch forward.
  • 25:54Exhale to release that one more time.
  • 25:58Inhale to stretch forward axial trelease.
  • 26:02Next movement is getting slightly
  • 26:04out of the chair a couple inches
  • 26:07using our eyes and our legs and our
  • 26:10movement breath inhale up slightly and
  • 26:13then slowly control yourself down.
  • 26:16Do that again.
  • 26:18Inhale up slightly and exhale slowly.
  • 26:21Control ourselves down.
  • 26:24NM.
  • 26:27So you can see the position that
  • 26:29needs is key there, so you're not
  • 26:31putting undue strain on the knees.
  • 26:33Next time we're going to do it three
  • 26:36times coming up in knowledge here.
  • 26:38I didn't get that three times.
  • 26:42All the way up. And then on the XL.
  • 26:48I have a routine right like I can tell.
  • 26:51And then to come down we're
  • 26:53going to inhale to go forward
  • 26:55and on the exhale release.
  • 26:57A little come forward.
  • 27:02Sitting to where we were before.
  • 27:04So again, study in the chair upright.
  • 27:07Try it again. And bring the arms up so now
  • 27:12you can see we're developing leg strength.
  • 27:15And then slowly bring our
  • 27:17feet back on the exit.
  • 27:19Most are touching the chair.
  • 27:22Inhale forward in early,
  • 27:24exhale slowly down.
  • 27:26They will reposition herself
  • 27:29toward the front.
  • 27:30And I'm going to share it,
  • 27:32turn my chair forward again.
  • 27:37Alright, so we got the scratch.
  • 27:39Strengthening flexibility in breath.
  • 27:42So now we're ready to move shift
  • 27:46fine balance from side to side,
  • 27:49coordination and movement.
  • 27:50So the first thing we do is just let
  • 27:54our arms rest firesides upright again,
  • 27:56eyes are parallel, same position.
  • 28:00So the first thing we do
  • 28:02is move over to the right.
  • 28:04And then move back to the center.
  • 28:07And they're going to move over to the left.
  • 28:10And move back to the center.
  • 28:12So I'm staying upright and I don't
  • 28:14find that when I go to the right
  • 28:16my left hip my left a little bit
  • 28:19and as I move over to left my
  • 28:21right hip might lift a little bit.
  • 28:23But I'm not trying to lift the hips,
  • 28:25that's just body positioning.
  • 28:27So lining over one leg side to
  • 28:29the center in aligning over the
  • 28:31other leg side to the center.
  • 28:33And we're going to coordinate
  • 28:35this with the breath.
  • 28:36So on the inhale will come over to
  • 28:38the right and on the exhale release.
  • 28:41It only inhale come over to the
  • 28:43left and on the exhale release.
  • 28:46So an easy exercise to do a weight shifting.
  • 28:50Balancing. Stay in line.
  • 28:54One side to the center,
  • 28:57other side to the center.
  • 28:59Next step is to do a look in
  • 29:02turn as we shift.
  • 29:04So as we inhale,
  • 29:05will look and shift turn to the right,
  • 29:08and on the exhale back to the center.
  • 29:11And on the inhale,
  • 29:13look and shift and turn to left and
  • 29:16on the exhale back to the center.
  • 29:18Inhaling?
  • 29:20LXL so you can see it's a
  • 29:24pretty subtle movement.
  • 29:26Very manageable.
  • 29:26Can you feel what's going on
  • 29:29through your back and your hips?
  • 29:33Next movement we're going to
  • 29:35do the movement, the shifting,
  • 29:37and we're going to do a lifting of the toes.
  • 29:40On the opposite side.
  • 29:42So when we go over to our substantial side,
  • 29:45the insubstantial side are not.
  • 29:46So wait inside,
  • 29:47we're going to bring the toes up easily,
  • 29:50keep the heel on the ground, ready in there.
  • 29:55To the right, left, toes up, exhale.
  • 29:57Everything settles to the center.
  • 29:59Inhale to left, right, toes up, exhale.
  • 30:02Everything settles the center.
  • 30:05Inhaling?
  • 30:07Alexander and then Haley.
  • 30:10In excel.
  • 30:19Next exercise, we're going to bring
  • 30:21the heel off on the opposite side.
  • 30:23So in the inhalers we looked,
  • 30:25heard, shift to the right.
  • 30:27The left heel lifts about the exhale.
  • 30:29Come back to the center.
  • 30:31Inhale, looked, heard, shift,
  • 30:33right heel lifts, exhale back to the center.
  • 30:37Inhaling? Alex Haley.
  • 30:41And inhaling. NXM.
  • 30:44So you can see your body slowly
  • 30:47bit by bit becoming involved
  • 30:49with breath in mind here.
  • 30:52Balance and alignment
  • 30:54in controlled movement.
  • 30:59Let's exercise as we shift over,
  • 31:01we're going to lift the left leg.
  • 31:05There are the externalities.
  • 31:07The left lift, the right leg,
  • 31:09and on the exhale release.
  • 31:17So now. Walking. In place on new chair.
  • 31:25So developing coordination and
  • 31:29strain. Balance and alignment.
  • 31:35And then release.
  • 31:36And then we're going to do some
  • 31:38practical movements from the chair,
  • 31:40so we're going to use that turn and shift.
  • 31:43And now we're going to
  • 31:45bring the arms into play.
  • 31:47So we're going to think about if I
  • 31:49were having a clock in front of me
  • 31:52and I'm looking down at the clock,
  • 31:54and if I mean of course I'm mirroring you,
  • 31:57so I'm going to say the opposite
  • 31:59of what you're going to be doing,
  • 32:01but you could follow along.
  • 32:03So if I were looking at my clock here,
  • 32:06I'd be looking at 1:00 o'clock here,
  • 32:08and at 11:00 o'clock here I'd be
  • 32:11looking at 3:00 o'clock to 9:00 o'clock.
  • 32:14That I'd be looking at. 4-5 and.
  • 32:19Tender.
  • 32:21So from here we're going to slowly
  • 32:24do that movement OK, and again,
  • 32:26we're going to think about practical ideas.
  • 32:29OK, so if we're in our chair and we
  • 32:31wanted to say we're at the table
  • 32:33and we want to pick up something
  • 32:36you would inhale and reach laterally
  • 32:39forward and on the exhale release.
  • 32:42Dylan inhale reach laterally
  • 32:45forward excellently.
  • 32:47So we're either reaching to pick
  • 32:48something up or maybe reaching
  • 32:50to hand somebody something.
  • 32:51So I like to bring the practicalities
  • 32:53of the move that we do,
  • 32:55so you can start to bring them
  • 32:58into your everyday life.
  • 32:59So they go from theory to reality.
  • 33:03Inhaling X.
  • 33:08And if I were to go over to the side,
  • 33:11I turn reached the side so you
  • 33:13can see that I'm keeping my
  • 33:14shoulders in front of my body.
  • 33:16I'm not trying to reach the back.
  • 33:25Philly here. I'm coordinating with with the
  • 33:29inhale to reach out in the XL to resell.
  • 33:32So you have that nice pattern
  • 33:35of breathing and movement.
  • 33:37Now, if I were to reach over,
  • 33:39I would turn the waste even more.
  • 33:41Inreach overturn the way Steve.
  • 33:45So yeah. Caution students that
  • 33:47when they're doing something in
  • 33:49real life that they're not doing
  • 33:51anything to dislodge their shoulder.
  • 33:53So sometimes if we're in our car and we
  • 33:56want to get something out of the back
  • 33:59seat instead of getting up returning,
  • 34:01we reach around to try to get it,
  • 34:04and then we left and put our shoulder
  • 34:06to very vulnerable position.
  • 34:08So we've all done that where
  • 34:10we've heard our shoulders.
  • 34:12So instead we're going to turn and reach.
  • 34:15In turn enrich any other following
  • 34:18the reach on the inhale and
  • 34:21releasing on the exhale.
  • 34:26Now we can also do it with the opposite hand.
  • 34:29Reach over laterally to one side.
  • 34:33Reach over laterally to the other side.
  • 34:37The inhale. The exhale.
  • 34:41He can heal. In the accident.
  • 34:45Side, if we want more of a stretch.
  • 34:48Then go to the side if we want more stretch.
  • 34:52Inhaling? In excel.
  • 35:04Good and then release so
  • 35:05that's the seated exercises.
  • 35:07Now we're going to use that same
  • 35:09methodology to get up out of the chair,
  • 35:12so we'll do it three times.
  • 35:15Once each this time, and then he'll.
  • 35:18Forward. And on the exhale release.
  • 35:23Second part is coming a couple inches
  • 35:25out of the chair and he'll forward.
  • 35:27And then exhale to control.
  • 35:29This time all the way up in here.
  • 35:35And on the exhale release.
  • 35:38My way around the chair.
  • 35:44So now I'm going to have the
  • 35:45chair forward of meeting.
  • 35:48This will be useful in different
  • 35:50movement exercises here.
  • 35:51OK, so we're going to do some
  • 35:52simple exercises to start to
  • 35:54stretch through the entire body,
  • 35:55so I'm going to have my hands on my chair,
  • 35:58but I'm not going to lean into the
  • 36:00chair and then just slightly touching.
  • 36:02So the first thing I'm going to do is come
  • 36:05up to the balls of my feet and release.
  • 36:09They could follow the inhale
  • 36:10up and on the exhale down,
  • 36:12but if we wanna try one arm up, we can't.
  • 36:17This will give you a
  • 36:19little different. Balance.
  • 36:23It'll be one drive the other arm up weekend.
  • 36:30And then we could try both arms up.
  • 36:33So stretching through the legs. Arms.
  • 36:39Body with coordinated movements.
  • 36:49Then release.
  • 36:52This will turn from side to side,
  • 36:53so charge from one side like a golf swing.
  • 36:56It will turn to the other side.
  • 36:59They can notice that I
  • 37:00want to go to one side.
  • 37:02I had the opposite arm on there,
  • 37:04so nice, easy control with.
  • 37:06And then if you didn't need the chair,
  • 37:09you just do that easy little swing.
  • 37:12Live in the arms go.
  • 37:14And for those of you who do golf,
  • 37:17you could see what this movement entails,
  • 37:20keeping everything level.
  • 37:21Brighton shifting from side to side.
  • 37:28Next movement is going to
  • 37:29be a circling of the hips,
  • 37:31so again we keep our hands on the chair.
  • 37:34We keep one hand the chair,
  • 37:36one hand to the hill.
  • 37:41Try the other side.
  • 37:43Or we could freeze silent pending
  • 37:46upon your situation and your balance.
  • 37:50And of course, we'll take it
  • 37:52in the other direction as well.
  • 37:54With one hand on the chair.
  • 37:56Both hands on the chair or freestyle.
  • 38:03So loosening up to help.
  • 38:06And I will bring her hands,
  • 38:08sharing her feelings together.
  • 38:09And then we're going to come down
  • 38:12and circular nice we could have.
  • 38:14One hand down. Circle.
  • 38:19Change and have the other
  • 38:21hand down the circle.
  • 38:23Or we could do both.
  • 38:27And then of course the other direction.
  • 38:30So again, I'm not leaning into the chair.
  • 38:32We're going to talk about that in a moment.
  • 38:34Very important. The other hand.
  • 38:39Or both.
  • 38:43And then slowly release
  • 38:44that will separate our feet.
  • 38:46Again, I'm going to shift over to left,
  • 38:48bring the right heel back so we can
  • 38:50rotate around on the ball of the foot.
  • 38:53So. One hand on the chair,
  • 38:55both hands on the chair.
  • 38:57No hands on the chair.
  • 38:59Then I'll say it change that direction.
  • 39:04So losing up to the floor and ankle leg.
  • 39:08And then release them and go to the
  • 39:10other side, same thing. Circling.
  • 39:19Circling the other direction.
  • 39:25And then release.
  • 39:26So talking about using the chair.
  • 39:28So I talked to some of my students
  • 39:30who have a cane or Walker.
  • 39:32Then I caution them that when they're
  • 39:34using it, they want to use it correctly.
  • 39:37So you're keeping your body healthy and
  • 39:40upright instead of trying to lean into it.
  • 39:42So I caution some of my students from
  • 39:45if they're using a Walker about leaning
  • 39:47into it that they need to use it,
  • 39:50but make sure you're using your body for
  • 39:53the most part since it is a useful tool.
  • 39:56Alright, now I'm gonna step over
  • 39:58to the right side of my chair.
  • 40:00I'm gonna rest my hand on my chair.
  • 40:02Just let the elbow bend and I'm going to
  • 40:05settle on to my left leg to lift my right.
  • 40:08Leg and foot.
  • 40:10So again, getting some stretch and
  • 40:12flexibility as well as balance.
  • 40:24Shake out, loosening up to him.
  • 40:30You know, either shake forward, back.
  • 40:40Yeah, and then release and
  • 40:41then will come to the other
  • 40:42side of the chair easily.
  • 40:44So again utilizing the chairs you need.
  • 40:48And then bringing the.
  • 40:51Left leg, up and down.
  • 41:03Shake it out.
  • 41:11And then shake it forward and backwards.
  • 41:20And then release them to
  • 41:22take my chair to the mall.
  • 41:26Let me show you how to do
  • 41:28this with another camera so.
  • 41:30So here's a really good way of stretching
  • 41:33your legs and back with support.
  • 41:35So for those people who are in yoga,
  • 41:38this is like downward facing
  • 41:40dog modified from a chair.
  • 41:42So place your palm's shoulder
  • 41:43distance apart, Sir.
  • 41:45To walk your feet back again.
  • 41:47The chair is against the wall for support.
  • 41:50A little bit of peril on my feet.
  • 41:52I'm gonna bring my.
  • 41:53Hips behind my heels and I'll give
  • 41:55a shift from side to side so he
  • 41:57see how this feels on your body.
  • 41:59It's really good way of traction in the back.
  • 42:02You know, if your back is sore,
  • 42:04need to stretch.
  • 42:08Easy breath. They were just
  • 42:11gonna sit back. So again,
  • 42:13most the way it is in the feet legs.
  • 42:17But there is some weight into the chair,
  • 42:20so you're counterbalancing in your breathing.
  • 42:36Hey Linda, come on it.
  • 42:38Slowly walked toward the chair.
  • 42:40Banner dies and come all the way out.
  • 42:46And I'm going to show you that
  • 42:48modification with two chairs.
  • 42:50From the side. Chair from here and play.
  • 43:06So again, there's always a
  • 43:08way of modifying for support,
  • 43:10so if I'm sitting upright into that chair,
  • 43:12I could take my hand so this chair,
  • 43:15and now most of my weight
  • 43:17is into still into my back,
  • 43:19my legs, and really good way of
  • 43:22getting some good back traction.
  • 43:25So breathing it's either late to
  • 43:27sign the release the shoulders.
  • 43:43England come on over.
  • 43:44Take your hands off the chair
  • 43:46slightly bring them on your
  • 43:48thighs and then slowly stuff.
  • 43:52So yeah. Use many options that you need to
  • 43:57be able to do these exercises and start
  • 44:00to explore your mind and body anymore.
  • 44:03Gain more control and balance and.
  • 44:06Lineman and shifting all I could stop.
  • 44:08So as we go through, we're going to revisit.
  • 44:11Some exercises were going to be
  • 44:13some new exercises into play.
  • 44:14We're gonna bring some standing exercises
  • 44:16with the chair and we use the chair.
  • 44:19We need. The chair will use the chair
  • 44:21and if we can freestyle freestyle as
  • 44:23well but will always have the chair on
  • 44:26hand for these chair based exercises.
  • 44:29Which happened on.
  • 44:33Tuesdays at 1:00 o'clock,
  • 44:34so tune in at 1:00 o'clock.
  • 44:37Let your friends know.
  • 44:39Again, my name is Bill Bannock and
  • 44:41I work for integrative medicine and
  • 44:43this is the series of chair based
  • 44:45exercises which will continue on with.
  • 44:47So hopefully you found this useful today
  • 44:49and you'll practice what you could remember,
  • 44:51and we'll have some references.
  • 44:53Will have some video references
  • 44:55for you to be able to.
  • 44:57Exploring continue to practice,
  • 44:59so I thank you for coming out.
  • 45:02Today and look forward to
  • 45:04working with you next time.
  • 45:05Take care.