Free Online Fitness Session
for older adults
Jordan’s session 18 November 2020
Led by Jordan, this is an ideal exercise session for older adults who are looking to improve their speed, strength and balance.
During this 30-minute session, you’ll be combining three elements of fitness: sprint work, strength training and balance practice. In the course of a thorough warm up, you’ll perform a practice circuit of all the movements in the workout.
Sprint intervals are a key part of the workout. In these, you won’t be working for very long and you’ll be getting long periods of rest, so the aim is to increase the intensity to ensure every second counts. The best way to do this is to move quicker than you normally would. Sprint interval training is a fantastic way to improve your heart health and lower your blood pressure.
After the sprint work, you’ll move on to some slower moving upper and lower body strength work combined with balance practice. Here you’ll be taking your time to perfect your technique, which will help towards improving your muscular strength and stability. This is great for fall prevention and overall protection of the joints.
Once you’ve finished you’ll be rewarded with a nice stretch to cool down.
We’d love to have your comments on this exercise session for older adults. Don’t forget to subscribe to the FIT FOR GOOD YouTube Channel! Please do consider donating to FIT FOR GOOD so that we can carry on providing FREE sessions.
What is FIT FOR GOOD?
Research supports the fact that regular exercise is vital to good health and helps control the ageing process. FIT FOR GOOD is a programme specifically designed to help men and women over 60, of all abilities, take more control over how they age and enjoy becoming more mobile, more stable and more socially active.
Although we all understand that exercise is essential for living well into old age, it’s hard to find a way to make it part of daily life. FIT FOR GOOD sessions aim to help you enjoy healthier, happier ageing. Our professional trainers guide you. You gain strength, balance, flexibility and stamina during each workout. You work at your own pace and your own ability – although it’s always good to push yourself just slightly to gain maximum benefit.
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MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR SESSION
Fit For Good online sessions are a convenient, enjoyable way of improving your fitness and helping to increase your strength, stability and balance.
To make the most of each session:
- Position your computer, laptop, iPad or phone on a stable surface near where you will be working. If you can get YouTube on your television, that's another option
- Check the floor where you are exercising is not slippery and that there is nothing you could trip over
- Wear loose clothing and comfortable trainers or shoes
- Keep a glass or bottle of water to hand to ensure you stay hydrated
- Have a chair or other stable object to hold onto if necessary
- Place your weights - whether they are actual dumbbells, cans of beans, bottles of water or whatever works for you - where you can easily reach them, but won't trip over them
- Exercise within your comfort zone, pausing the video whenever you need to rest or hydrate
- Play background music if it helps you relax
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Certainly a mix of movements. Thank you Jordan. Where was the puppy
Did again thank you Jordan
Enjoyed that thanks Jordan .
A good session as ever. Thankyou Jordan
I enjoyed the variety today. My favourite was the deadlifts!
Thank you Jordan