Exercise Snack Videos
We have great videos for you to watch and share on topics such as stretching, boosting your range of motion, strengthening your body, techniques to reduce pain, and some surprises along the way to feel fit and youthful. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel for monthly exercise tips! Until then, stay active and always listen to your body!
Use Time to Help Your Balance
by Lori Michiel | Jun 1, 2024
Doing exercises with different sequences can help your balance. The first exercise uses a clock framework. Start with your right leg. As Lori gives cues, move your leg and tap your foot to the number on the dial. Then, try it with the left leg. Have a partner give you...
Firm Up and Feel Stable in Your Lower Body
by Lori Michiel | May 1, 2024
These are small movements that will increase strength in your glutes, hips and core. You can begin these exercises by dipping one leg in front of the other. Then a hip hinge, by leaning forward slightly. Dip and hinge only as much as you’re comfortable with. Don’t...
How to Walk Backwards as a Balance and Coordination Exercise
by Lori Michiel | Apr 1, 2024
To be safe, be sure you are very familiar with your route and check for potential obstacles often—or, do it inside at the gym or a hallway in your home. Walking backwards is great for mobility and balance. It exercises gluteal muscles, which are hip stabilizers, and...
Alleviate Tight Hips – It’s Easy!
by Lori Michiel | Mar 1, 2024
I recently underwent hip surgery and am trying to loosen my hips. However, many people suffer from tight hips that can cause other issues and pain in your body, especially your legs. Whether you’ve had surgery or just want to free your hip muscles, try these...
Activate Your Core While Standing Using a Ball
by Lori Michiel | Feb 1, 2024
Strengthening your core promotes better posture and helps reduce the risk of falling. In this video, Lori demonstrates two core exercises. Before beginning, warm up by activating your core by bracing your muscles in your torso. Then, while holding a large ball (it can...
Core Exercises for Beginners and Seniors
by Lori Michiel | Jan 1, 2024
Core exercises help with balance and stability. Here Lori demonstrates two core exercises that are straightforward and easy to do almost anywhere. In the first exercise, once her posture is established, Lori pulls her belly inward, then relaxes. In the second...
An Exercise to Promote Balance and Strength
by Lori Michiel | Dec 1, 2023
Strengthening muscle groups helps with walking and decreases the chance of injury. It assists with balance and can reduce the risk of falls. In this video, Lori uses weights to counter-balance her movements and challenge her hamstring muscles to support hips, back and...
Husband and Wife Senior Fitness Challenge
by Lori Michiel | Nov 1, 2023
Two versions of balance exercises you can do together, both using a weighted ball. These exercises focus on the core. The second exercise can help you practice walking and maintaining your balance, to prevent a fall, when it is dark or the lights are dim....
Mental Agility for Older Adults and Seniors
by Lori Michiel | Oct 1, 2023
Being “quick” can help you act fast in situations like falling and driving. It helps maintain balance, posture, body alignment and cognitive function! You may look a bit goofy while doing these exercises, but it’s fun and all for the good!...
Hand-Eye Coordination
by Lori Michiel | Sep 1, 2023
Since falls are the leading cause of injury in seniors, maintaining motor skills and reflexes to coordinate balance is invaluable. In this video, Lori is assisting a group of retired nuns in a straightforward exercise. You can practice this movement on your own or...
Planes of Motion: Transverse Exercises for Shoulders
by Lori Michiel | Aug 1, 2023
The transverse plane, though here focusing on the shoulders, will also exercise the upper and lower half of your body, including the core. Lori uses a resistance band to demonstrate these exercises. These movements can help create muscle definition, but they primarily...
Planes of Motion: Frontal Plane Exercises for Shoulders
by Lori Michiel | Jul 1, 2023
In this video, Lori demonstrates shoulder joint exercises in the frontal plane to build strength for lifting--whether that be groceries or a grandchild! She will show you lateral lifts using weights and resistance bands which are especially helpful for those with...
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