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Deborah
PalPam Erskine
Activity Coordinator
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Golden Cares is my lifeline at my job. As Activities Coordinator in a 35-bed dementia care unit, we use something every day from it.
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Hello everyone. I am a pal in a care home with a wide range of ability. Im looking for a arm chair exercise dvd for people with limit movement and easy to follow. Any ideas
See what I wrote Coral I think this will apply to you as well
https://www.goldencarers.com/comments/18401/
If you have a in house physio or one that visits regularly, they will be able to do a sheet up with pictures that will be suitable for armchair exercises
I use a dvd by Tracie Long, "Low impact for all fitness levels" from 2015. It is good. There are some parts where it shows the leaders on the dvd out of their chair, but I just tell our participants to stay in the chair. You can also you walking dvd's such as Leslie Sansone, and just have them stay in the chair. They can do the arm movements and just march while sitting, kick, etc.
There are also plenty of ideas on You Tube - choose the easier and slower ones to start with - check out the yoga based movements too. Good Luck !
We use this one every morning, for more than 2 yrs. Every time I try to change it to a different one the residents complain. It can be done by people with multiple levels of ability and everything is done seated. Can even be done in a wheelchair, Good Luck!
https://www.amazon.com/Seniors-Exercise-DVD-Osteoporosis-Alzheimers/dp/B000JK8O7W/ref=sr_1_46?ie=UTF8&qid=1535547717&sr=8-46&keywords=senior+exercise+dvds
I use Move it or Lose it www.moveitorloseit.co.uk Or available on Amazon
using youtube is an great Idea!
Another idea would be a wheelchair workout by Amanda Cook. I used one from the library that was from 2009, and it was really good. You also could try the Sit and Be Fit ones that are done by a Mary Ann Wilson.
I use Sit to get fit www.moveitorloseit.co.uk as well I put the speaker in the centre of the circle so that everyone can hear the very clear instructions. The music is great and very stimulating and you can just chose the exercises you want to do for that day. I am not experienced but it is so easy to follow, anyone can do it.