This session was all done on the floor, focusing on core engagement - on our backs, side, and all-fours. Modifications were added for those who have difficulty putting pressure through the knees.

This session involves all floor work, focusing on core and lower body strengthening and flexibility.

Props we used for this class: small ball, hand weights, and something like a cane or stick to step over

Strengthen your body, improve your balance, and boost your confidence with fun seated and standing workouts using weights, bands, balls, and other creative equipment.

For this class we used looped resistance band, set of hand weights, and a ball, but all exercises can be done without props.

Strengthen your body, improve your balance, and boost your confidence with fun seated and standing workouts using weights, bands, balls, and other creative equipment.

For this session, we used resistance loops, a ball, and a stick.

Gentle, purposeful movement combining strength, flexibility, balance, and mobility to help you move with greater ease, awareness, and confidence.

Equipment used today: scarves, yoga block, hand weights, and resistance loop

Recommended equipment: hand weights and a small ball.

Alternatives: cans/bottles and a roll of toilet paper

In this video, I'll demonstrate foundational exercises that help restore normal hip mobility and strength in the initial weeks after a total hip replacement (THA). These exercises are designed to improve movement quality, rebuild confidence, and help you return to everyday activities with greater ease.

Having trouble putting on or taking off your socks and shoes? In this video, I share simple exercises to improve the flexibility, strength, and mobility needed to reach your feet more comfortably while seated. Small improvements in movement can make everyday tasks easier and help you stay active and independent.

simple exercises to improve the mobility, strength, and coordination needed to reach into cabinets more comfortably and confidently

Simple exercises to improve the strength, balance, and mobility needed for going up and down stairs with greater confidence. These exercises can help make everyday movement easier and support your ability to stay active and independent.

Simple exercises to improve the shoulder mobility, flexibility, and coordination needed for everyday dressing tasks. These movements can help make reaching, lifting, and threading your arms through sleeves feel easier and more comfortable, supporting greater independence in daily life.

Improve flexibility and reduce stiffness with these simple seated leg stretches. This routine targets the muscles of the hips, thighs, and calves to help support easier movement, better posture, and greater comfort throughout the day.

Tired, sore feet after a long day? In this video, I'll show you simple techniques using massage balls, rollers, and gentle toe mobility exercises to help relieve discomfort, improve flexibility, and keep your feet feeling their best.

Using a pole or stick can add both support and variety to your PWR! Moves in standing. It helps you feel more stable so you can move bigger and more confidently, while also offering just the right amount of challenge to encourage stronger, more purposeful movement. In this video, you’ll learn simple ways to adapt your basic PWR! Moves—keeping your routine fresh, engaging, and tailored to the level of support or challenge you need.

Learn how to use a pole or stick to safely perform PWR! Moves in standing. This video helps you improve balance, stability, and confidence while encouraging bigger, more effective movements. Perfect for individuals with Parkinson’s disease or anyone looking to enhance mobility and reduce fall risk.

Learn how to use a pole or stick to safely perform PWR! Moves in standing. This video helps you improve balance, stability, and confidence while encouraging bigger, more effective movements. Perfect for individuals with Parkinson’s disease or anyone looking to enhance mobility and reduce fall risk.

Learn how to use a pole or stick to safely perform PWR! Moves in standing. This video helps you improve balance, stability, and confidence while encouraging bigger, more effective movements. Perfect for individuals with Parkinson’s disease or anyone looking to enhance mobility and reduce fall risk.

Simple, effective hip strengthening exercises designed to target the glutes and stabilizing muscles that help with walking, climbing stairs, getting up from a chair, and reducing low back discomfort.

Quick self-test to assess your lower leg strength. Can you do this 25 times?

Check your proprioception with these quick tests.

simple exercises to improve walking mechanics, posture, and balance.

Learn 4 safe, effective exercises to restore rotation, reduce stiffness, and improve everyday mobility. Perfect for active adults and those managing Parkinson’s. No fancy equipment needed — just your body and a little space to move!

5 pulling exercises that help with posture, strength, and everyday life

If you want to stay strong and independent, this is the movement to train. Try these 3 beginner-friendly pushing exercises with me—safely, at home.

Discover why lunges are essential for everyday strength, balance, and fall prevention—especially for active older adults, and learn 5 simple lunge-prep exercises.

3 easy movements and how they protect your back

In this video, I’ll walk you through 3 simple squat variations that are safe, effective, and easy to do at home — no equipment needed.

Stepping when you’re seated is important for getting in and out of the car, tub, and a chair or booth at a table.

We need rotation to bath, dress, and move more easily. This exercise helps to improve that flexibility.

This works on weight shifting that we need for scooting and reaching

Great for improving posture and reducing rigidity

How to use a big effort to rise from a chair more easily

Standing exercise to improve flexibility and balance for any standing activities. Can be done holding to a chair or walker.

Standing exercise to help with balance and weight shifting to improve walking. Can be done holding on to a chair or walker.

Standing exercise to improve balance and efficiency with turning. Can be done holding on to a chair or walker.

Standing exercise to improve balance and backward stepping. Can be done holding to a chair or walker.

Standing exercise to improve posture, balance, and forward stepping. It can be done with the support of a chair or walker.

Seated exercise for posture, flexibility, and balance, that also helps with scooting

Seated exercise to improve flexibility and posture, and to help with rising from a chair.

This exercise focuses on your breath as you expand and compress the ball of energy between your hands.

PWR!Moves® is an exercise program that was developed to help people with Parkinson's Disease to manage and improve their symptoms, including slow and small movements, rigidity, and poor balance.

As we age, we tend to have trouble with certain movements. In this video, you'll learn how to make getting in and out of bed easier! You'll also learn how a caregiver can properly assist with these movements.

As we age, we tend to have trouble with certain movements. For this reason, falls may become more frequent. In this video, you'll learn how to make getting off the floor easier!

As we age, we tend to have trouble with certain movements. In this video, you'll learn how to make walking easier! You'll also learn how a caregiver can properly assist with these movements.

As we age, we tend to have trouble with certain movements. In this video, you'll learn how to make standing up and sitting down easier! You'll also learn how a caregiver can properly assist with these movements.

As we age, we tend to have trouble with certain movements. In this video, you'll learn how to make moving in bed easier! You'll also learn how a caregiver can properly assist with these movements.

Doing these moves in sitting is a good way to reduce the stiffness and rounded posture that often go along with sitting for long periods at a time.

Once you've learned the basic seated moves and you feel ready for more of a challenge, adding a resistance band is a easy thing to add and will help you to build more strength more easily.

Standing up from a chair takes a combination of strength, flexibility, and balance. Doing the PWR!Moves in the sitting and standing positions helps improve all of those things.

Exercising on your back is another great way to work on your posture, using gravity to open up your shoulders, chest, and hips. Doing these exercises will help with movements in the bed, like rolling and scooting.

Exercising on the floor on your stomach is a great way to use gravity to help improve your posture, opening up your shoulders, chest, and hips.

This is a great position to work in because it allows you to practice getting on and off the floor, and the more comfortable you are doing this, the less likely you are to fall.

If getting onto your hands and knees is too difficult or intimidating, learn how to use a chair for support, either on your knees or standing.

Doing the PWR!Moves in standing can help with just about everything you do. It's fundamental to posture, balance, stepping, reaching, getting dressed, and walking.

In this video, I demonstrate a series of simple arm exercises that can be performed while lying in bed using a resistance band. This routine is designed to help maintain or improve upper body strength, mobility, and circulation—especially for individuals with limited mobility, recovering from illness or surgery, or just starting an exercise program.

This video guides you through a gentle, low-impact series of leg exercises that can be performed lying down in bed using a resistance band. These exercises are ideal for individuals who may have difficulty standing, are recovering from illness or injury, or simply prefer to begin their movement routine in a more supported position.

This video demonstrates a short series of gentle, pain-free movements you can do before getting out of bed. These movements are designed to help reduce morning stiffness, improve joint mobility, increase circulation, and help you feel more stable and confident when standing up. No equipment needed. No stretching required. Just a few minutes to support better movement all day long.

In this video, I demonstrate a series of seated arm exercises using a resistance band, designed to help improve upper body strength, flexibility, and function—all from the comfort of a chair. These exercises are ideal for older adults, individuals with limited mobility, or anyone looking for a safe and effective way to stay active. The routine focuses on key muscle groups including the biceps, triceps, and shoulders, and can be easily modified to suit a variety of fitness levels. .

This video features a guided series of standing arm exercises using a resistance band, designed to strengthen the upper body while also supporting balance and postural control. These exercises are especially beneficial for older adults or individuals working to maintain independence, improve coordination, and build overall confidence with movement. The routine targets the shoulders, biceps, and triceps, while gently engaging the core and lower body to enhance stability.

This exercise can contribute to strengthening the muscular and cardiovascular systems in a gentle way, making it particularly beneficial for seniors looking for low-impact exercise options.

This exercise can improve energy flow, enhance mental focus, and promote relaxation.

Forward head posture doesn’t just look uncomfortable — it feels that way too. And for older adults, it can sneakily affect your balance, breathing, and confidence when walking. Whether you’re starting to notice it yourself, or you’ve dealt with it for years, these exercises can help.

This move challenges your balance, requiring you to stand on one leg while maintaining a controlled posture. It can help to build leg strength and overall stability to reduce the risk of falls.

A simplified version of sun salutation that doesn’t require the extreme position changes

In this video, I demonstrate a series of standing leg exercises using a resistance band—designed to help improve lower body strength, enhance balance, and support safe, confident movement. These exercises are especially beneficial for older adults looking to maintain independence, reduce fall risk, and stay active through the years.