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12-Minute Seated Core Workout

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About This Workout
In this workout, Coach Nicole will lead you through a series of seated exercises that will help you tone your entire core, improve your posture, and increase your spinal mobility and flexibility.
  • Length: 12 minutes
  • Equipment: None
  • Type of Workout: Strength training (toning) & flexibility
  • Muscles Worked: Abs, obliques and lower back
  • Fitness Level: Beginner to intermediate
  • Impact: No-impact
  • Safety Precautions: Work through your own range of motion, never to the point of pain. Avoid exercising in an unstable chair or a chair with wheels.
  • Extra Tip: Think about sitting as tall as possible and engaging your abdominals throughout every exercise. The more you focus on engaging the muscles you are trying to work, the more effective these moves will be.

Member Comments

  • wonderful gentle workout with great cues for efficacy and spinal health - 5/17/2013 9:45:04 PM
  • I really like chair abs work out.s. I can really feel the abs working... - 5/10/2013 3:16:10 PM
  • Great 12 minute exercises. Really limber up my muscles. Gives me the motivation to exercise. Thank you. - 5/4/2013 6:07:06 AM
  • WONDERFUL 12 minutes of exercise, this is great I have become so unmotivated starting in a chair help me lots and gives me the motivation I have been seeking. I have not exercise in a number of years, this is wonderful and motivating to help me get back into my fitness routine. I have been so unmotivated to work out, this is an excellent opportunity to get me out of my senditary life style thank you. - 5/3/2013 6:12:31 PM
  • I just did this exercise for the first time. And for someone who had foot surgery and can't fully get into other exercises for a couple more weeks, this was great! I enjoyed being able to stretch the muscles in my back! - 5/3/2013 4:39:38 PM
  • I have to be at work at 5 a.m. This is a great way for me to get in some exercise first thing without having to wake up at 3 a.m. Love it. - 5/1/2013 6:27:13 AM
  • I love this routine, it is easy on my body, and helps me strengthen my abs where my biggest weakness, having no core strength right now this helps a lot thank you. - 4/30/2013 5:06:10 PM
  • you have 2 video audio overlapping this chair video - 4/30/2013 12:35:01 PM
  • I really liked this video, I felt less stiff from sitting at a desk. - 4/29/2013 5:38:14 PM
  • This is wonderful to do when you 1st wake n need a great stretch to start your day.
    - 4/25/2013 9:07:45 AM
  • This is great for when you're stuck at your desk but have a few minutes to get your blood and muscles moving. It's way better than playing solitaire, it even improves your mood! - 4/24/2013 2:43:19 PM
  • I like it. It's something i can do at work during calls or in between calls. Thanks. I can probably fit this in a few times a day - 4/24/2013 1:54:08 PM
  • I have done this exercise twice now and today I think I got better work out , cause I was able to focus better on the tightening of the abs. and breathing. I really like this video, cause I have a stomach that needs to go. - 4/20/2013 4:13:06 PM
  • I work in a Dr's office recommend Spark Dieting every day & will also add to check out the fitness area. Thought this was a great program for our pt's that have a hard time with ambulating. :) - 4/20/2013 7:50:41 AM
  • Great video. For those of us that can't get down on the floor due to knee problems. Chair exercises are just the right thing. I'd love to see more of these kind of videos . I know there are others listed. Love to see even more. Thanks so much. - 4/18/2013 10:43:29 PM

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