5 Things Seniors Should Do Everyday 

What Would You Add To My Top 5?

There’s a saying that goes; when the student is ready the teacher will appear. You sir are an excellent teacher, thank you.

Im a Senior LOVE the workouts,no equipment

EVERY senior should see this and take heed....THANX!

Thank you for showing us that exercise doesn't have to be complicated.

Thank you so much! You have finally got me to do some exercise at 77 years of age. I feel like I can do this.

Eric Daw is a national living treasure! I've learned so much from him in a few days. Thank you Eric for making me stronger, healthier, and happier, ... and more physically confident.

Greetings to you Eric from an 83 year old in an old age home here in Auckland, NZ. Due to covid-19 and lockdown, we are allowed to exercise daily, otherwise confined to our rooms with no socializing. I walk around the complex for about 45 mins each day, this divided into 3 x 15minutes. Today I discovered on RU-vid "5 Things Seniors Should Do Everyday"! These exercises I'm sure will help me as I have difficulty getting up from a chair and my balance isn't too good. I've put 2 cushions on a chair to help me with the squatting exercise but as my legs get stronger I'm sure I'll eventually remove the cushions, one by one. As you can see I have now started with these exercises! Thank you so much.

Thank you Eric. This is very timely information for me. At 67 I am just beginning to realize these are the exact areas I'm encountering difficulty with. These exercises are so easy and so straightforward that I know I'll have no difficulty incorporating them into a daily routine!

You do an excellent job of showing the effectiveness of these exercises by being clear and making them easy to follow.Thank you Eric...

We should be stretching every day. We have no excuse if we're retired. It's our full-time job to care for our health and fitness.

No excuses for not exercising with your wonderful approach. Thank you.

Thank you so very much, Eric, for posting these fabulous exercises. I just discovered your videos yesterday and immediately started to incorporate most of them in my daily cardio and weight-lifting routine. At age 67, I know I still have a long way to go to become more fit and healthy and you, kind sir, are helping me immensely in achieving my goal. Blessings to you!

I've just discovered your channel. You are kindly, encouraging, give great exercises and have a good voice to listen to. Thank you so much from a 77 yr old in France

You’re so GREAT and helpful! I’m 72 and because of this one video I now understand why it’s important to do these exercises and make them a daily habit. Thank YOU!

Brilliant video Eric. Another one i'd like to suggest is hamstring stretching. I found it completely cured my plantar fasciitis. When you stretch out your hammies, your heels and feet start to twinge and throb in a non-painful way. After a day or two, my plantar fasciitis had completely gone. I now stretch my hamstrings every day.

I always balance at the kitchen counter where it’s easy to place just one finger to keep you steady if necessary.

Thank you,....I sit too much. Doctors says i have to do surgery onmy knees. Hoping for the best.PLS PRAY FOR ME!

Great Job Eric !!!...You do a Great Presentation, well spoken and straight to the point !!!...God Bless You and Yours Always !!!

Thank you from a 74 year old woman! See you next time! ❤️ Suzy

Interesting! I have started setting my kitchen stove timer for 30 minutes. It gets me up and while I am up, I walk around my apartment for 3-4 minutes or do a task of some sort. All to often I find I have been sitting for 3 hours. When I get up, my feet have to be reminded that it's time to move.

Simple and effective. Perfect for working at home!

Very good, I work in water with seniors at retirement villages and am always on the look out for exercises. Hearing the five exercises made me feel good as I use them constantly in my classes so it has validated what I am doing. I have now got you book marked , Thank you :)

Low key To the point Helpful

Eric Daw, you explain these simple & easy exercises for Seniors very well in plain English. You are a real asset to the fitness world. I always look out for your next video and older, previous videos, too.

I'm a senior and your "5 only" grabbed my interest. If there were more I would have lost concentration ... and wouldn't be able to remember them. Btw, they are great stretches that makes such good sense for people who probably sit on their bottoms most of the day. Ps biggest plus is no equipment needed

I found this channel yesterday. I immediately subscribed. Exactly what I was looking for. Especially when he puts so much into a 3 minute video.

His videos are my favorite these days. Easy to understand and his explanations are convincing.

This is great instruction. Very simple and beneficial.

Thanks very much. I just bought a Cubii Jr1 with dumbbells. I am incorporating your exercises into my routine. Our YMCA Aqafit pool has been closed since March 2020. I'm 73 with Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. It's essential that I fight through the dreadful fatigue. The pedalling really works because there's no pressure on joints. Taken seriously, using upper body weights and movement is key to a senior's workout. I agree with your tips totally. I add upbeat music to the the workout that really helps me get motivated. Otherwise, I will have no future. I've been struggling to walk outside on the street. There's no post exertion malaise with a pedal low resistance equipment. I ordered a proper ombus Cushion for the straight back simple chair that I'm currently using for the Cubii. I can do chest stretches easily while pedaling. You need to pay attention to what you are doing. I couldn't possibly read or knit with this enhanced seld created program. I will continue to view your videos for tips. After 22 years of Aqafit in water 50+ inches, I know what I can do. Getting off the pull of gravity is critical. Walking really hurts while the sit down proper pedaling exercises don't. I took a chance on trying something new. I'm glad I did. Keep up the good work you are doing. Every exercise is important after 18 months of being shut in.

I do yoga 3x week and walk most every day. When I put something in the microwave I do squats until it stops. I'm in my early 60s and can stand from a deep squat without holding on to anything. If ya don't use it, you'll lose it.

Bless you for thinking about us seniors and encouraging us to do specific exercises (that are quite doable) for our age. :)

This man knows what he’s talking about and understands what we seniors need. Thanks

Eminently sensible. Good advice in a nutshell.

I’m 63 and just binge watched your videos. Excellent content!! ❤️💪🏽💪🏽

Good information I’ve been doing those work out for years I’m 72 years old and feeling good 👍

Really excellent coaching from Eric, I feel I'm right on the same wavelength with everything he says and he has helped me enormously. Thank you.

Love the simple presentation and that you do not yell into the speaker. Thanks, and I'll stay tuned.

I only see you at this time of the year as my walking days are numbered due to winter weather- I thought that I would only be able to do half of this workout but….to my surprise I was able to do it all and remembered that you’re the one that calls us SUPERSTAR - love it. Many thanks and love to you and yours coming from cold Sudbury ON Canada for this beautiful season of Christmas!!!

So great! I’m gonna start doing them tonight. Thank you. I especially like the stand and sit one for your thigh muscles

Wow awesome instruction for seniors … Asian squat is a good one . I am practicing that one now everyday I’m 74 years young lol thanks for the great videos subbed right away….

Thank you. It’s simple. I’m a senior and plan to start doing these exercises.

God bless Dr.!❤️✝️🙏

THANKS Eric! Good to know 😌

Perfect for me and my mom- new subscriber! What a pleasant man!

I can do those!! Thank you!

Thanks for this excellent advice. You are a great teacher.👍

Thanks for the reminders & ideas - l really like the door frame idea ☺️🙏 - l would add a couple of push ups, even a couple - you can build up - fitness is a blessing for seniors. And l appreciate your style and approach in your videos 👌♦️🙏

Right Mr. Daw. Just subscribed, and looking forward to more dignified fitness counsel. Thank you, sir.

Thanks 😊

Thank you Eric...so Important to keep moving. I have practiced Yoga for 45 years and it really helps with flexibility, balance and postier. Thank you for your videos!!!!

Excellent video! Important and easy exercises. Good job, Eric!

I'm glad I found you, or you found me ! I'm 66 and never thought I would get old but like many, many other things that I thought I knew, I was wrong. I like your quick, easy to do way of teaching. I liked and subscribed and ready for action !

Great content! I'm 66 and very sedentary. I worry about my balance and the strength of my legs the most. This is very helpful. I have subscribed. Thank you so much!

My neighborhood rec center offers killer senior discounts. $12 for a year's fee to use all their equipment. It's too good of a deal to pass by.

You are so awesome sir! My BFF and I were having this very discussion the other night on the phone. I told that we're going to have to start exercising. She is 73, And I am 58. I do feel very very young as a 58-year-old but my physical body has really deteriorated. I used to exercise a lot but I got plantar fasciitis in both of my feet in 2019. By the time I was diagnosed COVID had hit and I had to wait until 2021 to have foot surgery. I had my surgery in April and May respectively for each foot and now I am wanting to get back to exercising. The exercises that you just showed are very important. And they are a great idea! I have been having cramps in my neck that I don't know what to do about. I called my girlfriend to discuss this with her and tell her that my doctor gave me Flexeril and the cramps have gone away. But she told me to be very careful with this medicine that it's very bad for me and I can't be on it for long. Do you have any advice for neck cramps that I could do? Thank you for thinking of older people that are out of shape. Again, I know I'm not that old but I'm terribly out of shape 😞

Thanks I needed that!!!

Thank you so much, Eric for making these videos. Very helpful!!🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️

I like your teaching style. Thanks for sharing!

Run a minimum of 2.5 miles 2x a week, 20 push-ups every day (if you can: I like to hold the edge of my bathtub); and 20-25 squats holding the kitchen sink. I also do karate horse stance, and cat stance, right & left (3 sets each) and/or 3 sets of kicks. Do at least one exercise every day from the group above. You are giving me a lot of new ideas to use, thanks!

Thanks Eric. You are so calming and reassuring. I am recommending you to my friends and family.

Thanks Eric...am following your instructions to stay fit...really real...

Excellent vid Eric. Thank you!

All look great. Need to do daily. I also need exercises for lower back pain. My back seems to feel far better after I have moved some.

Just great advice, truly helpful.

Thanks Eric.

I appreciate how clear crisp and succinct you are!

Simple,it seems.thanks.

Hi Eric, happy new year. I love this video, thanks for posting.

since atrophy kicks in as we age in my opinion the exercises ever senior should be doing are squatting, overhead press, deadlifting, bench pressing and using a prowler. Most likely seniors will live a close to independent life.

THANK YOU

These are for EVERYONE!!!! Thanks Eric

Thank you again great stretching exercises

Thank you.

Great info. I will start doing these at night and in the morning.

Eric, I just found your RU-vid channel, and, after watching a few of your videos, pushed that subscribe button! As a senior citizen who has suffered a decline in mobility, I am inspired by your videos and am excited to give some of your recommended exercises a try. You are a great teacher, and, in my observation, a caring, dedicated professional. Many thanks for making these videos available-You are a hero!

WOW! What a great video--you are such a wonderful teacher! You are clear and concise and make it all so simple. Your caring for others comes across loud and clear in the video. It is such a joy to have an exercise instructor who is not on a head trip or asking seniors to do stuff that a young person could hardly do. Not too many exercises and a sensible reason for doing each one. THAT really sticks with me. May God bless you for sharing. JS

Thanks My Dad is 82 👍🏾

Excellent!

Great! Thank you!

Merry Christmas to Eric & all his followers

Great recommendations especially, the door stretches and posture. Yes daily, that's the key.

Thank you!

Thanks

Thank you so much. Your video popped up AND " seniors" caught my eyesight. I'm subscribing to your channel and sharing on my Facebook page. Blessings!

Great ! Love these. Thanks

Cool thanks 😃

Thank you

AWESOME Thank you Just retired and this will be good to do everyday

One thing I do everyday in the shower,is stand on one leg ,bring the other up and wash between my toes and then the other side !!Hold it for 15 seconds ,makes a good stretch !!!Havnt fallen over yet !!

Good video! I would definitely add squats for the ladies and push ups for the men. This utilizes their naturally stronger areas. Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks for making these simple, clear, and doable. Had meniscus knee op and taking time to rebuild muscle strength and mobility and lower back strength and flex.Also dealing with foot neuropathy which complicates flexibility . Any other hints you’d pass on? Thank you!

Thank you for all you do my friend 👍 you're really helping us!

Love it! Many thanks

Love that, thank you so much

Thank you so much 😘 like this 👍

Excellent advice! Will add these to my daily exercises, thanks.

Thank you Mr. Eric. Great job. Good day.

Great tips, thank you !!