Seated Abs Workout: Chair Exercises for Your Core 

SHE REALLY IS HELPFUL WITH THIS CHAIR EXERCISES. SINCE AFTER MY SURGERY THIS IS A PLUS FOR ME.

I was suffering from terrible back pain at work from sitting at my desk all day long. I've only been doing these exercises for a week (morning when I wake up and right before I go to bed) and already I see a huge improvement. These are easy to do and when no one is around, I sneak in a few of them during the day at work. Thanks.

The way you instruct about the breathing is excellent. Breathing at the right time in your movement makes it more effective.

These are the best exercise yet that I've found for core work. I really liked that it doesn't need weights here because they cause more injury and pain for me. Being at home in a wheelchair plus having rotator cuff injury in both shoulders and with limited exercise opportunities I found this workout hard and I felt every movement but it was not painful and the length of each movement was just enough for me. Thanks for this, I'm going to do these regularly and see if they can help me with strength. Thanks.

Love your workouts! after suffering a foot injury, your workouts are perfect. :)

Want to thank Spark People & especially Coach Nicole. I have illnesses that prevent me from walking far. I am very grateful for all the seated exercise routines. I'm up to 45 minutes/day and feel much better. Thank you.

Coach Nicole! I miss you so much! Are you doing any recent/live videos now? You got me started exercising on sparkPeople way back in 2008! I miss your wonderfully cued (verbally) workouts! Did this one to help strengthen my core after a back injury! Thanks!!

This is so great for centering and helping my lower back pain!!! I LOVE all Coach Nicole's limited mobility exercises I can do right here in my chair... I can really feel the immediate effect of these videos and the tingling all over my body!!! I wasn't doing ANYTHING to be mobile. Thank you ever so much for giving me renewed hope and a place to start!!!

This is a great one for me i can feel it deep in my stomach core and my back thank you I’ll be doing this everyday

Excellent pacing, and clear, concise explanation of how to do this core workout. Wow 1st time doing these exercises, I can really feel a lot of core muscle activation happening here! Nicole, in appreciation for sharing a great seated workout!

Excellent instructor. Recovering from 4 knee surgeries and worries]d about losing core strength and balance (I'm 72). This is VERY helpful.

I really liked this workout. I'm just starting an exercise regimen after a few months off, and this subtle exercises were just perfect. Kudos to the instructor.

These are extremely helpful for core muscles that are much needed and hard to make work without pain. Thank you, Spark People! Janie 61 years young.

Hi Nicole, this is such a great core video for those of us who need to do seated. Thank You for making this available.

Awesome workout routine, I injured my back over 25 years ago and I had been trying to find a workout that I could do for my mid section that wouldn't cause me so much pain, I found it in this workout. I am very happy with this video!

This was surprisingly brutal, in the best possible way. Thanks!

Love this! I hate crunches so this is a great alternative to those.

Love this work out I used to be so fit nice starting point to get back to it my tummy and my back need this 😂

This is fantastic!!! Has really helped with my back pain!!

Thank you so much. This is something an older person can do who even has some back problems

Love this chair exercise and thank you for this routine!

Coach Nicole strikes again! Love having the disabled recognized and brought into the fantastic fitness videos.

I loved this! I'm so happy to have found your video.

Very helpful, my back has been hurting and although I do cardio etc I needed to add something simple that didn't require standing for a few days, but engaged my core.

I'd just like to thank you for this video. I started using it about a month ago and I can already see a dramatic improvement in the shape of my waist and "spare tyre". I've always been curious about pilates but assumed I needed to book into an expensive class, but this is clear and easy to follow, and for me, it works. Thank you.

I have just tried the seated abs workout. The two weights were just for show there is no equipment used and because of the types of movement my fitbit didn't register any of it. It is much gentler. Nice stretches for my SI joint or if I am not feeling as well, but prefer the seated cardio video. Thank you Nicole. x

What a wonderful video, I had a great abb workout! With nothing but a chair! Thank you so much!

Great cuing and imagery !❤

I was looking for a chair cardio, and this is gr8. I started doing some upper body weights. Still in recovery mode from a knee replacement in Oct 2015, and preparing for the other in May 2016. I need a regular regimen of exercise. So this is a gr8 addition to my weights, and the 10 minutes a day on my spinning bike.

Thank you Nicole. Your instructions are clear and steps by steps easy to follow. I will keep discipline workout follow your vdo.

Thank you so much for this video! I was on the hunt for core exercises for my father who suffers from low back pain as well as a slew of other issues, and who has also never exercised in his life. I'll supervise him through this and he should be on his way to some relief!

had to giggle a bit when you said to imagine a steel rod along your spine - I don't have to imagine! I HAVE a steel rod along my spine from scoliosis surgery in 1980 :) Thanks for the lesson for a fat ol' girl working on her abs and core :D

This is perfect for those of us who have to do limited exercises. Does this really give you abs tho? I'm really working towards a defined body

Thank You so much, This is perfect for what i needed on a Tuesday Morning! :D

That felt pretty darned good!

Thanks for posting this video

I enjoyed this.

I loved this workout, hoping it might get rid of some of my belly fat.

Awesome video thank you! I had abdominal surgery almost 3 years ago and I let me abs go. Now I have Diastasis recti as a male, so I’m trying different things to fix that

Love it and 12 minutes and you're done!

So happy i can still watch videos although i lost all Hearing in both ears. loved this.

I like that you did your sitted workout slowly. I feel i can do them correctly & thus loose fat more quickly 😊..God bless 🙏

These are excellent!! Thank you so much for sharing!!

Thank you for this

Coach Nicole, you are very clear with your instructions when raising the knees and twisting to each side to keep my back straight. I'm asking you this question because other teachers (like Paul Eugene) who I have watched with your similar exercises instruct the crunch with raising the knees and bending toward it. Is their instruction going to hurt my low back? or is there a difference between your method and their instructions because they are targeting a different muscle group? Sharron

Excellent thank you 🙏

I do this at work every morning, thank you! :)

Thank you for making this video. I severely broke my ankle 16 years ago and have no cartilage left and have severe arthritis. I can no longer do full aerobics due to the jumping. I also have tachycardia and lymphedema. I needed something easy, yet challenging that wouldn't aggravate my problems. I'm hoping these exercises will keep me from having extra skin as I lose weight. We'll see how it goes!

love it easy quick and can feel it

quick easy and effective love it

god bless u! I can hardly walk. OMG thank u- great help for me!

Excellent!!

thankx Nicole ... need more chair workout ..... thanku

I like these chair work outs because I sit at work.

I totally agree, the video isn't aimed at people wanting to "bulk up" or "loose weight" pilates is about toning up. You loose inches, not pounds.

wonderfull! thanks you

I instruct active over 50 adults, great stuff, more please, great video :)

can i do this for my diastasis recti?

this is a great chair ab work out thank you

This is great! Thank you. How many calories does this burn?

Wow! That was excellent.

Fantastic~Thank you!

Good job, well done Nicole.*****

Thanks, I really appreciate this video!!!!

How many days is this okay to do? I want to do this everyday but I just do it once in a while. I know bad.

Very nice. Thank you.

This is just what I've been looking for, how often do you recommend doing this routine, I'm planning on doing it daily but is that too much or not enough?

Excellent

Nice video and keep it up.

Wow, I actually feel these working.

Love this!

Are these safe if you have a quadruple threat: bulging, herniated, spinal stenosis and sciatica?

I like this one.

I'M IN A WHEELCHAIR WILL THIS WORK FOR MT TOO,I'M A DOUBLE AMPUTEE AND NEED TO LOSE FAT AND WEIGHT AND GAIN UPPER BODY AND LOWER BODY STRENTH,CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS AND HELP ME LEARN TO WORKOUT IN MY CHAIR,PLEASE HELP ME AND THANKYOU

How often should i do this to get results in a week.

This really worked out my shoulders too. Had to stop at one point to rest them.

4:30 by doing this does your body shake?

very good exercise when all you have is a chair Thank you for posting c]:-)

wow this is hard for someone that cant move a leg or arm like normally but its a workout!!!!

Hello @SparkPeople. I haven't seen new videos this year posted. :(

I am so out of shape, but I am keeping at it!

Has anyone actually lost any weight (specifically stomach area) with this workout?

I have a right ip fracture and how can I use this to excise when I can just get can get my leg off the ground!!

Could I do this with a broken leg?

I'm pregnant, it's a heineken! I love to this in the norming so in the evening i tell mysel i can crack myself one with buds as i did the workout. Thx live savior.

Thank you, for this video, I can even do it in office..........

Comments from grown folks are refreshingly literate and well spelled! Not relevant...but true😲😁

There are two things that I really like about this workout. The first is that they can be done at the office. The other is that they are great for anybody who has back or neck pain. We have a machine that works similarly as this workout. Visit our channel to learn more!

I'd just like to ask the 16 people who disliked this video whether they did so because of the presentation style, the content, because they are sceptical about pilates / seated workouts or were just being trolls. Without trying it how can anyone know if it works? Like any exercise, doing it once will not show results, I've used it for a month and I can SEE a difference. Plus 12 minutes, that's nothing, everyone can find 12 minutes spare a day.

I felt it more in my legs, am i doing something wrong?

I did a google search and a couple of websites confirmed that Mr Pilates who invented the practice said 3 times a week was sufficient but it's safe to practice daily.

This works for men too right? Can this hit the "love handles" as well?hehe :)

Is anyone seeing results???

The essential key to efficiently build 6 pack abs is not how tough exercises you are taking, it's all about healthy eating plan

Ya'll ignore all the junk "comments" that are trying to sell quick ways to build muscle, lose body fat. It's expensive and doesn't work. If you really need something, check with your doctor. A lot of that stuff can do you harm.

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thank you so much cause i used to be a fat blob

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Nope. No matter how tight my ab muscles, I still only feel it in my quad and pain in my spine. :P