The videos on this page are aimed at helping people who feel they have become less active/ lost confidence to exercise to gradually phase some movement back into their lifestyle.
We suggest that you watch the video first to familiarise yourself with the movements involved, doing this will also allow you to:
- Choose between a sitting or standing version of the exercise.
- Plan the length of time you will repeat the movement
- ie use the timer on the screen time your exercise start at 20-30 seconds and build up to 60 seconds as your confidence grows.
- Some people vary between sitting and standing to allow for rests between the exercises.
If your are trying the Tai Chi style mindful movement video you will find each movement is repeated three times before moving to the next, you may choose to pace how you participate by:
- Starting with 1-3 repetitions and build up gradually
- Making the arm movements smaller in range before attempting to increase to the full level shown in the video
- Only doing the first 3-4 poses then gradually adding another one or two each time you do the video until you have built up to the full series of movements.
**The activity in the videos should not increase your pain, you should feel the same or better but not worse. If you feel your symptoms are aggravated then you can try adjusting the activity, however, do not persist if your symptoms worsen**
Exercise Videos/ Tai Chi video
Exercise videos; exercises in the videos will work alongside PMP.
Video 1 – Mindful movement (based on tai chi)
Video 2 – cardiovascular exercises (with 1 minute timer) as per group exercise sheets
