Low-Intensity Seated Cardio Work Out - The Great Slim Down

Join Natalie Ikeman, PA-C from the HCMC Golden Valley Clinic while she takes you through a low-intensity seated cardiovascular exercise.

The Great Slim Down helps patients lose excess weight in order to prevent chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure from developing. Patients meet with Natalie once a month for 12 months to work on healthy diet, improvement of exercise and making life-long lifestyle changes.

[amandabeth]

I’m in tears, so I just did this for the 1st time and i did it from start to finish. I’m 5 ft and weight 300lbs and have psoriatic arthritis and fibromyalgia. I felt it working but not hurting me. I’m so happy right now because this means there is hope. Thank you so much.

[blackstonyrose]

Genuinely love this... I'm not elderly or disabled, but I am very over weight and unfit. I can do this in my bedroom and none can see. It's fantastic. Might do it two or even three times a day.

[Thirtyfivepercentferal]

Nearly 5 years ago my daughter, my only child, passed away unexpectedly at 17 years old. I wasn't the healthiest at the time, was a little over weigh but had strong muscles and was generally fairly fit. The last 5 years my grief has taken its toll on my health and physical fitness. I'm much heavier now and my muscle tone is basically gone. I find myself constantly injuring myself. I want to get healthier but I've got 2 leg injuries that are taking a long time to heal due to my age, weight, and muscle tone. I was starting to think working out, getting some cardio in, and building some muscles was a lost cause. Today I found your video and did it twice, then followed up with a few easy strenght building muscles. I am so glad I found you.

[Jum]

30 weeks pregnant, broken ankle but I could still do most of the exercises. This was really great. Just what I was looking for. Thanx.

[helensanchez]

I'm disabled and i'm having trouble with my leg. this is helping me to get moving, thank you

[snager]

my weight problem has encroached to the point I can no longer walk or stand for more than 2 hours without pain and injury, and it took me a long time to realize the solution was chair exercise. these ones work well enough just sitting in my computer chair (it's a plus size chair and weighs 75 pounds so it doesn't roll easily) so i can simply set a reminder pop up to help me get these done twice a day until I can loose enough weight to walk again / give my injuries time to heal. thanks for this! your friendly and non-patronizing attitude works just great!

[jacquelinep]

I’m a pretty fit person and this was honestly a great warm up!! This can help everyone.

[dppeachsynapse]

Thank you for this. Usually exercise programs like this say things like "see how easy" and "no reason you can't do this, and why not do more!" and i just end up feeling like a failure for not finding it easy or fun. You keep it friendly and focused without judgment. It makes a difference.

[LaynieBella]

I work from home and it's really easy to get lazy so I do seated workouts while working to stay alert and keep my posture good

[AvrilliaL]

I have CFS and before I watched this video I hadn't been exercising for about 2 years. The first time I did this, I had to take breaks like 3 times. Now I can do this without any break and even do more intense exercise than this. I still use this video on days when I'm feeling too tired but still want to keep my body moving. Thank you for making this video!

[pyswan]

I deal with a lot of pelvic pain and haven't quite been the same since my hysterectomy. Dealing with a fair bit of pain today but I was still able to complete the workout in one go. Its nice to feel like I have accomplished something, even though my pain levels are high.

[viviandeville]

So… I started this today. I’m obese and have VERY limited mobility. I will admit…I struggle with the leg lifts but I pushed thru as best I could. After it was done…I wasn’t even out of breath and didn’t feel defeated. I will do this everyday. Thank you for creating this simple routine. It’s a GREAT starter for someone who can’t “just exercise” due to many medical issues as well as obesity. I need this.

[lucius]

Very good, well thought-out exercises. Lots of elements in a short space of time. That's what I like. Thank you very much.💛

[ray-rayrambles]

Thank you so much! I have a condition called exercise induced vasculitis. It’s basically where if I do any form of physical activity like walking, running biking ect for more then a couple minutes I get severe rashes on my legs. Doing stuff like this makes me feel more active and makes me feel really good about myself! Thank you!

[beagay]

Thank you for this, I had just started working out again and twisted my ankle outta nowhere and I wanna keep up the exercising. This is perfect

[evamartinez]

After not being able to move out of my bed for a week due to Covid to finally start moving my body a little with this felt great. Thank you!

[Najmah]

Thank you much .. I started to love doing some cardio again because of you 💐

[nad]

Thank you for putting this video out. I have been doing it several times a week for about 6 months. It has really helped me. I feel much more flexible and I know I am stronger.
The first time I did it I had to stop and breathe halfway through. Lol.
Now it feels really easy.

[Chutneyluv]

These exercises were fun and quick! Who knew that the chair, would be made for more than just sitting? Thank you!! 😁 ✅️ ✅️

[hxad]

This is really great. I have multiple sclerosis and my episodes/relapses leave me pretty much bedridden, so this will be really helpful whenever I'm starting to recover from an episode.