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Seated Motown Hits Class for Older Adults

Seated Motown Hits Class for Older Adults — video by Metro Physical Therapy Play · 18:22

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A Motown-themed Metro Active chair class from a physical therapy clinic: three instructors lead easy seated arm, trunk and leg moves to the music, then finish with gentle neck, shoulder and side stretches. Made for seniors, open to anyone; go at your own pace.

  • 18 min
  • All levels
  • Low impact (no jumping)
  • chair
  • Chair dance

Good forHealthy ageingDancing for fun

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Step by step 6

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  1. Seated dance, first block: sit tall and follow the arm and hand moves, adding leg kicks out in front. 0:50
  2. After a short breather, the next block: arm raises, side leans, forward leans and leg kicks. 6:55
  3. Final block: big arm moves, arms out wide, up in a V and reaching across, then leaning to reach low. 12:30
  4. Cool-down: neck stretches, tipping the ear gently towards each shoulder. 16:25
  5. Shoulder stretches: reach the arms forward, then draw each arm across your chest. 16:50
  6. Side stretches: reach one arm overhead and lean over, then the other side. 17:20

The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.

Form cues from the coach

  • Move at your own pace and stay safe
  • Use the chair for support or to stay seated

What it works

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Joints it uses light on the joints

  • Neck movesneck tilts in the cool-down
  • Shoulders movesarm swings, pushes, cross-body stretch
  • Upper back movesseated trunk twists and side bends
  • Lower back movesseated twists and side bends
  • Hips movesseated leg kicks, ankle-over-knee stretch
  • Knees movesseated leg extensions and kicks

Easier option from the coach: Whole class is seated; go at your own pace

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. This video was harder to rate from its talk and pictures, so treat it as a rougher guide. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by Metro Physical Therapy; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety