10 Min Gentle Walking Workout: Seniors & Beginners (St. Patrick’s Day Fun)

Hey there April, yes, and next we're with my mom Michael. Hi. In time for St. Patrick's Day, we have a quick and fun lucky walking workout for you today. Yes, we've got the luck of the Irish with us. Hey. All right? Okay, so here's what it looks like. We're going to do eight no-repeat walking rounds, okay, 30-second intervals with 20 seconds of rest. All right. Okay? Now, you can do this one seated with my mom or standing with me, and there is no equipment is needed. However, if you want to pick up some light weights to challenge yourself, feel free, and make sure that you have water available, stay hydrated, and clear the area. Right. All right? Sounds good. How does that sound, Mom? Sounds good. We've got to get ready for the parade. All right, that's right. We've got to get ready to march it out. Okay? So, we'll take a pause here and get started. Hey, Mom, want to have a seat? Sure. Thank you. Let's warm it up, everyone. Get started on our parade. Get ready for our parade today, huh? Yeah. All right. Hope it's a nice day. Yes. Hope it's a nice day where you are. It's always a nice day indoors, right? Yeah. Oh, that's true. So, regardless of the weather, hopefully it's a nice day where you are. All right. March it out. Give you some really good posture. Ears, shoulders, hips, knees, even ankles in alignment. Okay? Sit tall. All right. Nice work. All right. As we're moving here, just want to give a shout out to Laura in West Richland, Washington, who suggested this workout. She said, hey, it would be a great idea to do a fun little St. Patrick's Day walk for friends in assisted living communities. I'm like, assisted living communities. And I said, yes, that's a wonderful idea. All right. So, thank you, Laura, for that wonderful idea. And whether you're at home or with friends in assisted living community or anywhere, you know, have a great time. Yeah. Thanks. And let us know how it goes. You want to send us a photo? Do that, too. We'd love to see it. All right. Okay. Nice work. Step it out, everybody. So, thank you, Laura, for that great suggestion. Hope that you are all having a fun time wherever you are. Mm-hmm. And, you know, St. Patrick's Day is always a festive holiday. Keep looking for that pot of gold. It's out there. That's right. Is that where you're walking to today? That's what I'm going for. I'm walking for that pot of gold. Oh, really? No hot dog today? No. I could buy a lot of hot dogs. That's right. Good thought, Mom. You are really thinking ahead. You got it. I'm very impressed. All this work for nothing? Heck, no. I'm going to walk. You're so smart. I know. I'm very lucky. Step it back, everybody. I have such a smart mom. I'm thinking ahead. Okay. Step it back, everybody. Good. Yeah. Wake up those legs. We are going to be doing some walking today, getting our heart rates up, getting steps in. Yes. Right? It's a lucky walk. That's a lucky walk. That's right. We feel very lucky. Mom's shirt says lucky, too, if you can see it there. Yep. She feels lucky. We are lucky to be able to help you keep moving. We are so grateful. All right. Nice work. Okay. Let's just open it up. Chest here. Open and close. Very nice. Let's do some reaches. To the side. And side. Very nice. Good work on this warm-up. We will now take a pause and get started with our St. Patrick's Day walk around. Okay. So our first move is just marching. We are getting ready to go on the parade route. Yep. All right. Very good. Breathe it out. And know there is parades all across the country. You know, we are from Chicago. And St. Patrick's Day is a very big holiday in Chicago. Right? They turn the river green and it's always a big event. All right, so march it out. Okay, let's get our steps in here. Really nice. Keep it going. Breathe it out. Are you feeling lucky today? I hope so, yeah. Can you get that pot of gold? I got the four-leaf clover. Yes, four-leaf clovers. That's right. What else? There's all kinds of things that people use for good luck. Okay, march it out. You can even march it around. There's a 20-second rest here, so ramp it down. You can take a little sip of water. I didn't take water before, so I'm going to take a sip of water here. I'll wait. All right, let me show you the next move. Next move is just a little skip. It's like a little kick in double arms. Okay, just like that. And we are on for 30 seconds here. Okay, let's get in the spirit. Yeah. Are you feeling like a leprechaun? I probably look like a leprechaun. I got my short arms, my short legs. You just need a little hat. I just need a hat. Top of the morning to you. Yeah, absolutely. I'll sync with you. Here we go. And rest. Nice work. Good work, everybody. Breathe it out. Okay. Now, just go at your own pace. You don't have to go fast. If you need to go slower, that's great. That's all right. Now, we're just going to kick it back next time. You're going to step it back. And you can do just kind of big arms here. So you're going to step it back like this. Or you're going to do some hamstring curls with me. Get those arms moving. Yeah. And getting your heart rate up. This feels really good. Yeah, everything turns green on St. Patrick's Day. Yeah, you get the corned beef cabbage. Oh, yeah, that's right. Yeah, I love that. That's right. It's very good. Actually, you used to make that. Uh-huh. You haven't made that in a long time. In a long time. Marsh it out. Now that we talk about it, a long time. Where did you get that recipe from? Huh? Where did you get that recipe from? Oh, I don't know. A long time ago. Did Mom make it? I'm not sure. We had a lot of Irish friends living on the south side of Chicago. Okay, here's the next move, everybody. All these are claps. So step forward and sigh. Okay? So step forward, forward, and sigh, and sigh. Good. Forward, forward, sigh, and sigh. Good. Getting ready to be on the parade route. We're cheering everybody on. Got to get those legs moving. That's right. We're getting arms, getting everything moving here. Right. And sigh, and sigh. Good. Keep it going. Looking good. Breathe it out. And you just go at your own pace. That's right. Okay? You can slow it down, you can stop, whatever. And march it out. Nice work. Yeah. Okay. Breathe. Everybody breathing? Are you breathing? Don't forget to breathe. Don't forget to breathe, and don't forget to drink water. Yeah, don't stop breathing. Keep breathing. Okay. We did the heel touches. We're going to do some heel touches forward. Okay. Okay? With the arms. Both arms go forward. Okay? Forward. Good. Breathe. Yes. Heel digs. Really getting those feet in contact with the floor. It's so good for not only your muscles, but for your bones too, everybody. Really kind of gets everything moving. Gets your blood flowing, your circulation. Nice, gentle, low-impact moves for your joints as well. Yeah. So keep it going. Breathe it out. Looking good. Yeah. Like these nice 30-second rounds. And march it out. Okay. Good work. Breathe. Yeah. Yes. Keep moving. What else is he? St. Patrick's Day, he got the four-leaf clovers. Yeah. Green. Okay, next move, I want you to stomp. Okay? Okay, just stomp. Just like big stomps. Yes. Breathe it out. Good. Keep it going. Yes, got the arms going, got the legs. It's like getting high knees, right? Yeah. But it's also coordination. My favorite word. Yes. Coordination. Breathe and breathe and march it out. Okay, good job. Yes. I always remember like, yeah, four-leaf clovers, green cookies. Mm-hmm. Anything green. All right. People used to dress up or something green. Oh, that's right. I love that. I did that on Valentine's Day, too. Okay, this move, four repeaters. Knee up, knee up, knee up, knee up. They're four repeaters. Up, up. Sideways? Up and up. You can just go forward. Okay. I'm just showing sideways so people can see it. Okay? So up. That's fine. Up, up, and up. Right. Really engaging that core. Yeah. To do this. You got to get that leg up, man. Yeah. Give me one more. One more on this side. Four, three, two, and one. Very nice, everyone. All right. This is a quick walk. Yeah. I'm walking it around. All right. Can you believe we're in our last round already? Yay! I can't believe it. So good work on staying with it, everyone. So proud of you. Okay. Here's what we're doing. We're going to do rainbow arms with a step out. Okay? Opposite arms and legs. Rainbow arms because we want to find that pot of gold. Right, everyone? That's right. It's there. I can feel it. That's right. So we got that rainbow. Read it out. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Good job. You should probably feel a nice stretch in the whole upper body. Good job. A few more seconds. You coordinating? I can see. I see. I'm having a little problem. All right. Congratulations. I'm getting to the end of the rainbow in that pot of gold, everybody. Yes, right. Good job. All right. Nice work. Let's cool it down. Okay? All right. Nice and slow. Okay. Good job. Okay. I want you to do some open closed with the arms. Nice and gentle. Breathe it out. Open closed. Nice work. Wonderful. Okay. We started with those reaches. Let's reach it out again. Okay. Good. This is some amazing upper and lower body work in this very quick and lucky St. Patrick's Day walk. Yay. Good job, everyone. All right. Really nice. Okay. Give me that nice little stretch. So heel down, toe up, reach for the leg. I felt a nice little click in my hip. I always like this stretch. Breathe. Okay. And come on down. Let's do the other side. Okay. Heel down, toe up. Oh, yes. Breathe. Good job. And come up gently. Give me some nice little hip circles. You can do that in a chair as well. Okay. Just loosen that up. Okay. And other way. Good job. All right. Shoulder rolls back just a little bit here. Good. And reverse it. Nice work, everybody. And give me three inhale and exhales, and we're out. Okay. So inhale up and exhale out. Good. Inhale up. Exhale out. Nice. And one more. Inhale up and exhale out. Very nice. Great work on completing this quick and fun and lucky workout. Thank you so much for joining us. If you like this workout, please give it a like. Let us know what you thought. And you can share it with your friends and subscribe to our channel. We love to help you keep moving and especially have fun as well. All right. So we wish you a wonderful St. Patrick's Day week, and we look forward to seeing you real soon. So in the meantime, keep moving and enjoying the luck of the Irish. See you soon.