Healthy Start to Day with Calf Raises for Seniors

Video Transcript

"OK, I wake up in the morning! This is how I start my day, and this is how I'm going to suggest that you start yours. I'm standing at the side of the bed. This couch is going to simulate the bed for the time being. There are 4 segments to this exercise. One is a calf-raise with a deep inhalation. Two is the half-squat. Three is the knee-raise. And four is the leg extension. I'm going to demonstrate these, so don't worry about it. What I'm going to suggest for the beginner, for the person who is just starting to make the transition, I would suggest that you do 20 reps of each as a means of warming up. Begin with the calf-raise. This is one of the smaller muscles. It's not the muscle we're going to emphasize. It's not one of the bigger muscles, but it's a way to ease into an exercise. It's a way of warming up. So begin with 25 calf-raises. Reaching up. Or you can just rest your hands on the side of the wall and just do pumps. Pump it to 25. And after you've completed that, then we'll do 25 of the half-squats."