Active Aging at Home
Support for Active Aging at Home
There are so many resources available to help you stay active at home. If you need a few ideas to stay active, please browse the sample of links below curated from trusted sources.
- General Older Adult Exercise Videos
- Exercise Videos for Specific Conditions
- Exercise Videos for Mobility-Challenged
- Vidéos en français
General Older Adult Exercise Videos
Active Aging Canada Daily Dose Exercises
In one minute, you can learn a new healthy living tip from our Active Aging Daily Dose video series.
Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging
From the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging at Western University, London, Ontario, a video series of the various components of functional fitness to motivate you to get up and moving.
From Active Aging BC, a series of short workout videos that improve your heart health, balance, posture and more.
HEAL Exercise Program for Older Adults
From the UBC Okanagan Healthy Exercise and Aging Lab, a variety of exercises programs for older adults in video format or paper version.
Physical activity is an important part of healthy aging. Check out these Go4Life workout videos from the US National Institute for Aging on YouTube, to help you fit exercise and physical activity into your daily life.
UK’s Later Life Training post movement snacks onto their YouTube playlist from their live Facebook Make Movement your Mission exercise classes. The movement snack videos concentrate on slow three-dimensional moves for coordination and sway (balance).
Move for Life is a DVD and YouTube video playlist from BC Public Service features seniors of all ages and abilities demonstrating physical activities. It includes activities for viewers with limited mobility so they can stretch and move safely.
ParticipACTION Exercise Videos
For all abilities and levels of fitness, a video library from ParticipACTION where you can search various categories, such as seated exercise videos, low-impact videos and more.
Senior adult fitness exercises (safe)
Developed by the Geriatric Division of Medicine at the McGill University Health Centre, safe is a series of exercise videos to improve your quality of life and the prevention of falls.
A simple set of exercises from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy UK designed especially for older people to help everyone stay active at home. Videos and print exercises available.
Exercise Videos for Specific Conditions
Exercises for People with Cancer
From the team at the Health & Wellness Lab at the University of Calgary, these videos to help you get moving. They show simple exercises that you can do while you’re sitting in a chair. These exercises are safe for everyone.
Osteoporosis Canada has a video series to provide ideas for safe and effective exercise and physical activity from experts and real-life clients.
Exercise and Physical Activity for Osteoporosis and Bone Health
Royal Osteoporosis Society has a collection of video clips and fact sheets to practice exercise routines and movements that are safe if you have osteoporosis or risk factors.
Exercise Playlist from the British Heart Foundation
Simple exercises you can do for heart health in the comfort of your home with no special equipment needed.
Resistance Exercise Videos – Diabetes Canada
Keeping your muscles active and healthy through regular resistance training will greatly improve your management of diabetes. Diabetes Canada recommends resistance exercise 2-3 times a week.
Exercise Videos for Mobility-Challenged
Living Engaged and Actively with Pain (LEAP) is a team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists in the Brain and Spinal Cord Rehab Program at Toronto Rehab, Canada. The LEAP playlist includes self-management resources for those living with pain and mobility issues.
Together in Movement and Exercise (TIME™) Video Gallery
Toronto Rehab Clinics - Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists from the TIME (Together in Movement and Exercise) team at the University Health Network have put together a list of exercise and wellness videos that are appropriate for people with mobility challenges.
Especially suited for people with restricted mobility, these exercises can be performed anywhere. All you need is a chair.
Vidéos en français
Ce programme d’activité physique créé et adapté pour les aînés, afin de vous aider à rester en forme dans le confort de votre milieu de vie.
MOVE 50 + est une plateforme interactive regroupant une variété de capsules vidéos d’entraînement et d’articles d’informations santé spécialement conçus pour les besoins des 50 ans et +.
Vidéos d'exercices ParticipACTION
Pour tous les niveaux et capacités physiques, une vidéothèque de ParticipACTION où vous pouvez rechercher différentes catégories, telles que des vidéos d'exercices assis, des vidéos à faible impact et plus encore.
SAFE (Soutien aux aînés pour la forme et l’équilibre)
SAFE : un nouveau programme d’exercices conçus pour aider les aînés à vieillir en santé et à prévenir les chutes
Be sure to consult with your health care practitioner should you have any medical or physical conditions that may be adversely affected by the exercises. If you have significant pain or increased pain with exercise, discontinue and seek advice.
