We’ve all heard the phrase “train smarter, not harder.” For those of us over a certain age, it’s a piece of advice that could never be more valuable.
At Get Healthy U TV, we aim to empower women over the age of 50 with fun, effective exercises that can be done right in the comfort of your own home. You’ll join trainers who know how to lead a great workout while having tons of fun no matter what generation you may be part of!
With our videos, you’ll feel like you have a friend alongside you every step of the way. Throughout your younger years, your workout routine or the ways you chose to exercise may have looked pretty different. With age, however, the need to be more selective with what we put our bodies through increases. The reality sets in—your body is not the same as it once was!
Working Out Over 50
It is undeniable that our bodies change with age and no matter how hard we may resist, an aging body needs to be treated differently than a young body.
More care and concern must go into how we treat our joints, bones, and connective tissue. We no longer live under the illusion that we are impervious.
Over time, it becomes extremely important to care for our bodies like the precious gifts that they are. What we once considered indestructable suddenly becomes a delicate jewel.
Benefits of Working Out Over 50
On the other hand, working out is never more important than when we pass the big five-oh, particularly for women.
Before we knot it, we are dealing with things like arthritis, decreased flexibility, increased risk of injury, and the dreaded symptoms of menopause! Yikes!
Luckily, the benefits of exercise only increase with age. Along with younger-body benefits like calorie-burning and toning, you can add many things to the mix benefits, including:
- Increased quality of life
- Stronger bones and connective tissue
- Better mental health
- Improved cognitive function and memory
- Reduced risk of illnesses such as:
Diabetes
Heart Disease
Stroke
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Obesity
Depression
So how do we balance the desire for exercise and all its benefits with the reality of aging and the need to protect our precious bodies?
It’s simple: “Train smarter, not harder”!
The below workout videos are ready to do just that with low-impact options, metabolism-boosting workout videos, and even workouts designed to reduce menopausal belly fat.
Let’s go!
1. Low-Impact Workout Videos
These workouts use low-impact exercises to help you build strength, improve cardio, and get an overall great workout without all the pounding that comes with things like jumping and running.
These videos pay special attention to preserving joints, especially knees and hips, as well as helping you treat your back with more care.
Of course, don’t mistake low-impact for low-intensity! You can work hard and sweat like a high-performing athlete without slamming your body around!
We offer choices for beginners and exercise fanatics alike! Here are just a few:
This low-impact series gives you some fun indoor walking mixed with plenty of other exercises. Geared toward beginner/intermediate levels, you’ll find workouts like an interval walk, core strength workout, full body toning workout, and fat burning cardio walk.
LIFT- Low-Impact Functional Training
Our LIFT series was designed for those desiring low-impact training with challenging exercises that will change and shape your body. This series includes both an upper body and lower body workout, a cardio/core challenge, as well as a yoga/pilates fusion workout. Options are provided to meet the needs of all levels.
Low-Impact Barre Cardio Workout
Whether you love barre-style workouts or have never heard of them before, we know you’re going to love this one! In just 10 minutes, you’ll strengthen and tone your legs while boosting your heart rate and burning some major calories. Barre cardio is a fun change!
2. Metabolism-Boosting Workout Videos
Most people notice their metabolism slowing down with age. Loss of muscle mass and slower-moving bodies can account for some of this.
The two exercise solutions to boost a slowing metabolism are strength training and interval training. Strength training is needed because as more muscle is packed on, more calories are burned day in and day out.
The second piece of the puzzle is performing high-intensity interval training (“HIIT”) a couple of times a week. Increasing your heart rate in short spurts makes your workout shorter, but makes the metabolism work for an extended period of time afterward. Here are some fun ways to try these!
Our HIIT it Hard series of workouts gives you several different high-intensity workouts including core HIIT, upper body HIIT, lower body HIIT, total body HIIT. Each workout is 30 minutes in length and designed for intermediate/advanced students. Plenty of low-impact options are provided as well.
Our Serious Strength series tries to encourage you to pick up some heavy weights! So many women are under the notion that heavy weights are going to make them bulk up or that they are too delicate for anything more than five or eight pounds. But reality shows us that lifting heavier weights is the way to add muscle (not bulk) which not only shapes and tones your body, but also helps boost your metabolism. Muscle is active tissue burning calories all day long. Fat sits. That’s it! During the Going Strong series, the trainers talk you through the moves for good form and proper positions. It’s all about lifting weights!
Here’s a routine that requires no equipment. Bring your body and your attitude, and you’re going to get high-intensity moves, strengthening, toning, and an overall metabolic reboot! Low-impact options are provided but excuses aren’t!
3. Flexibility Workout Videos
Aging can also correlate with tight muscles and stiff joints. Generally, this comes with a more sedentary lifestyle, but it can also occur because the aging joints and tissue make you shorten your range of motion and feel tense when it comes to moving fully. No matter what the reason, it is crucial to stay flexible as you age. Here are some workouts that will help you stretch and continue to move in all the ways you want to!
How about some yoga? Whether you are brand new to yoga or have plenty of experience, our Yoga Flowetry series provides a range of options for trying yoga. From the yoga tutorial which shows you how to do things step by step, to the actual yoga flow where you get a solid workout while you stretch, this series gives you what you need to stay flexible and move through your days with ease!
Stress hormones can wreak havoc on your body. Our stress relief yoga gives you a chance to work on your flexibility as well as manage your stress! Try this one for a nice post-workout relief or end of the week recovery!
It really doesn’t take much to keep your body flexible and moving. Even 10 minutes following your cardio or strength workouts will do the trick. Our 10-Minute Total Body Stretch video will take you through it all from head to toe! Use after another workout or just as a stand-alone on days you feel extra tight.
4. Menopausal Belly Fat Workout Videos
At one point or another, nearly every woman over 50 inevitably says, “What’s the deal with my belly?” Seemingly out of nowhere your mid-section starts to thicken up and this strange little pooch starts to make its way over the top of your jeans. Thank you, menopause!
Piled onto the hot flashes and sleep interruptions, menopausal belly fat comes with the hormone changes and other joys of aging. Thankfully the Mayo Clinic agrees with our contention that exercise is the best way to beat the symptoms of menopause and peri-menopause.
In light of that, we have loads of great workout videos that specifically target the abs and core. Here are a few that we love!
If you’ve got 10 minutes, you’ve got a workout for your belly! This ab circuit workout gives you some amazing exercises for your core done in circuits with each move going for 45 seconds followed by a 15-second transition time. Every move is different so you’ll nail every part of that mid-section.
In addition to working on your ab muscles, losing the fat around the belly has to be part of the picture. This 30-minute core HIIT workout is a complete workout that focuses attention on the core body. You’ll perform a combination of athletic drills and sculpting exercises in Tabata interval-style meaning work as hard as you can for 20 seconds and rest for 10 seconds to catch your breath. Some exercises are meant to just blast your cardio and some to sculpt the belly. The perfect combo!
This 10-minute workout zeros in on your muffin top by giving you nine core exercises that will re-shape and tone your mid-section. Use this video after a great cardio workout, right after lifting weight, or just on its own any time you have 10 minutes to spare. This is 10-minutes well spent!
I am 57 what are the best workouts for me?
Hi there – I am also 57!!!
So getting started is commendable .. I would start with our BEGINNER workouts – if you log into Get Healthy U TV and sort by PREMIUM WORKOUTS – you can SORT BY TYPE
Then click on both the BEGINNER and the WALKING and the CHAIR workouts to find the workout to start with.
OR go to CALENDARS and start with one of the Beginner calendars.
If you join the private Facebook group – the women help each other out in the group – it’s amazing!!
is there any information on nutrition? like a program to go by thanks
Hi
Are all the Over 50 workouts free from spine-crunching\overtwisting moves and safe for people with osteoporosis?
Hello Janet,
Yes it has. We do have a $3.00 annual entrance offer if you are interested? This would include access to expert advice (like this), plus discounts, hours of Premium videos, etc. Below is the link to join if you are interested:
https://go.gethealthyutv.com/C34506
Sincerely,
Sarah
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Great! Thanks :)
Do you have a calendar with this program ? Im a gold member.
Hi Claudia. We did not develop a calendar for the “Workout Videos for Women Over 50”. I do think you would get what you are looking for with our Fit Over 40 calendar
This calendar has some of the same workout and has a nice layout that you can follow.
We also have a few others that I think you would enjoy if you are more on the beginner end of the specturm: Beginner to Buff calendar and the Walk Sweat Sculpt Calendar are both excellent for that range!
If you have more questions about the workouts, calendars or website in general, check out the How to Navigate the website video to help learn how to use the website: https://www.gethealthyutv.com/post/navigate-ghutv/
I hope this helps!
Kim
Get Healthy U Team
Sometimes is sooooo much talk that it looks like whatever you are doing is just so boring that you have to make it up by talking. Maybe more focus on the exercises, on the rhythm of the music. And remember, we are over 50, not babies, and we want to exercise, not waiting to end. Good routines, but spoiled by over and over explaining and glorifying the obvious, it becomes oblivious. And please, no more “I love it”.
Thank you!!! You said it perfectly! So much chatter… at my age when Im working out I dont need a lot of background chatter or annoying music. Maybe this site needs women of our age (everyday women not trainers) giving input.
Hi Michelle. Thank you for your feedback. I have forwarded your comment to the proper department. We value your opinion, and it will help with the development of our online streaming community. We will continue to listen and work hard for your complete satisfaction.
Sarah
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I would like some step workouts for the premium members. There are several for gold members but I was unable to find for premium. Are there some that I am missing?
Hello Virginia,
Thank you for your feedback. I have forwarded your comment to the proper department. We value your opinion, and it will help with the development of our online streaming community. We will continue to listen and work hard for your complete satisfaction. Using the search bar icon you can find all our step classes. It does look like most of them are Gold level classes.
If you have any other concerns, please contact us at 1-844-278-2050, or chat with us on our site.
We greatly appreciate your business!
Sincerely,
Lindsay
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I love the workouts and the instructors but why does electronic repeating loop of sound have to play in the background. It is so distracting to the point it is annoying and I turn it off :( we can play our own music if we want.
Hello Kathleen,
Thank you for your feedback. I have forwarded your comment to the proper department. We value your opinion and it will help with the development of our online streaming community. We will continue to listen and work hard for your complete satisfaction.
Looking for dvds for the workouts over 50
Hello Michelle,
Here is a link to a set of DVDs you may be interested in! https://www.gethealthyutv.com/product/fit-over-40-calendar-program/
Please reach out if you need further help.
Sincerely,
Julia
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I really like the format and enthusiasm of your site. However, I am disappointed by the frequency of burpees and related moves that are hard on my back and hips. Also, while I am a fan of weights, I find your constant “pressure” to lift very heavy weights troubling. It makes me feel
that I should use 15lbs etc., and my shoulders will not support that level of intensity. Cathe Friedrich,one of my favorite trainers, emphasizes the importance of choosing the weights that ensure correct form and no pain. I am a long-term exercise enthusiast who now needs to use caution in order to maintain my activity level – it’s hard for me to do when I’m pushed too hard (btw I’m very fit in my 70’s). It would be nice to have more classes suitable for fit people with some limitations.
You have expressed exactly my feelings about this site. I also am very fit in my 70’s and am disappointed with the constant pressure to lift extra heavy, do burpees, etc. As you mentioned, Cathe Friedrich (also one of my favorite trainers) stresses the importance of weight selection that ensures correct form and no pain. There is no way that I can lift anything like 15lbs without causing shoulder pain, etc., and my goal is to keep exercising safely to maintain my fitness. Thank you for highlighting my disappointment with most of this site. I’m relieved that someone else is having the same reaction!
Hello Alison. Thank you for your feedback. I have forwarded your comment to the proper department. We value your opinion and it will help with the development of our online streaming community. We will continue to listen and work hard for your complete satisfaction.
Thanks
Jean
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Thank you. I’m in my early 60’s with arthritis in my hands and wrists. Burpees and hand pushups are out. I probably won’t renew as the moves are too quick at times to adjust to alternative options. There’s many things I could do in my 40’s that I my body says no to now.
Thank you ladies for voicing my concerns…Im in my 60’s with arthritis in my spine and shoulder issues. Heavy weights overhead are not advised! Hopefully this site will address active seniors whose bodies have worked out over the years but nature has taken over some things we cannot control
I am 50 and in perimenopause and I need to loose 50 pounds. I became a lifetime member of Weight Watchers at 19 after loosing 21 pounds. My issue isn’t eating too much but not eating enough. But then after days of doing that I am starving and will eat what is in front of me. I have struggled with insulin issues for about 15 years. I am not new to exercise andI have done a little bit of it all. But I don’t know where to start now. What work out do you suggest I start with to get my metabolism going to get some weight off? Thanks for your help.
Hello Angel,
Here is what our expert’s said regarding your question:
Hi There:
Sounds like you are ready for a change! You are correct to tackle both your eating and exercise. The two need to go together. Be sure to find a way to eat that is clean food and consistent good foot 3 times a day with small healthy snacks in between. I really think you are the perfect candidate for our Whole Body Reset program. Check it out right here:
Whole Body Reset
AT some point I think this would be a huge benefit to you. Keep it in mind.
We have some great workout programs that you Your question on which workouts to do depend on your fitness level right now. If you are a beginner, my suggestions are:
Walk , Sweat Sculpt
or
Move to Lose
If you are more advanced, my suggestions are:
Rock your Body Bootcamp
or
Metabolic Reboot
Hope this helps you!
Good luck!
Kim
Sincerely,
Julia
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THANK YOU!!!
Just trying to clarify — are these videos DVD’s or is some other viewing requirement needed? Thank you.
Hi JoAnn. The videos are online videos that you can stream on any device at anytime, anywhere as long as you are connected to the internet. If you have any questions, please give our customer service team a call at 1-844-278-2050 or chat with us on our site!
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I am re-entering the exercise world after a major wrist/hand injury and low back injury. Is bouncing around necessary when doing some of these videos. I want to be fit again but don’t want to hurt.
Hi there Jannine!
Great question! Bouncing is not necessary, especially after re-joining the workout community after an injury! Take your time and take it at the pace you need to, to avoid further injury.
If you have any other questions, please let us know right away!
Sincerely,
Jessica
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Is there a calendar to use (over 50) like the beginner’s calendar you can download? I really would like to start but don’t know where to start
HI Julie:
We did not develop a calendar for the “Workout Videos for Women Over 50”. I do think you would get what you are looking for with our Fit Over 40 calendar
This calendar has some of the same workout and has a nice layout that you can follow.
We also have a few others that I think you would enjoy if you are more on the beginner end of the specturm: Beginner to Buff calendar and the Walk Sweat Sculpt Calendar are both excellent for that range!
If you have more questions about the workouts, calendars or website in general, check out the How to Navigate the website video to help learn how to use the website: https://www.gethealthyutv.com/post/navigate-ghutv/
I hope this helps!
Kim
Get Healthy U Team
Thank you so much for all your lower impact high intensity workouts. I just tried one and I absolutely loved it. I am 55 years old and it kicked my butt. I’m very grateful I found you!
Also want to find strength training for over 50
Hi Lois, Here is a link for the workout videos for Women over 50. https://www.gethealthyutv.com/post/workout-videos-for-women-over-50/
If you have any questions, please give our customer service team a call at 1-844-278-2050.
Thanks
Jean
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I am 56 years old and I love working out with Chris and her trainers. There is truly something for everyone! The low impact workouts get you sweaty and your heart rate up. Weight training gives your body the boost it needs to see a difference in your body. Give it a try if your on the fence, I’m glad I did. My knees aren’t what they use to be, so I only go low impact. There is so much knowledge on this website to help you make decisions on what is good for your body.
Just trying to link my tv with my account so I don’t have to deal with ads
Hi Lois, here is a link that will give you all the options for streaming the workouts to your TV. https://www.gethealthyutv.com/post/how-to-stream-workouts-on-your-tv/
If you have any questions, please give our customer service team a call at 1-844-278-2050.
Thanks
Jean
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Give an honest try to perform the exercises