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Beginners, start here! If you are new to exercise, this is the workout for you. Join certified trainer and wellness coach Jessica Smith and her Mom Debbie for this at home workout that uses everyday household objects (a chair and a broom!) to help you start sweating safely.
Level: Beginner
Equipment: A sturdy chair, a broom (or similar object such as a mop, swiffer or dowel)
Intensity: Low to Moderate
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This video was great! It's nice to focus on form sometimes I try fast paced videos I may not be ready for and feel lost on if I am doing it correctly. I cannot wait to try your other videos.
Thank you so much for these work outs!
This is one of my FAVORITE workouts! Â I found it on SparkPeople, and I do this about once a week (with other videos throughout the week). Â So great!
I really love your energy (motivating without being annoying), humor and respect for people with all levels of (un)fit-ness. I'm barely starting and the moves are simple, easy to follow, you give us time to concentrate on posture/intent to make them effective. I got some muscles aching without bouncing all around (I have neighbours downstairs), I feel energized for my day, and without feeling confused by the routine. Thank you so much!
How would you record this on sparkpeople.com?
Alright! After several months having bronchitis that lead into pneumonia I am starting back in from the beginning. I gained fat and lost muscle so here we go JessicaSmithTV!
2nd day this week and having a buddy come over so I can share with her.
Wow that was an awesome first workout! I'll be doing it again this week, I love how you told us about other things to do to increase the different moves! 🙂
@Tomeka Tiller please show this to trinity.
Can we do this workout during periods ?
Thanks Jessica, for directing me here. I think I have found my new workout guru!
Do you have any idea/workouts for extremely obese people? My Mom can't get down onto the floor and she doesn't have much endurance but wants to begin exercising. Would this be a good workout for her to begin with?
Hi Jessica- Â I am not a beginner having been an avid exerciser for 25 years, but I loved this one. I've been exercising with you every day for the last 10 weeks since I found your channel through the Fred Meyer Store Magazine. I'm amazed how interesting your workouts all are…This beginner one was the perfect addition to the first day of the September schedule, since I wanted a little more, but not too much. Thank you
Nanci
At first I was a little off-put by the "family affair" approach to this video, but as I've followed through, I've found that it has an interesting side effect: It's like "Hey, this lady has a mom, and dogs, and a house… she's a normal person, I can do this." A lot of other videos create a kind of isolated fitness world where already fit people exercise in a fitness vacuum. This feels more open and accessible, and therefore more inclusive and achievable. Thank you to you and your mom for your hard work. I'll be back for sure.
Loved this workout!!!
hello i just tried your beginners workout its awesome i wanted recommendation of what to do as i am obese but i am very flexible as i was thin 3 years  back and was a dancer  but now due to having pcos i have gain  a lot of body weight i have asked my doctor he said it would be great if i kept on doing regular exercise so please suggest me which routine out of all your video would be the best my main fat area lies in abdomen region  specially thighs they are really huge and lower stomach and some fat in my arms and i need to loose weight for my sister marriage please help me a lot thank you so much it would so grateful of you if you do so.
P.S. you can suggest me two to three videos as i can give 1 hr of regular exercise to itÂ
P.S.S thank you again
and yeah btw i firstly i thought she wasn't your mom but some friend and secondly your dog is really cuteÂ
I am putting this on my Jessica faves list!! Love your style!!!
Fabulous as usual Jessica, I love this one, thanks
Just tried it out. Good work out. I am so stiff round the lower back and upper shoulders it is hard but I am not forcing anything as I cannot get good until I have done little at a time. My right wrist is very bad and to go against the wall and put it on the chair was quite a challenge but I did it very gently and I have come to no harm. I shall do this work out 2 weeks every other day, to feel comfortable and see how it does help me.
First day. I had to do a few less reps sometimes but so far so good. It is wonderful not to have to go out to the gym in this frigid weather. I am grateful that you generously provide these for us.
About how many calories does this burn. Im very interested in doing this video!
Thank you so much. I'm an obese person, and I'm incredibly embarrassed to work out in front of people. With your videos and a proper diet I've been able to trim down 10 pounds of weight and feel great about myself again!Â
I just came across your video and I loved it! I did everything you showed in the video. It's the first day i've worked out in awhile. I'm hoping to do this on a regular basis. Any ideas on how often I should do these workouts? And thanks again for the help! It made me feel better as soon as I was done for the first day! <3
I love this workout!!! I can do the pushups on the wall like this, and that makes me feel great!!! Love all the squats and when I use the chair it makes me really get down to where I should be. Thanks! (and your Mom rocks)
My first workout today after gaining 50 lbs over the last 2 years. I felt strong and motivated after doing this workout. I plan to do more videos from jessicasmith. Thanks for taking the time to put this out here!
Do you have a twitter account for jessicasmith tv? I would love to follow you!
I love your workout clothes.. Any recommendations??
I have pretty bad knees. I used to be very into fitness years ago and there wasn't a day that went by that I didn't do intense cardio and/or strength training for at least an hour to two hours. Somewhere along the way I fell off, but now I'm ready to get back to where I used to be fitness wise. Well, when I tried to just jump back into working out it didn't go so well. My knees ached like crazy and I could not complete my workout. I finally had to admit to myself, as ashamed as it made me feel, that I needed a gentle beginner workout. One way or another I found myself here and I am loving this workout so far. I really feel that after a couple weeks of this that I will be ready to get back into the heavy routines that I once used to find so simple. Thank you for helping me get back on my feet. You have a new subscriber. 🙂
this looks like walk away the pounds videos!!!
How long should the beginner phase be?
I have almost 2 yr old twins and a 4 year old and have put on some weight. I also have 2 bulging discs in my lower back. I have a significant amount of pain sometimes. I started using this workout and moves from some of your other videos and counting calories and have lost almost 10lbs in a little over a week. This is amazing for me. I know it won't happen every week but just that and the muscle building helps my back already feel better.
The only thing I can think of is "Excellent workout". Thank you.
Hi Jessica!! in completion of this entire video, how much would you say I've burnt. I track my exercises and would just like to know! thanks soo much for your videos!!!
This is really a very nice and and fun exercise. But it's really hard for beginners, even with the easy options. Keep that in mind when you try! Made me sweat heaviliy. Enjoy nevertheless! .-)
Really enjoy this workout. just as Im starting to struggle its done. good motivational video and can do before breakfast.
I used hand weights for this exercise and I worked up a lil bit of a sweat. Great workout Jessica.
I love it!!! It was my first time and it was amazing, thank you
Hi, my name is Jamice and i 'm looking to start excercising just to keep my body strength up and to stay fit without having knee and joint pain, of course i am getting older and that's one of the reasons why i want to stay fit.
thank you Jessica for teaching us easy way of workout without putting pressure on the knee joint. I was pushing myself too hard to achieve the work out level before.now I have developed a problem with my right leg .as I bent to the side keeping my hands up I feel pain on upper right leg side even if I keep the belly tuck in.since I found you I'm doing your low impact cardio and stretching from last week.also I feel pain on upper left chest bone while sucking the belly in. do you think it's a sciatica pain?
thank you!!!!!!!!!!
Enjoyed this workout thanks Jessica / mom!
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My balance was fine I found the opposite arm and legs really hard my coordination is where I fail lol
i am a disabled 38 year old female who is about 60 pounds overweight, i suffer from many bone and tissue diseases which i was born with as well as a non curable lung disease…i recently started watching what and how much i eat as well as no more soda..only water…i do my best to try and walk 4 miles a night, but it depends how mu bones and lungs do….before i began these exercises, i watched the video to even see if i can do these, and most i cant do..i dont think i can do the over the head arm stretches as my arms can only reach so high, also with my spine disease, i can only bend over so far…so im just wondering if i would get same results as if i were doing them just like you?? i also keep oxygen near by if i need it
I have the connective tissue disease, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Working out for me is difficult because I dislocate very easily. But if I don't strengthen my muscles my joints are unstable and I am in terrible pain. This workout is perfect for me. I can modify if I need to. Great workout for real people! Thanks Ladies!
This video is a great way for beginners to start exercising. So many 'beginner' workouts are way too hard for real beginners. Jessica continuously describes how to modify the moves if they are too hard, and reminds you that you can take a break when you need to.
My first time doing this workout and even though it says beginner, it got me sweating.
Awesomeness! In Matthew 7;7 the Good Lord says "Seek and you shall find". Well I finally found a workout that's doable having taken a loooong 'Break':) Ty for the share, your cuing and instruction are spot on, and you Mom is Adorably Beautiful:)
I've been following your workouts for several years. I love the many choices of routines. I only discovered this one today. Love your demonstrations and explanations. Never hurts to review form and have options other than weights. Thanks Jessica!
@JessicaSmith… please come out with more new videos. Have been following your exercises for 3 years now. I explore other videos but keep coming back to yours. Thank you so much for them.