Sit and Be Fit: Season 8 with Mary Ann Wilson

A mostly-seated workout led by a very caring instructor — PBS’s Mary Ann Wilson. These classic routines offer a great way for anyone to stretch and tone their entire body. The variety is super-motivating — each series features different movements accompanied by different instrumental music (e.g. Polka, Sousa marches, even Irish jigs). Mary Ann emphasizes proper form and safe technique (“only go as far as you can”). A nine-minute segment is done standing next to the chair, but she also shows sitting modifications.

The workout ends with an optional set of seated exercises that use 1 to 3 lb. dumbbells.

The Sit and Be Fit workout season eight is a collection of routines compiled from the Sit and Be Fit #800 public television series. Program Host, Mary Ann Wilson, RN integrates up-to-date research and creative choreography to provide a general workout that motivates viewers to make exercise a part of their daily lives. Her warmth effectively reaches out to all fitness levels from the physically frail to physically active. Sit and Be Fit programs are designed to balance out the body and focus on core strengthening, flexibility, balance, strength, agility, circulation, and range of motion with an emphasis on proper breathing and postural alignment.

Mary Ann Wilson professionally designed this workout. She is a registered nurse who is internationally certified by the American Council on Exercise. She is the producer/host of the Sit and Be Fit television program and is a lecturer, teacher and is a nationally recognized leader in the field of Senior Fitness.