Sit and Be Fit: Award-Winning Senior Fitness Chair Exercise

The SIT AND BE FIT workouts feature Mary Ann Wilson, RN, from the popular public television series. Each 27-minute episode includes full-body workouts designed to strengthen, stretch, and improve the overall function of the body. Mary Ann creates and leads exercises that are easy, upbeat, and lively, featuring fun movements and music. Additionally, seated versions of the standing workouts are demonstrated by a second instructor.

The episodes cover a variety of exercises: - Episode 1 (27 min): Warm-up, Circulation, Towel/Fingers, Weights, Legs, Stretch & Relaxation - Episode 2 (27 min): Warm-up, Circulation, Fingers, Weights, Leg Strengthening & Stretching - Episode 3 (27 min): Warm-up, Circulation, Band, Fingers, Leg Strengthening, Stretch & Relaxation - Episode 4 (27 min): Warm-up, Circulation, Towel, Band, Leg Strengthening & Stretching

Mary Ann Wilson is a registered nurse in the field of geriatrics and post-polio rehabilitation, and she is the founder and host of the award-winning exercise show Sit and Be Fit, which is broadcast on over 100 PBS television stations across the United States. In 1987, Wilson started the PBS show Sit and Be Fit, which includes a variety of exercises for the elderly and people with limited mobility. The show revolves around exercises that can be done while sitting in or using a chair, with little effort.

Wilson's idea for Sit and Be Fit came in 1985 while she was teaching an adult aerobics class and noticed her clients suffering numerous injuries and attrition. Wilson then began to see a vast improvement in the health and well-being of the students and began a trek to have her idea spread on a national level. In 1987, KSPS-TV agreed to air her show, and it was distributed nationwide. Wilson has since produced 220 episodes and 24 home video workouts, and she has written several fitness manuals and columns on health in the aging community.

In addition to her show, Wilson offers a variety of seminars and lectures to healthcare professionals, caregivers, and doctors at hospitals around the United States. She has also been a spokesperson for her exercises and expertise at several national and international health conferences. Wilson is a teacher, attending nursing and retirement homes whenever possible, to develop new exercises for her program.

The SIT AND BE FIT program is recognized as a rehabilitative exercise program, designed in conjunction with a team of physical therapists. In communities where the program airs, occupational therapists and physical therapists recommend it to their patients as an excellent follow-up program to therapy. The program is recognized and recommended by professionals in the healthcare industry for exercise after physical therapy, post-surgery, rehabilitation, and for seniors and those with disabilities.

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