Exercise DVD – Smile and Sway Gently
$55.00
A low-impact, chair-based exercise DVD with gentle arm and leg movements set to ballroom and Latin music. Runs for 30 minutes and offers two menu options — one with full verbal instruction and one with visual cues only — giving staff flexibility in how they lead sessions.
Smile and Sway Gently is a chair-based exercise DVD that follows a slower pace than the original Smile and Sway program. It combines seated arm and leg movements with ballroom and Latin music, and is suited to group exercise sessions in aged care facilities, day therapy units, respite care, and community programs. As one of the more accessible exercise DVDs for seniors with limited mobility, it keeps instructions simple and the pace unhurried throughout its 30-minute runtime.
How it can be used
The DVD includes two menu options to suit different session styles. Staff can select full verbal and visual instruction from creator Gina Buber, or switch to visual cues only — allowing carers to guide the group in their own voice while following Gina on screen. Both options run to the same music and movement sequence.
Key details at a glance:
- Two menu options: full verbal instruction or visual cues only
- Seated arm and leg movements set to ballroom and Latin music
- 30-minute duration — suitable for a standard activity session
- Slow pace with simple instructions throughout
- Led by creator Gina Buber
- Staff-led group session: Select the visual-cues-only menu option and have a staff member call out encouragement or count movements aloud, adding their own energy while participants follow Gina on screen.
- Independent group viewing: Use the full verbal instruction option when a staff member needs to supervise rather than lead — participants can follow along without additional facilitation.
- Warm-up or cool-down activity: Use a portion of the DVD at the start or end of a broader activity session to ease participants into or out of physical engagement.
- Regular scheduled movement session: Build the DVD into a weekly timetable as a consistent, low-effort group activity that residents can anticipate and recognise over time.
- Format: DVD
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Menu options: Two — full verbal and visual instruction; visual cues only (no verbal instruction)
- Activity type: Seated, chair-based exercise