Chair Dancing Through The Decades: A Workout For Everyone And No One (VIDEO)

When we saw this on The Daily What, we realized that there was a reason we were put on this planet after all: to witness chair dancing in all its glory. We're not quite sure about the "through the decades" part, nevertheless, this video is an endless treasure trove of awful.

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Comments

[Concerned Citizen100]

07:40 PM on 05/16/2011

How is this even funny? Truly, is this posted in the comedy section as a cruel joke to poke fun at older folks, or people with special needs? I've regarded the Huffington Post as a decent site, and enjoyed many articles, but this posting calls into question the judgement of the whole editorial staff. In poor taste Huffington Post. You owe this company an apology, as well as their customers, and the general public!

[bryce05]

09:20 PM on 05/04/2011

Not funny.

[bryce05]

09:18 PM on 05/04/2011

WTF is "urlesque"?

[Autumn Godwin]

09:27 PM on 05/06/2011

used to be an independent site, such as icanhascheezburger ... obviously just bought out by huffpo/aol ... :(

[magicmary]

11:47 PM on 05/02/2011

I got my mom some chair exercise videos and the people demonstrating them were kinda weird but I tried every trick in the book to get my housebound mom to do some exercises like those. Fortunately for all of us she did just enough exercising to keep moving around on her own till about a month before she passed away.
Yeah, it's dopey looking but for someone with limited mobility or in recovery it's a really good thing to do. Also if you're like me and sit all day at work and come home and blather on the internet, you might want to incorporate some of this silliness into your day

[Pamla Perez]

10:17 PM on 05/02/2011

I think that is a great idea! It does not matter how you get you exercise, as long you get it!

[Scoop511]

11:58 AM on 05/02/2011

I cannot believe I found this in the comedy section! These videos are most often used by people who have a physical disability or are in a wheelchair and that is the type of exercise they can do and you think it's cool to make fun of it and make implications about it?

[txthinker]

05:09 PM on 05/02/2011

I couldn't agree more. My wife is disbled and chair dancing is one exercise program she can do. Nothing humorous sbout this at all.

[qaan]

11:46 AM on 05/02/2011

Since I only have half of my left foot and lost two toes on my right foot, I can't engage in aerobic activities becuse I have balance problems and end up in pain. Physical therapists have given me sets of flexibility and strengthening exercises that I do in bed (mostly leg and core) and in a chair (strengthening arms and legs using weights). Obviously the HuffPost employees who create and edit the comedy section just aren't very good at their jobs.

[jcarterla]

10:55 AM on 05/02/2011

When I have been dancing in 6" heels, I will often take a break with some chair dancing.

[beasteben]

10:19 AM on 05/02/2011

This would be a good video for someone in a wheel chair.

Huffpo swing and a miss.

[mrpuddles]

04:05 AM on 05/02/2011

Thanks, Huff Po, for making fun of people like me who have problems with our legs and are disabled because of it.

I chair exercise cuz it's all I can do.

What kind of people are you?

[ianmcc]

09:06 AM on 05/02/2011

Most people do not work with people who have health issues to the extent of needing to exercise in a chair, so they laugh at what they are afraid may happen to them. I agree though it's not funny and a little cruel.

[bryce05]

09:23 PM on 05/04/2011

I hope my family members with disabilities do not come across with stupid piece.

[MamaRea]

03:16 AM on 05/02/2011

Nevertheless, that comment was pretty stupid. Guess people with mobility issues shouldn't have exercise videos.

[rigmoten]

02:16 AM on 05/02/2011

I'm sorry, if the people in your infomercial look bored your product probably sucks.

[keep it solid]

09:12 PM on 05/01/2011

yea I was into that until I treid with a rocking chair. My wife that I was having a seizure and called the ambulance. Now I do coach yoga

[keep it solid]

09:23 PM on 05/01/2011

*tried *thought that
~ I am on a roll ~ :)

[Bernie M]

09:01 PM on 05/01/2011

I was going to make a snarky comment until I remember what my mother had to say, "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything." Exercise of anytype is definitely a good thing! You guys get your groove on!

[Havana Thinks]

08:29 PM on 05/01/2011

I remember the chair exercises from sit and be fit. Now, that gave you a real workout. It is wonderful that exercises can be done by people with all sorts of limitations. Everyone looked happy to be exercising and it was nice to watch people of all ages and diversity getting together for healthy reasons.