Seated Exercise
Performing these gentle sitting exercises will help improve your mobility and prevent falls, and can even be done at home.
Don't worry if you've not done much for a while, these seated exercises are gentle and easy to follow. If you're not very active, you may want to get the all-clear from a GP before starting
For these chair-based exercises, choose one that is stable, solid and without wheels.
You should be able to sit with your feet flat on the floor and knees bent at right angles. Avoid chairs with arms, as this will restrict your movement.
Wear loose, comfortable clothing and keep some water handy.
Build up slowly and aim to gradually increase the repetitions of each exercise over time.
Try to do these exercises at least twice a week and combine them with the other routines in this series to help improve strength, balance and co-ordination
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