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Keep Moving – if you spend most of your day sitting at a desk or sitting at home then just taking 1 minute an hour to complete even one of these exercises would be beneficial. 

Always remember to move safely and within your own personal limitations.

image of person performing seated lateral trunk stretch

Seated Lateral Trunk Stretch

Sit on a chair and support one hand on the chair. Lengthen your spine gently through the sitting bones to the top of your head.

Lift the other arm up and bend gently to the side with your arm reaching over your head. Hold while breathing evenly. Return to the starting position.

Repeat 5 times each side.

 

two people demonstarting a seated trunk rotation exercise

Seated Trunk Rotation

Sit on a chair with your legs hip width apart and cross your arms over your chest. Keep your spine effortlessly elongated.

Maintaining width through your collarbones, allow your trunk to slowly rotate without effort. Breathe evenly and feel the movement. Slowly return and repeat to the other side. Use as little muscle work as possible.

Repeat 5 times each side.

woman demonstrating a seated squat exercise

Chair Squat

Stand tall with your feet approximately hip-width apart and weight distributed evenly on both feet.

Make sure the chair behind you is at a suitable distance from you.

Bend your knees and hips and squat down onto the chair. Knees and toes should be pointing in the same direction.

Sit down lightly and push back up to the starting position using your front thighs and buttock muscles.

Repeat 10 times.

person demonstrating a standing knee lift with support

Standing Knee Lifts with Support

Start by standing and take support.

In turn, lift your knees forward.

Repeat 10 times on each leg.