'All exercises'
Prepare to sit and stand
To help you begin to strengthen your muscles to the point where you can safely get in and out of a chair, using just your arms and legs to help you. If you struggle to get up out of a chair, this is a good place to start...
Press-up, on knees
To strengthen arm, shoulder and chest muscles. Particularly good for working the under-arm (tricep) muscles. Everyday benefits include being able to push a shopping trolley or someone in a wheelchair more easily...
Shoulder loosening
A group of gentle exercises to ‘oil’ and loosen your shoulder joints so they feel less stiff, achy, creaky or tight. They should also help to ease tightness in your neck... Sit and stand leg strengthener
To strengthen the muscles that let you bend and straighten your legs. If your legs go weak or wobbly a lot, or if you find it hard getting up off or down into a chair, this is a good place to start...
Sitting up for back strength
To begin work on strengthening your back, which in turn will help reduce back aches and pains, improve your posture and sense of balance... Squats
To strengthen all the major muscles of the legs and buttocks. Especially good for knee-muscle conditioning. Will help make it easier to bend down and lift things from the floor or bend down and pick up a child...
Straight leg lift, side-lying
To strengthen the outside-hip muscles and keep hip bones strong. Essential for proper walking, being able to step sideways safely and to guard against a broken hip... Toe raises
To strengthen the shin muscles that pull up your toes. This is crucial to walk properly and safely, as well as very useful for running and walking uphill... Tricep dips
To strengthen the back-of-upper-arm muscles and help to maintain shoulder flexibility. Helps combat the look of bingo-wings, and makes it easier to push heavy doors open... Upper back strengthener, sitting
To strengthen your upper back muscles, which counteracts the effect of droopy shoulders and hunched posture. This also helps to keep your shoulders more flexible...
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