Chair stretching plan for Seniors

EricMelder7994

Looking for a chair-based stretching routine. I am a 74 year old man who uses a walker.

AnnPT77

In the US, AARP has some chair exercise videos for free (don't need to be a member). They also have virtual classes (online, free, instructor led).

Here are a couple of yoga videos that are chair-based:

https://videos.aarp.org/detail/videos/fitness/video/6020366656001/chair-yoga-flow-with-fitness-expert-lorraine-c.-ladish
https://videos.aarp.org/detail/videos/fitness/video/6148434772001/10-minute-chair-yoga-flow-with-lorraine-ladish

I don't know whether those would be doable for you or not: Details matter. There are some other AARP videos you can find via those pages that have chair-based modifications in them, too.

Silver Sneakers and some major hospital health centers have home free chair exercise videos on YouTube. If you go to YouTube and search "Chair Exercises for Seniors" or "chair stretching for seniors" you will be able to check out a bunch of them. (Look for ones from major hospitals or reputable senior organizations, vs. ones from online fitness trainers or gyms. The latter can be fine, but also can be trying to sell us things!)

I'm a senior (67), but so far fortunate enough to be able to do standing exercises, so I can't recommend specific videos. But I've used other exercise videos from reputable organizations like AARP and Silver Sneakers, and found them to be high quality.

Here are some sample chair stretches on YouTube from sources I've used for non-chair exercises:

from Physical Therapists Bob & Brad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQJVHjlvuVE

from Silver Sneakers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu1wQP1Cmok

I hope that helps!