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Full Body Stretching Routine in a Chair

Stretching is something you want to always include in your workout routine, especially as you age. Stretching helps to keep joints limber and reduce the risk of injury. It also helps relieve tension, reduce pain, and improve mobility. Try out these seated stretches in a chair to get started!

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How Does Exercise Improve Mental Health?

As we age, it becomes increasingly important to maintain physical health. Staying physically active can reduce your risk of falls, increase strength, and improve mobility. However, exercise also has a profound impact on mental well-being, especially for seniors. Regular exercise can work wonders for the mind, helping to boost your mood, lower anxiety, and improve your overall mental outlook.

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Shoulder Mobility Exercises

The best way to improve shoulder pain and shoulder mobility is through exercise. Both shoulder stretches and shoulder exercises strengthen the muscles in and around your shoulder and shoulder blades to create less shoulder tension, ease of shoulder joint movement, and reduced shoulder pain.

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Best Stretches for Back Pain

Whether you are experiencing lower back pain or an ache between the shoulder blades, stretching can reduce back pain and tension. Improve the range of motion and stiffness in your back with these simple yet effective standing stretches for back pain.

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Exercises to Lose Belly Fat While Seated

It gets harder to lose pesky belly fat as we get older and our metabolism slows down. The best exercises to lose belly fat give the abdominal muscles a workout. Try these seated belly fat burner exercises at home to build a strong core and manage a healthy weight.

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Dynamic Stretches You Can Do In a Chair for Full Body Pain Relief

Dynamic stretches are the key to injury prevention and increased mobility for seniors. Work through stiffness, tightness, and pain with these dynamic chair stretches! These deep stretches improve the range of motion and tension release. and include neck stretches, back stretches, core stretches, hip stretches, glute stretches, hamstring stretches, ankle stretches, and inner thigh stretches for full-body relief.

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3 Best Ankle Mobility Exercises

Suffering from ankle pain or stiffness? Here are some quick and simple exercises to do at home with a resistance band that will improve the strength and mobility of the ankle joints. These seated exercises are beginner and senior friendly.

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How to Improve Flexibility and Mobility As You Age

We naturally lose flexibility as we age. However, loss of flexibility prevents us from exercising, taking care of our families, and participating in our favorite activities. It can cause balance and mobility issues as well. Learn more about why flexibility is important for seniors and what you can do to improve flexibility and mobility at home.

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Simple Exercise Modifications for Knee Pain

You don't have to allow knee pain to sideline you from living a full, active life. You can still participate in lower body strength training even with knee pain if you know how to do it right. Exercise modifications that help with knee pain can keep you strong and active, allowing you to build muscle in your lower body pain free.

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Best Standing Exercises for Balance and Mobility

Balance exercises can help your body respond faster and keep you steady on your feet. They will also build strength and aid in weight loss efforts. The best part is that you don’t need fancy equipment, a gym, or even a lot of time to improve your balance. You can do these standing exercises from the comfort of your own home in just a few minutes to build balance and mobility.

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4 Simple Standing Exercises for Strength and Stability

You benefit from core strength throughout life, but it becomes particularly important as you get older. Having a strong core can help protect you from injury, such as falls. It will also help you continue to move and maintain stability as you do.  Standing exercises are some of the best ways to build up that core and lower body strength. Here are four of our favorites for those over 50. 

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Quick, Low Impact Workouts for the Busy Holiday Season

How do you squeeze a bit of exercise in between the holiday decorating, shopping, and parties? Easy! Just do a few of these quick and effective indoor, low impact exercises that are designed specifically for those 50 and up! Whether you’re looking for chair workouts, hip mobility, cardio, balance, and more, we have a quick and free online class for you!

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At Home Standing Exercises for Heart Health

Cardio exercises can increase energy levels for seniors and improve heart health! Increasing your heart rate is also the best way to burn calories and fat. Try out these 9 no equipment, at home standing exercises for a quick cardio boost!

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