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mind-body7 hours ago•12 min saved

Chair-Based Strength: 5 Moves to Improve Walking After 60

A trainer-recommended guide for adults over 60: five chair-friendly exercises—Seated Marches, Seated Leg Extensions, Chair Sit-to-Stands, Seated Heel Raises, and Seated Knee Lifts With Hold—designed to strengthen hip flexors, quads, calves, and core to restore walking speed, balance, and endurance with low joint strain; supported by research showing functional, lower-body work can improve gait in older adults more effectively than isolated machine-based training.

via Eat This Not That|

#aging #balance #chair-exercises

sports4 months ago•1 min saved

Rangers' Igor Shesterkin Exits Game Early Due to Leg Injury

Igor Shesterkin left the Rangers game against the Utah Mammoth with a lower-body injury after a collision, requiring assistance off the ice and being replaced by Jonathan Quick.

via NHL.com|

#hockey #injury #lower-body

health-and-fitness3 years ago•1 min saved

The Sit-Squat-Stand Fitness Test: What You Need to Know.

The Sit-Squat-Stand fitness test, currently going viral on TikTok, measures mobility rather than fitness levels, according to physical therapist Jacob VanDenMeerendonk. The test involves crossing arms in front of the body, placing each hand on the opposite shoulder, and lowering oneself into a seated position before rising again without using hands. Passing the test indicates great lower body mobility, body control, core strength, and balance, which can help reduce lower back pain, prevent injury, and improve movement levels.

via LifeSavvy|

#fitness #health-and-fitness #lower-body