Chair Exercises For Lower Back

Inhale to lengthen your spine then exhale to twist left.

Chair exercises for lower back.

Awaken the core with this gentle twist that brings mobility back to the spine. To perform the seated lower back rotational stretch. As you inhale press down into your seat sit up straight your spine lengthening and lift your arms up overhead. Throughout the exercise remain seated in your chair with a straight back and abs braced by pulling the navel to the spine.

Make sure to not go lower than having both knees bend past 90 degree angles. Lightly grip the top of the chair with one hand. Step your right leg straight back. Sit up tall in your chair.

Place your left hand on the chair behind you and your right. Inhale to lengthen your spine. Start seated at edge of chair placing hands behind you with fingers facing away from hips. Exhale to twist your torso to the right.

Sit at the edge of your chair and cross your left thigh over your right. Place hands on knees and inhale lifting chest and. The best chair yoga moves to combat back pain 1. Simple lower back exercises for seniors seated more life health join me mike physiotherapist as i continue the theme of specific body parts and exerc.

Twist at the core to the right keeping the hips square and the spine. Hold for 30 seconds lengthening your spine on your inhales and twisting deeper on your exhales. Place your right hand behind you on the seat of the chair and place your left palm on the outside of your right thigh. Release your hip flexors release the tlf this muscle gets very tight.

Pull your shoulders down and back. Again start with your feet firmly planted on the floor and knees at a 90 degree angle. As you exhale turn gently to your right placing your left. Your knees stay bent as you pick one leg up off the ground lower it back down and alternate with the other leg.

Edge just a little forward on. Wrap a resistance band around the back of your wheelchair or simply wrap it around your back just below your shoulder blades. Stand feet hip width apart with your right side next to the chair back. Sit on a stool or chair without arms keeping the feet flat on the floor.

Sitting tall and with your abs engaged grasp each end of the resistant band in your hands and hold your arms at a 90 degree angle at shoulder level with the palms facing down.