Move Well: Strength & Balance After 60
Steadier on stairs, surer on footpaths, confident getting up — the exercises physios actually prescribe, from a kitchen chair.
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Steadiness is trainable at every age — the research on it is unusually clear. This class builds a safe home routine from a kitchen chair and a bench: the strength, balance and gentle stretching exercises physios actually prescribe, taught step by step, progressed gently — all of it under fifteen minutes a day.
It’s for anyone who’d like to feel surer on stairs and footpaths — and stay in their own home.
The eight lessons
1Why Balance Is the Whole GameStrength and balance respond to training at any age — what the research shows, minus the fear-mongering.2Are You Ready to Start?The GP chat, the four stop signs, and the safe corner — the lesson that earns all the rest.3The Foundation: Sit-to-Stand & PostureThe king movement, taught step by step — it IS getting off chairs, car seats and beds.4Balance Practice, Held SafelyThe wobble is the exercise working — and the bench is always there to catch it.5Leg Strength for Stairs & FootpathsCalf raises, step-ups and wall squats — power where independence lives.6Grip, Arms & Getting Up Off the FloorThe skill nobody practises until they need it — learned slowly, station by station, with a chair to help.7Building the Weekly HabitAttached to the kettle and the morning cuppa — all of it under fifteen minutes, finished with gentle stretches.8Staying Steady for LifeThe hazard sweep, the slipper problem, and the wider net around the exercises.One page per lesson: the GP list, the four stop signs, the sit-to-stand cues, the balance ladder, the strength trio, the floor journey’s five stations — and the fridge card itself, the whole week on one page with blank spaces for your own comfortable sets. Print it, pencil in your doses, magnet it to the fridge.
How to get it
Morning Post membership
This class and the other 17 — plus both Morning Post workbooks, all four mysteries, and everything we build next. Covers your household.
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Pairs well with Your Brain After 60 and Gardening for Health & Happiness.
Questions worth asking
Is it safe for me?
The class opens with a readiness lesson and asks you to check in with your GP first, especially with existing conditions. Every exercise starts supported, with a chair or bench in reach.
Do I need equipment?
A sturdy chair, a bench or wall, and proper shoes. That’s the lot.
Is this medical advice?
No — general education built on the exercises falls-prevention programs use. Your GP and physio always come first.
Morning Post Classes — general education, not medical advice. Check with your GP before starting anything new, and stop if something doesn’t feel right. Narration and illustrations are AI-assisted under human editorial review — editorial policy.