Exercises & Lessons for Stiff and inactive after 60

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Exercises for Stiff Joints: A Gentle Lesson to Try Today

A short awareness lesson that visits several joints through small, easy ranges. Do it on the floor or in a chair, at whatever pace feels kind.

5-10 minutesTry
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Balance Exercises for Older Adults: Steady and Supported

Gentle balance exercises for older adults: slow weight shifts at a counter, attention to the feet, and small movements that build quiet steadiness.

5-10 minutesTry
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Gentle stiff fingers exercises: a 10 minute hand lesson

A quiet ten minute lesson for hands that feel thick and slow to open, built on small, slow movement and close attention rather than squeezing and stretching.

8-10 minutesTry
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Fall Prevention Exercises for Seniors: The Turning Lesson

Most falls happen mid turn, not mid stride. A short seated lesson that explores how looking behind you travels through the whole of you.

5-10 minutesTry
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Exercise for Finger Stiffness: A Slow Lesson for the Hands

A slow, seated lesson for stiff fingers that includes the forearm and the shoulder, with tiny comfortable movements and plenty of rest between them.

8-10 minutesTry
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Walking Exercise for Seniors: A Lesson in How You Walk

A short walking exercise that cares about how you walk: the weight rolling from foot to foot, the swing of your arms, the small turn of your ribs.

10-12 minutesTry
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Foot Exercises for Seniors: A Gentle Lesson for Tired Feet

A slow, seated lesson for stiff feet and ankles. No equipment, nothing to balance on, and every movement small enough to stay comfortable.

8-10 minutesTry
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Cool Down Exercises: After the Walk, the Garden, or Errands

Gentle cool down exercises for the minutes right after a walk, the garden, or errands. A slow standing lesson by the counter about transition, not recovery magic.

3 to 5 minutesTry
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Hip Exercises for Seniors: A Gentle Lesson for Stiff Hips

Hip exercises for seniors that stay small, slow, and comfortable, with a short guided lesson you can do lying on a bed, on the floor, or seated in a chair.

10-15 minutesTry
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Core Exercises for Seniors: A Gentle Reaching Lesson

Core exercises for seniors without crunches or planks: one slow lying down lesson where your ribs, waist, and belly learn to move together with ease.

8-12 minutesTry
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Flexibility Exercises for Seniors: A Gentle Daily Lesson

Flexibility exercises for seniors that invite ease back into stiff hips, spine, and shoulders through one short, slow lesson you can do at home.

8-12 minutesTry
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Exercises for Seniors at Home: A Gentle Standing Lesson

Exercises for seniors at home that need only a sturdy chair, with a short standing lesson to feel steadier on your feet and move more easily around the house.

10-15 minutesTry
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Gentle Exercises for Seniors: A Soft Whole Body Lesson

Gentle exercises for seniors that ask nothing more than slow, comfortable movement, with a short whole body lesson you can do lying down or resting in a chair.

10-15 minutesTry
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Mobility Exercises for Seniors: A Seated Joint Lesson

Mobility exercises for seniors that move each joint through easy, comfortable range, with a short seated lesson to keep your neck, shoulders, spine, and ankles free.

10-15 minutesTry
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Gentle Stretching for Seniors: An Easy Daily Lesson

Gentle stretching for seniors that invites a little more length without pulling, with a short lying and seated lesson and simple cues to feel more ease.

10-15 minutesTry
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Low Impact Exercise for Seniors: A Gentle Daily Lesson

Low impact exercise for seniors that stays kind to the joints, with a short seated and standing lesson and simple cues to move with more ease and steadiness.

10-15 minutesTry
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Stretches for Hamstring Flexibility: A Gentler Way After 60

Gentle stretches for hamstring flexibility after 60: small, comfortable movements that invite the nervous system to allow length instead of forcing it.

5 to 10 minutesTry
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Hamstring Stretches for Seniors: A Gentle Lying Down Lesson

Gentle hamstring stretches for seniors, done lying down or in a chair: small movements led by the pelvis that invite guarded hamstrings to soften.

5-10 minutesTry
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Warm Up Exercises for Seniors: Before a Walk or the Garden

Gentle warm up exercises for seniors to do by the counter before a walk, gardening, or errands. A short standing lesson about readiness, not exertion.

3-5 minutesTry
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Rib Cage Mobility: A Gentle Lesson for Easier Breathing

Rib cage mobility through small, slow movement that frees a stiff upper body and lets the breath move more easily, with a short lying-down lesson.

8-12 minutesTry
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Ankle Mobility Drills: Gentle Moves for Freer Ankles

Easy ankle mobility drills use slow, repeated movement to restore range so walking, squatting, and balance feel freer and more comfortable.

5-10 minutesTry
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Balance Proprioception Exercises: Sharpen Your Inner Sense

Balance proprioception exercises train your inner position sense with slow, supported movement. Learn why this matters for steadiness, with a short lesson to try.

5-10 minutesTry
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Proprioception Exercises for the Ankle: Steadier Footing

Gentle proprioception exercises for the ankle wake up your sense of where the foot is in space, which steadies walking and helps prevent small rolls.

5-10 minutesTry
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Leg Exercises for Seniors to Prevent Falls

Leg exercises for seniors to prevent falls, done slowly with a chair for support. A short standing lesson to build steady, confident legs after 60.

5-10 minutesTry

See the Feldy program for Stiff and inactive after 60

Gentle, guided lessons. Try your first one free, no credit card required.