Step 1 Get down onto your hands and knees on the floor. Step 2 Gently raise your left leg backward until your foot is above the plane of your back.  Raise it as high  as your flexibility allows with the goal being to get your thigh parallel to the floor. Step 3 Then slowly return […]

Step 1 Get down onto your hands and knees. Step 2 Gently raise your right arm and your left leg, extending  them until both are parallel to the ground. Step 3 Then slowly return your arm and leg to the starting position to complete one repetition.  Repeat 9 more times to complete one set of

Step 1 Stand next to a chair or table that you can comfortably hold onto. Step 2 While holding with one hand, bring the opposite leg up to your side to a right angle with your thigh parallel to the floor. Step 3 Then slowly return the leg to the starting position to complete one

Step 1 Lie comfortably on the floor. Step 2 Raise your knees so that your feet are comfortably under your knees, your shoulders are comfortably on the floor and your arms are at your sides. Step 3 Raise your hips up until your body creates a flat plane between your shoulders and your knees, entering

Step 1 Stand next to a chair or table that you can comfortably hold onto. Step 2 While holding chair or table with one hand, stand with all of your weight  on the leg  closest to the chair.  Then lift the opposite leg up in front of you to a right angle with your thigh

Step 1 Lie comfortably on the floor. Step 2 Raise your knees so that your feet are comfortably under your knees, your shoulders are comfortably on the floor and your arms are at your sides. Step 3 Raise your hips up until your body creates a flat plane between your shoulders and your knees.  Then

Step 1 Use a stable chair on a flat surface.  This chair should be wide enough to sit comfortably. Step 2 Back up to the chair and slowly allow yourself to sit down into the seat, using the strength of your legs to lower you.  If desired, lift your arms to provide a counter-balance as

Step 1 Stand near a table, desk, or dresser that is stable and has a strong hip-height surface. Step 2 Back up to it.  You may place your hands on it to brace yourself.  Then gently lean back a few inches, until you feel your core engage. Step 3 Then slowly return to the starting

Step 1 Hold weights in your hands.  These can be hand weights, soup cans, or plastic bottles of water.  If your are just beginning, you may choose to start with no weights and allow gravity to do the work. Step 2 Begin with your hands at your sides.  Gradually bring your hands up until they

Step 1 Hold weights in your hands.  This can be hand weights, soup cans, or plastic bottles of water. Step 2 Start with your hands at your sides, with your palms facing forward. Step 3 Gently bend your arms at the elbows, lifting the weights toward your shoulders.  Then gradually return the weights to the

Step 1 Use a stable chair on a flat surface.  This chair should have strong arms and be wide enough to sit comfortably. Step 2 Sit at the front of the chair and place your hands on the arms of the chair.  Gradually put your weight on your hands and slowly push yourself  up out