Neck turn
Gently moves your neck from side to side.
Time: About 1 minuteLevel: Gentle Can be done sitting
From Module 4, Movement and exercise
Calf stretch
Stretches the back of your lower leg. Good after a walk.
- Time
- About 2 minutes
- Level
- Gentle
- Position
- Standing
- Equipment
- None
- Space
- A wall, or the back of a chair
Step by step
- 1.Stand facing a wall and put your hands on it. Or hold the back of a chair.
- 2.Step one foot back. Keep that leg straight and the heel on the floor.
- 3.Bend your front knee until you feel a stretch in your back leg.
- 4.Hold for 15 seconds. Then change legs. Do 3 on each side. Keep breathing.
Make it fit you
Easier
Take a smaller step back.
Harder
Hold the stretch for up to 20 seconds.
More exercises like this
All exercises
Upper body twist
Gently turns your upper back and waist.
Time: About 1 minuteLevel: Gentle Can be done sitting
Chest stretch
Stretches the front of your chest and shoulders.
Time: About 1 minuteLevel: Gentle Can be done sitting