Strength exercises (NHS)

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Publisher: National Health Service · Published: September 18, 2026 · Accessed: September 18, 2026

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• Strength exercises can be done at home to improve your health and mobility, and the routines are described as gentle and easy to follow for people who have not done much for a while.
• The NHS advises trying to do these strength exercises at least twice a week, building up slowly and gradually increasing repetitions over time.
• The strength routine is designed to be combined with the other routines in the same NHS series: sitting exercises, flexibility exercises and balance exercises.
• The routine includes functional movements such as sit-to-stand, mini-squats, calf raises, sideways leg lifts, leg extensions and wall press-ups, with a stable chair and a wall used for support rather than weights.