Exploring Ease in Sit-to-Stand

Listed by the publisher as “Sit-to-Stand: Explore Easier Ways to Stand Up From a Chair”

This chair-based lesson guides participants through different ways of standing up and sitting down. By shifting foot placement and rotating the head and torso while leaning, the practice explores how to use the whole body's coordination to find more efficiency during the transition from sitting to standing.

SittingStandingSit To StandWeight ShiftingSpinal RotationCoordinationEquipment: ChairFlexion/Extension: Mixed Or BalancedRotation: DefiningSide bending: MinorCross-lateral: Moderate