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Introduction to Standing Exercises
Categories: Standing, Introductions
Exercise is an important part of COVID-19 recovery in order to regain your strength, endurance, flexibility, and ability to fully take part in all aspects of your daily life.
Introduction to Seated Exercises
Categories: Seated, Introductions
Exercise is an important part of COVID-19 recovery in order to regain your strength, endurance, flexibility, and ability to fully take part in all aspects of your daily life. Even if you cannot yet tolerate exercise standing up or moving more vigorously, it is still very important to keep yourself as active as possible.
Getting Out of Bed (Supine Log Roll)
Categories: Start Here, Supine, How To, Exercise
The 'log roll' is a simple technique to make it easier to get in and out of bed, and is useful for those who have back pain or decreased balance and strength.
Sit-to-Stand
Categories: Start Here, Seated, Standing, How To, Exercise
This highly practical and functional exercise strengthens the muscles we need to be able to safely get in and out of chairs, stand up from bed and get on and off the toilet.
Seated Pursed Lip Breathing
Categories: Start Here, Breathing, Seated, Exercise
Pursed lip breathing is a technique that makes breathing easier and more effective and can resolve shortness of breath caused by exercise or increased activity.
Dr. Marilyn Moffat
Category: Expert Interviews
World renowned physical therapist Marilyn Moffat sheds light on the role physical therapists must play in COVID recovery.
Dr. Phillip Mirian
Category: Expert Interviews
Frontline physical therapist Dr. Phillip Mirian speaks about treating COVID-19 patients, and what to do once you are back home.
Prone Hip Extension
Use this exercise to strengthen your back and your bottom so movements like standing up, climbing stairs and walking feel easier.
Seated Tripod Position for Shortness of Breath
The tripod position helps get more air in the lungs when you are short of breath and may make it easier to breathe, especially when other breath control techniques are used.
Side-Lying Abductor Strengthening
Categories: Sidelying, Exercise
Strengthening the muscles on the outside of the hips, also known as our hip abductor muscles, keeps us steadier on our feet, and more stable when walking or standing on one leg, like when using stairs.
Standing Basic Balancing Exercises
Categories: Start Here, Standing, Exercise
Improving our balance makes us more stable while walking and using stairs and decreases our risk of falls and injury. It is an important component of recovery after extended illness and hospitalization.
Standing Calf Raises & Marching
Categories: Start Here, Standing, Exercise
These exercises improves blood flow, strength and stability in the lower legs and make activities like climbing stairs and stepping over objects easier.
Standing Hip Abduction & Extension
Categories: Standing, Exercise
Strengthening the muscles of the side and back of our hip and leg is very important for low back support, hip alignment, posture and stability, as well as keeping us stable when walking or standing on one leg, like when using stairs.
Standing Posture
Categories: Standing, Exercise
Improving posture can make breathing easier, help with back and neck pain, enhance our digestion and improve pelvic floor function.
Standing Supported Lunges
Categories: Standing, Exercise
Lunges work on your balance, strength and stability at the lower legs and hips, and can make it easier to get up from the floor or lift heavier objects off the floor, like a grocery bag.
Standing Supported Squats
Categories: Standing, Exercise
Squats are a very useful exercise to make it easier to get up from a chair, off the toilet and out of bed. If this is difficult, try the sit-to-stand variation first or the wall squat variation.
Standing Wall Push Up
Categories: Standing, Exercise
This easier alternative to floor push-ups still strengthens the chest, abdominal, arm and shoulder muscles, making it easier to complete everyday tasks. Increase the angle when you are ready to make it more challenging.
Standing Wall Squats
Categories: Standing, Exercise
Squats are a very useful exercise to make it easier to get up from a chair, off the toilet and out of bed. If this is difficult, try the sit-to-stand variation first or if too easy, do the supported squat variation instead. It can also be helpful if you have one-sided weakness, like after a stroke.
Supine Shoulder Flexion
This upper body exercise can improve shoulder flexibility and mobility, and can be easily turned into a strengthening exercise with the addition of weights or weighted objects.
Supine Wall Angels
Improving chest and shoulder mobility relieves muscle tightness and stiffness, and can make it easier to breathe and maintain a better posture when sitting or standing.