These exercises in chair yoga are mainly for strengthening legs and lower body.
Sit tall with spine straight in a sturdy chair. Hands on your lap.
Take a few normal breaths and relax.
1.With hands on your thighs lift right leg up in a slanting way with toes pointing forward. Repeat in the left leg. Do two more times in both the legs.
2. Bring both your hands behind and hold firmly on the chair, raise right leg up parallel to the ground. Hold for 5 seconds. Bring down. Repeat on the left leg. Bring down. Do for two more times in both the legs.
3. Firmly holding on the chair turn your right leg towards right with knee and foot sideways. Feel the stretch. Hold for 5 seconds. Bring back and do on the left leg. Repeat for two more times in both the legs.
4. While firmly holding the back of the chair lift your right leg, as high as possible. Hold for 5 seconds. Bring down and repeat on the left leg. Bring the leg down and do for two more times on both the legs.
5. Next and last for today is raise your right leg and place the foot on your left knee. Hold for 5 seconds. Bring down repeat on the left leg. Do for a couple more times on both the legs.
6. Bring both the legs sideways with feet together, raise your feet on toes and touch your heels. Hold the pose for 5- 10 seconds.
Come back to the original pose with hands on your lap. Take a few normal breaths.
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| Right leg turning right |
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| Both legs turned sideways with heels touching |
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| Right leg up |
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