Safely strengthens the muscles to the side of your hips.
Helps increase your defences against hip arthritis and associated stiffness.
Increases the range of movement in the muscles to the side of the hips, helping maintain stride patterns and walking power.
Instructions:
Stand behind a chair, and use it to help you balance.
Raise your right leg to the side, using your left leg for balance, exhaling as you do so. Stop when you feel discomfort and hold the pose for a few seconds.
Lower the leg to the starting position, inhaling as you do so.
Repeat ten times, before doing the same for the opposite leg.
