Lower Body Exercise for Seniors: Improve Strength and Balance

• Walk heel-to-toe. Position your heel just in front of the toes of the opposite foot each time you take a step. Your heel and toes should touch or almost touch.
• Practice standing up and sitting down without using your hands.
• Stand on one foot. You can do this while waiting in line at the grocery store or at the bus stop. Remember to alternate feet!

Index: Lower Body Exercise for Seniors: Improve Strength and Balance

1. Before You Start: Safety Tips for Balance Exercises
2. Side Leg Raises: strengthen muscles at sides of hips and thighs
3. Hip Flexion: strengthen thigh and hip muscles
4. Hip Extension: strengthens buttock and lower-back muscles
5. Balance Exercises You Can Do Anywhere, Anytime
6. Balance Exercise: Checking Your Progress
7. How much balance exercise do I need, and how often?