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Flexibility · 12 min · most days

Older-Adult Gentle Mobility

Shorter holds (20–30s) and support for balance. Use a wall or chair as needed. Goal is maintaining everyday range and confident movement, not maximal flexibility.

Grade inherited from the evidence blocks this routine implements. Duration is a starting point (do more or less); the app just tells you where you land against the evidence-based dose.
  1. 1
    Standing Hamstring Stretch (Foot Elevated)
    hold 20–30s x 2 per side
    Foot on a low step, hold support.
  2. 2
    Standing Calf Stretch (Gastrocnemius)
    hold 20–30s x 2 per side
    Hands on the wall for balance.
  3. 3
    Doorway Chest / Pec Stretch
    hold 20–30s x 2
    Gentle, upright posture.
  4. 4
    Cat-Cow (Spinal Flexion-Extension)
    6–8 slow cycles
    Or seated if the floor is hard to access.
  5. 5
    Controlled Neck Rotations & Nods
    6–8 each direction
    Slow; stop with any dizziness.
  6. 6
    Ankle Dorsiflexion (Knee-to-Wall)
    hold 20–30s per side
    Supports balance and gait.
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