Your tricep muscle in the back of your upper arm is very important in the mechanics of the shoulder and daily living. Here is an easy way to strengthen them without equipment at home!

Swimming in any fashion, water walking and water aerobics are all fantastic ways to get aerobic exercise. If you have access to a pool, seriously consider making it part of your weekly or monthly exercise routine!

Standard jumping jacks can be tough on older muscles and joints. So here is a great solution… modified jumping jacks!

EOTW # 29 is a mobility exercise. The Open Book is a wonderful exercise to mobilize and loosen your core, lower spine and upper chest!

An easy strength measure I often use in the clinic is called the “30 Second Sit to Stand Test.” It is a general measure of your functional lower extremity strength.

Quite simply, set a 30 second timer, pick a chair and count how many times you can stand from sitting in 30 seconds. Record your answer. Then do some butt bumps 2 – 3 times a week for 4 weeks or so and then re-do your 30 Second Sit to Stand Test.

I think you will be pleasantly surprised with your strength improvement!

Butt bumps are a great exercises to do 2 times weekly lifelong. The older you get, the more important they become!

We humans spend most of our days with our spines in a forward bent position. Press Ups (Cobra) are a great spinal mobility exercise that puts your entire spine into gentle extension. I think you and your spine will like it!

Bonus exercise! Skip Steps are aerobic but will also strengthen your legs and challenge your balance. Find some steps and get started!

A wonderfully easy, yet effective and comfortable stretch for the low back, is the Knee to Chest Stretch… Check it out!

Waiting on food from your toaster or microwave? What a great opportunity to get in some hamstring stretching. rr+ EOTW # 24 is the Countertop Hamstring Stretch!

Shoulder rotations are a great way to keep your shoulder joint and rotator cuff in good working order!

Strong legs = a strong life and a strong recovery when needed! Heel raises are easy and effective!

A mobile spine is a happy and healthy spine! Check out the Lower Trunk Rotation exercise to mobilize your low back!

Here is a great, right at home, challenging balance exercise to add to your repertoire!

Planks can be hard. Planks can be easy. Ultimately, planks are an incredibly important skill needed for good core strength. Pick the level best for you and get started!

This week's rr+ EOTW is like an 8 in 1 strength exercise for the upper body! Sweet, right?? It’s wall push ups!

Yes, we're back to that balance thing again! Single leg standing with your eyes open and closed is a very effective way to improve your balance!

The Sitting Low Back Stretch is an easy and fantastic way to stretch your low back!

Our upper back and rotator cuff notoriously get weaker with time causing a bunch of potential bad things to happen. This EOTW is a nice way to strengthen your scapular muscles and rotator cuff lying on your bed.

“Comfortable” usually leads to better exercise results. In this EOTW we learn to use the back of a couch or chair to comfortably stretch the quadriceps, knee and hip flexors!

As we age, we tend to round forward at the head, shoulders and upper back. Wall Slides, this week’s EOTW, target the thoracic spine and the soft tissues around the shoulders, upper back and scapula. This one is a keeper!