Chair Exercises

Seated workouts for getting moving

Chair Exercises is a Health & Fitness app for following exercise routines while seated. It is aimed at people who want a gentler or more supported way to move, including beginners and older adults, or anyone who finds standing workouts difficult. The chair is the starting point, not a promise that every exercise will suit every body.

What the routines are for

The app focuses on chair-based movement, with gentle exercises intended to help users begin moving again. Its workouts are presented as 30-day programmes, giving the routine a clear structure rather than leaving users to assemble a session from scratch. Movements may include stretching and strength work; some exercises can call for equipment such as a resistance band or dumbbells, so the chair does not necessarily mean no equipment at all.

This is a practical format for home exercise or for people who prefer to stay seated during a workout. It may also suit someone easing back into activity, but chair-based exercise is not automatically safe for every injury, health condition or recovery stage. If that is the reason for choosing it, check with a qualified health professional about which movements are appropriate.

Who may find it useful

Choose Chair Exercises if you want a simple route into seated workouts and are comfortable following a programme of gentle movement. It is less suited to someone looking for gym-style training, a broad fitness platform or a replacement for tailored rehabilitation advice. The point here is narrower: exercise that can be done from a chair, with less emphasis on standing balance or getting to a gym.

At a glance

Steveloper is the developer. The app has a 3.96-star rating from 320 reviews and 100,000+ installs. Those figures show that people have tried it, but they cannot tell you whether its exercises or programme will match your needs.