Sit to Stand

Required Equipment

  • Firm chair (arms optional)

Starting Position

  • Seated in chair with feet positioned under or slightly behind a neutral position

Procedure

  • Using your arms to assist as little as necessary, lean forward pressing down through your heels and come to a standing position.  Slowly lower yourself back into the chair.

Coaching Keys

  • Standing from a chair is largely leaning forward and pushing through your heels!  If you are having trouble, try bringing your feet back a bit while seated in the chair.
  • Remember to SLOWLY lower yourself back into the chair rather than “dropping” back onto the seat pan.

How It Should Feel

  • Like a forward lean smoothly transitioning to a standing position.