North County Water & Sports Therapy Center - May 2020

Due to COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders, this month we’re interrupting our series “Match Point Staying in the Game” to instead share ways you can stay active while staying home!

FOR THE “BINGE-WATCHER” • Sit-to-stands after every episode, 15 repetitions • Seated knee extensions/hamstring stretches • Calf stretches on couch • Standing trunk side bends • Seated trunk flexions/extensions during commercials • Crunches to reach for your remote control FOR “ZOOM NECK” • Active range-of-motion neck stretches at your desk • Doorway pectoral stretches when entering rooms in the house • Side-stepping in the hallway • Walks around the house between meetings • Trunk twists while seated or standing

STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE • Bicep/tricep curls with a wine bottle • Planks before meals • Calf raises while doing dishes • Countertop pushups • Glute bridges with legs on chair • Squats holding your child • Stair climbers

PRACTICING BALANCE • Single-leg balances playing trash can basketball • Single-leg balances while brushing teeth • Single-leg balances with cup pickup

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