4 Chair Exercises That Rebuild Lower Back Strength Faster Than Gym Machines After 60

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Lower back pain is the single biggest reason people over 60 come to me for training, and it’s also the one most of them believe they can’t do anything about. I’ve been a personal trainer for almost 40 years, and for the last 20 I’ve been director and co-founder of TRAINFITNESS, the UK’s leading provider of in-person and online personal training courses.

Here’s what most people don’t realize: the weakness usually isn’t damage. The muscles haven’t broken down, they’ve just forgotten how to fire after decades of sitting. And fear does the rest. Once someone has had a bad flare-up, they start avoiding any movement that reminds them of the day it happened, and that avoidance shrinks their range further, leaving the back weaker still.

Four chair-based exercises, done a few times a week, can turn that around faster than most people believe.