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Chair Lift

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Content last reviewed: 2026-07-06

Chair Lift demonstration

How to do it

  1. Sit straight up in a chair.
  2. Loop one leg through the strap.
  3. Place the other leg down with pointed toes and leg slightly bent.
  4. Slowly and gently pull your leg up.
  5. Hold 10 seconds.
  6. Repeat on the other side.

Form cues

  • Equipment: a gymnastic strength band, yoga strap, or resistance band all work — use whichever you have.

Dosage

  • Hold 10 s per side

Muscles worked

hamstrings — anatomical illustration
hamstringsAnatomical illustration derived from BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Stretches: hamstrings

Target muscles

Hamstrings
Posterior Neck Stretch (Chin Tuck, Supine)Shoulder Adductor / Lat Stretch (Supine Overhead Reach)Lateral Neck Flexor Stretch (Side Tilt)Neck Extensor Stretch (Seated/Supine Flatten Neck)Pectoralis Minor Stretch (Supine Assisted)One-Joint Hip Flexor Stretch (Supine, Knee to Chest)