{"id":957087,"date":"2026-07-24T22:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/957087\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T22:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:15:12","slug":"chair-exercises-to-restore-glute-strength-after-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/957087\/","title":{"rendered":"Chair Exercises to Restore Glute Strength After 60"},"content":{"rendered":"

Build rock-solid glutes with these simple chair exercises.<\/p>\n

If your goal is to strengthen your gluteal muscles, you\u2019re thinking ahead. Everything you do now to preserve muscle strength<\/a> is a step closer to staying mobile and flexible as you age. Now, when it comes to the glutes, your first thought may be to perform sets on leg machines at the gym. But we\u2019re here to say you can do chair exercises<\/a> right at home, and they\u2019re excellent for restoring glute strength<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What makes this modality so effective is the ability to isolate and activate the glute muscles while keeping your lower back and knees safe. Chair workouts<\/a> are the perfect stable base to work on posterior strength safely.<\/p>\n

We spoke with Terry Tateossian<\/b><\/a>, Founder, Certified Lifestyle Medicine Coach, Trainer, and Nutritionist for Women 40+ at THOR \u2013 The House of Rose, who has completed a variety of advanced training to support her work in women\u2019s health and middle-aged weight loss, and learned five chair exercises that can help restore glute strength faster than yoga after 60.<\/p>\n

Before we dive in, you shouldn\u2019t write off yoga altogether. It\u2019s an incredible form of movement to weave into a well-rounded fitness routine.<\/p>\n

In fact, according to Tateossian, \u201c[Yoga is] one of the most beneficial physical practices for adults over 60, and I recommend it to almost every client where applicable. [That said,] traditional yoga is not designed to build strength through progressive overload.\u00a0 Chair exercises like the ones I mentioned deliberately concentrate the load on the glutes, which is how you strengthen and rebuild them. In addition, yoga sustains and gently stresses the muscle\u2014like in the warrior pose. Chair exercises overload it progressively.\u201d<\/p>\n

Below, Tateossian shares five chair exercises to add to your routine.<\/p>\n

\tSit-to-Stand<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is the single most important glute exercise for adults over 60 as it delivers independence as we get older.\u00a0 Sit to stand without using your arms directly loads the glutes in the exact patterns needed to stand up from a couch, the bathroom or a car. It directly transfers to real life movement,\u201d Tateossian shares.<\/p>\n

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  1. Begin seated at the front of a sturdy chair, feet under your knees.<\/li>\n
  2. Lean forward just a bit.<\/li>\n
  3. Try to stand up without using your knees, hands, or additional support.<\/li>\n
  4. Then, use control to slowly sit back down for a count of 3.<\/li>\n
  5. Perform 3 sets of 10 to 12 reps, sticking with tempo 3010.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If You Can Do These 8 Lower-Body Moves, Your Leg Strength Is Elite<\/a><\/p>\n

    \tChair-Supported Standing Hip Extensions<\/p>\n

    \u201cThis is a great isolation exercise for the gluteus maximus that targets the glutes through a pure hip extension without any help from the quads,\u201d Tateossian says.<\/p>\n

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    1. Begin standing tall behind the chair with your hands resting on the back for balance and feet hip-width apart.<\/li>\n
    2. Slowly kick one leg straight behind you.<\/li>\n
    3. Squeeze the glute of the working leg, holding for 1 second at the top.<\/li>\n
    4. Return it to the start position.<\/li>\n
    5. Perform 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps per side, sticking with tempo 3010.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      If You Can Hold a Wall Sit This Long After 60, Your Lower-Body Power Is Top-Tier<\/a><\/p>\n

      \tChair-Supported Standing Side Leg Lifts<\/p>\n

      \u201cThis is a great exercise to help with a \u2018waddling\u2019 gait while walking. It also stabilizes the standing leg and helps restore lateral hip stability for adults over 60,\u201d Tateossian tells us.<\/p>\n

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      1. Begin standing tall behind the chair with your hands resting on the back for balance and feet hip-width apart.<\/li>\n
      2. Lift one leg out to the side, keeping your toes pointed forward.<\/li>\n
      3. Hold for 1 second at the top.<\/li>\n
      4. Return it to the start position.<\/li>\n
      5. Perform 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps per side, sticking with tempo 3010.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        If You Can Complete These 4 Exercises Without Stopping After 50, Your Body Strength Is Exceptional<\/a><\/p>\n

        \tSeated Glute Squeeze Hip Abductions<\/p>\n

        \u201cWhen we spend all day sitting, our glutes become \u2018sleepy,\u2019 and our bodies unlearn how to activate them. Isometric squeezes like this can turn the switch back on,\u201d Tateossian says.<\/p>\n

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        1. Begin sitting tall on the chair with your feet flat on the floor.<\/li>\n
        2. Squeeze your glutes as hard as you can, holding for 10 seconds.<\/li>\n
        3. Release.<\/li>\n
        4. Repeat 18 to 20 times for 3 sets.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          If You Can Do These 4 Squat Variations, Your Lower Body Is Bulletproof<\/a><\/p>\n

          \tSeated Pilates Chair Marches With Glute Engagement<\/p>\n

          \u201cThis trains the glute-and-hip-flexor coordination that regular walking depends on. The pattern of \u2018one glute fires while the other side lifts\u2019 is exactly what happens with every step, and rebuilding that coordination in the chair transfers directly to a stronger, more stable gait,\u201d Tateossian notes.<\/p>\n

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          1. Begin sitting tall at the edge of a sturdy chair with your feet flat on the floor.<\/li>\n
          2. Slowly lift one knee up toward the ceiling while pressing the opposite glute into the chair.<\/li>\n
          3. Use control to lower.<\/li>\n
          4. Perform 3 sets of 12 to 18 reps on each side, sticking with a slow tempo.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Alexa Mellardo<\/p>\n

            \t\tAlexa is a freelance writer, editor, and content strategist based in Greenwich, CT. She has 11+ years of experience covering wellness, fitness, food, travel, lifestyle, and home.\t\t\t\t\tRead more about Alexa <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Build rock-solid glutes with these simple chair exercises. If your goal is to strengthen your gluteal muscles, you\u2019re…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":957088,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[38],"tags":[1198,210,260027,181350,187183,67,132,68,9008],"class_list":["post-957087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-leg-exercise","tag-over-60","tag-seated-exercise","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-workouts"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116977266075695926","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/957087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=957087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/957087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/957088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=957087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=957087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=957087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}