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Where can I find the Strength & Flex plan please?

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I do not want a podcast. I am deaf. Please do not just link to nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/s... because all that is is a bunch of podcasts. (Unless I've missed something on the page, but I did look carefully.)

Is there a pdf, or a list, or anything I can read please?

Thanks.

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That link has links to the videos,,, with instructions and voice overs and the sets of exercises that match Strength and Flex.... also check out our own Strength and Flex forum here too:)

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MagellanGraduate in reply to Oldfloss

Thank you.

Do you know, is there a pdf, or a printout, or a list in writing that I can use please? If there isn't that's fine, I can do some other exercise plan instead. I'd like something I can print out and look at.

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OldflossAdministratorGraduate in reply to Magellan

Week 1

A gentle workout starting with a warm-up followed by a series of strength and flexibility exercises, finishing off with a cool down. Duration: 35:28

If you click on each week... it will give you this break down...

Podcast 1

A gentle workout with music, starting with a warm-up followed by a series of strength and flexibility exercises, finishing off with a cool-down.

Duration: 35:28

Warm up

check your posture

5 shoulder rolls as you walk (both shoulders)

10 chest presses as you walk (pushing both hands away from you, then bringing them back in with your elbows pointing out)

10 arm rows as you walk (keeping your elbows tucked in while you pull imaginary oars back and forth)

10 knee bends as you walk

Watch a video clip of the warm-up routine

Strength workout

10 standing press-ups

10 pull-ups

10 shallow squats

Flexibility workout

thigh stretches

calf stretches

seated hamstring stretches

chest stretches

upper back stretches

Just click on each one and print it out... I did:)

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MagellanGraduate in reply to Oldfloss

Thanks, That's the bit I wasn't finding!

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WenderwooGraduate

Here’s a link to the forum where they may be able to give you more guidance:

healthunlocked.com/strength...

😁

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