STOTT PILATES® Active Aging with Stability Chair™ and Cross-Bow™ Handles: Building Strength & Flexibility for Falls Recovery

This workshop, created by the Merrithew^® team, focuses not only on preventing falls but also on ensuring effective recovery from them. By incorporating the Stability Chair^™ and Cross-Bow^™ handles into our exercise routines, we can offer older adults a comprehensive tool for enhancing their postural stability, strength, and flexibility, ultimately improving their ability to recover from falls and maintain an active, independent lifestyle.

Learning objectives

• Apply the STOTT PILATES Principles to exercises on the Stability Chair.
• Understand the importance of falls recovery in addition to fall prevention for enhancing the quality of life among older adults.
• Learn and practice falls recovery exercises using the Stability Chair with Cross-Bow handles, focusing on balance, strength, and flexibility.
• Experience a workout that incorporates falls recovery exercises, ensuring ongoing engagement and improvement in falls recovery skills.

Equipment used in this workshop

• Pilates Mat (1:1)
• Stability Chair^™ (1:3)
• Cross-Bow Handles (2 per Chair)
• Rotational Disks (1:1)
• Reformer Box (1:1)
• Foam Cushion C (1:1)
• Gripper Mat