GentleMove: Senior Chair Yoga

GentleMove is chair yoga, seated exercises, balance exercises and gentle
strength for adults over 50 and over 60, built to be read from a chair at
arm's length. Every move is done sitting in a chair or standing with a hand on
one, low impact and at home, and each routine is 5 to 20 minutes.

WHAT IT DOES

Routines you can follow
Three tracks: chair yoga for loosening up and breathing, balance work holding
the back of a chair, and gentle strength for legs and arms. Each track has
routines of 10, 15 and 20 minutes, and there are four short ones for the days
you only have 5 minutes.

A player made for tired eyes
One move at a time, shown by an animated figure, with the name, a plain
sentence on what to do, and a large countdown. The next move waits in the
corner. There is one big Pause button and a Skip button, and a rest between
moves. The screen stays on while the player is open, and the routine pauses
by itself when a call comes in or you leave the app.

A spoken count
The phone's own voice names each move and counts down the last seconds, so
you can look at the room rather than the screen. It can be turned off.

Where to start
Three questions on the first day (standing up from a chair, balancing with a
chair, climbing stairs) suggest where your routines begin: Gentle, Steady or
Stronger. You can change the level in Settings at any time. If you would
rather not stand to exercise, every routine keeps to seated moves.

A weekly plan
Choose the days you want to move. Each planned day has a routine ready,
rotating through the three tracks. After two weeks of sessions the app asks
whether you would like to move up a level; the answer is yours, and a missed
week is simply a missed week.

The library
105 chair exercises and standing moves in all, each with its own animation
and instructions, filtered by track or by seated only. Try any move on its
own.

Build your own
Put your favourite moves in the order you like, choose how long each one lasts
and how long to rest, and save it.

Calendar
Every session goes on a calendar with the minutes you moved, how it felt and
a note if you want one. Your streak is counted in weeks with your plan met,
not in days.

Reminders
A reminder on the days you chose, at the time you chose.

Easy to read
Three text sizes, chosen on the first screen and changed at any time. Large
buttons, plain words and no swiping needed to get around.

Backup
One file with your sessions and routines, to keep or move to another phone.

WHO IT IS FOR

Adults over 50 and over 60 who want gentle exercise at home, people who prefer
seated exercises, and family members setting up something simple for a
parent.

WHAT YOU GET

The standard plan includes three 10 minute routines in each track, the five
minute routines, the player with its spoken count, the calendar and
reminders. Full access adds the whole library to play move by move, the 15
and 20 minute routines, the weekly plan that steps up with you, building your
own routines, and backup. Every session you have done stays on your calendar
whatever you choose. There are no ads.

YOUR DATA

Your sessions and settings are stored on your phone. There is no account and
no sign-in. Crash reports and usage statistics are sent to help fix problems;
neither contains your sessions.

WHAT IT IS NOT

GentleMove shows gentle exercises and keeps a record of what you did. It is
not medical advice and does not replace a doctor or physiotherapist. Check
with your doctor before starting an exercise routine, and stop if anything
hurts.

The app is in 10 languages.

Questions: [email protected]

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