- Denise Austin, 68, shared three exercises to do for a “total body balance workout.”
- The moves are great for strength, mobility, and stability, she said.
- Keep reading to learn how to do them.
Denise Austin is back with another three-step comprehensive at-home workout using one of her favorite props, a sturdy chair. This one is a “total body balance workout,” as she called it, that focuses on strength and stability. All you need is the aforementioned chair and a pair of free weights—whatever size you’re comfortable with.
As with any exercise, it’s important to maintain proper form with these moves. And Austin has some great tips for that, in addition to detailed instructions for each, all of which she shared in a video demonstration on Instagram.
Here are her top three moves for a “total body balance workout,” per the video.
1. Lunge to standing crunch
In this one, Austin stands next to her dining chair, holding onto its back with one hand for balance. She then lifts the opposite knee for a standing crunch, and, without touching her foot to the floor, lifts it back and extends it into a lunge squat, all while holding both weights in the corresponding hand. “We’re working your whole body here,” she says in the video. “You’re working on your balance, your agility, your mobility, and, and your strength.”
2. Tricep extension
For this move, Austin places the chair in front of her and bends toward its seat, planting one weight-bearing hand firmly on it. With her back straight and her body at a 90-degree angle, she curls the other hand, holding the other weight toward her chest, then extends it back behind her. Austin emphasizes that it’s important to keep your back “nice and straight” for this one and “use the chair for balance.” She calls this move “so nice” for toning the back of the arms.
3. Seated overhead shoulder press
The chair is used normally—as a seat. With her back straight, feet flat on the floor, and knees and arms at 90-degree angles, Austin presses the weights above her head, lowers them, and repeats. “I’m letting my upper body do the work,” she adds.
Austin loves that these exercises work on mobility and strength to “tone and tighten,” she wrote in the post’s caption. “These are simple, effective exercises you can do right at home!!” she added. “They’ll leave you feeling strong, balanced, and energized!”
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