Gentle Stretch & Flex: Seated Stretching Class Program for Seniors & Memory Care

Slow down, breathe out, ease in 🍃

 

Gentle Stretch & Flex is a complete 30-minute seated stretching class for senior living and memory care. Eight gentle stretches, each with the exact words to say, a hold count to follow, and an easier option built in. Nothing is rushed, nothing is forced, and everyone stays in their chair from the first breath to the last. No experience needed to teach it — the full script is written out for you.

 

The class at a glance:

Warm-up (5 min) · Stretches (20 min) · Cool-down (5 min)

 

WHAT'S INSIDE

- How to teach it — seated setup, pacing, and cueing style (one instruction at a time, show it every time, praise the trying)

- Safety first — the five stretching rules: move gently, never bounce or force a stretch, stop if it hurts, stay seated with chair support, staff present and supervising; plus memory-care adaptations and when to skip, pass, or stop

- Word-for-word 30-minute class plan — warm-up, all 8 stretches, and cool-down, with timings and the exact cue to say at each step

- 8 stretch cards — Neck & Shoulder Ease, Chest Opener, Seated Cat-Cow Back Stretch, Gentle Side Bend, Seated Hip Opener, Seated Hamstring Stretch, Ankle & Calf Stretch, and Full-Body Cool-Down Breath, each with simple cues, hold counts, an easier option, and a safety note

- Large-print cue cards — one big, easy-to-read card per stretch, ready to print, cut, and keep with the class

- Staff quick-reference one-pager — class map + cue cheat sheet, ready to tape inside a cabinet door

 

All seated. Memory-care friendly. No equipment. Instant download PDF (10 pages, US Letter).

 

General wellness and gentle movement only — not medical advice, not physical therapy, and not a replacement for any resident's prescribed exercises or care plan. Residents follow their own care plan.

 

Designed by an Activities Director in memory care 🦊

 

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