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Balance & Strength Q
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Phase 3 · Strength and power · Session Q

Stairs.
Up strong.
Down controlled.

The staircase is the best leg machine in any house — and coming down is the harder half.

  • Qsession
  • P3Strength
  • 12:00on the clock
  • — donecompleted

Stairs are free training

Climbing stairs loads the legs and the heart together and is among the most useful exercises in any home.

Power goes before strength

Muscle power declines faster than strength with age, and power is what catches a stumble. That is why some repetitions here are fast.

Osteoarthritis likes exercise

Exercise is first-line treatment for hip and knee osteoarthritis and does not damage the joint. Movement improves pain and function.

Three couplets · two rounds · twelve minutes · steady on your feet

A

Up

Stair climbing + fast step-ups
A1

Stair climbing

60 s · steps to beat

Up and down a flight with the rail; whole foot on each step — count the steps.

Easier two steps only  ·  Harder more flights

R1R2—
A2

Fast step-ups

12/side · ×2

Step up quickly and step down under control — the speed is the training.

Easier slower  ·  Harder higher step

R1R2
B

Down

Stair descent + slow step-downs
B1

Stair descent

60 s · steps to beat

Come down slowly, one foot per step, controlling every landing — the rail is fine.

Easier one step at a time, both feet  ·  Harder no rail

R1R2—
B2

Slow step-downs — deep

10/side · ×2

From a higher step; lower the free foot over three seconds and step back up.

Easier lower step  ·  Harder higher step

R1R2
C

Support

Lunge + wall sit
C1

Supported lunges

60 s · slow reps

Hand on the counter; step back into a lunge and drive back up, torso tall.

Easier smaller step  ·  Harder no hands

R1R2—
C2

Wall sit — longer

4 × 20 s · ×2

Back on the wall, knees bent to a comfortable angle; hold twenty seconds and breathe.

Easier less bend  ·  Harder deeper

R1R2

The clock

Round 1settle in — 70%, perfect tracking
0:00A1 → A2
2:00B1 → B2
4:00C1 → C2
Round 2own it — beat Round 1 by quality
6:00A1 → A2
8:00B1 → B2
10:00C1 → C2

Each couplet: 60 s scored → the loading set → 10 s to move on. Done at 12:00.

How to run it

  1. Muscle responds to training at any age — including the nineties. Nothing here is too late.
  2. Power is speed plus strength, and it is lost faster than strength. That is why some reps are fast.
  3. Two clean sessions at a level earn the next. Add the harder version, not more repetitions.
  4. Stand up from the chair without hands whenever you can. It is the single most useful thing on this list.

Tick it off

MovementRound 1Round 2Best
A1Stair climbingsteps in 60 s —
A2Fast step-ups12/side
B1Stair descentsteps in 60 s —
B2Slow step-downs — deep10/side
C1Supported lungesslow reps in 60 s —
C2Wall sit — longer4 × 20 s
Session time
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Date
TE-12-BALANCE-Q