Chair pose

How to do the Chair pose: full step-by-step instructions, muscles worked (Legs, Glutes), equipment (Bodyweight) and a two-frame demo. Free to read, from the Setline exercise catalog.

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Chair pose: start and finish positions
Chair pose: start and finish positions

How to do it

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet together and inhale your arms overhead.

  2. 2

    Exhale and bend your knees, sitting your hips back as if into a chair.

  3. 3

    Keep your chest lifted and weight in your heels; hold and breathe.

In a Setline session: 3 sets of 20s.

Questions

What equipment do I need for the Chair pose?

The Chair pose uses: Bodyweight.

Which muscles does the Chair pose work?

The Chair pose works: Legs, Glutes.

How many sets and reps for the Chair pose?

In Setline sessions the Chair pose is programmed as 3 sets of 20s.

Which Setline styles include the Chair pose?

The Chair pose appears in: Yoga & Stretch, Bodyweight.

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Chair pose — how to do it, steps and demo · Setline