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. 2023 Jul 14;3:10. Originally published 2023 Feb 23. [Version 2] doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.13371.2

Table 3. Example template for a live online REGAIN exercise session.

Session Plan – REGAIN session 5 Challenge: Intermediate Circuits: 2
Equipment: chair (optional: weights of some kind e.g. water bottles, tins, dumbells etc)
Comments: All exercises below are interspersed with active recovery (AR), e.g. marching, side-steps, heel digs etc
Exercise Name Reps and/or
Time
Teaching Points
(Key safety points)
Progression Alternatives
(where appropriate)
1 Squat + one
arm reach
45s on/30s AR □   Feet hip width apart
□   Back straight, head up, extend
arm up as you stand up
□   Increase ROM
□   Add weight
□   Decrease ROM
2 Lateral raise
super slow
45s on/30s AR □   Hold abdominals tight
□   Slow controlled movement
□   Arms up to shoulders
□   Add weight
□   Pause at top
□   Front raise
□   Seated
□   Alternate arms
3 Side lunge
with super
slow bicep curl
45s on/30s AR □   Toe down first to side
□   Slight bend in knee
□   When in lunge squeeze arms
into curl
□   Deeper lunge
□   Add Weight
□   Pause at top
□   External support
□   Shallow lunge
4 High pull 45s on/30s AR Feet hip width apart
Slight bend in knees back straight
Stand back up bringing hands
from knees to chest in 1 movt
Add weight
increase ROM
Decrease ROM
upright row w/out legs
5 Wide stance
knee to opp.
toe touch
45s on/30s AR □   Feet flat on floor, shoulder width
apart
□   Back straight, head up
□   Knees soft
□   Rotate to reach down to
opposing knee
□   Increase ROM to ankle
□   wider stance
□   Decrease ROM
□   seated
6 Standing
overhead press
45s on/30s AR □   Feet hip width apart
□   Slight pelvic tilt to protect back,
Abdominals tight
□   Extend both arms up to meet in
arc overhead
□   Add weight
□   Pause at top
□   Alternate arms
□   Seated
□   Frontal raise
7 Seated leg lift
over object
45s on/30s AR □   Sit towards edge of chair
□   Lean back into chair
□   Lift straight leg one at a time over
water bottle
□   both legs together □   bent leg
□   hold chair for balance