How Many Exercises You Can Do With A Chair

Cancel your gym membership. I'm going to list 21 exercises you can do with a common chair. You'll be able to exercise your entire body, for free, with these:
1) hands on the seat, face down, legs stretched out and on your toes--pushups;
2) butt off the seat, hands behind you, raise and lower--back of the arms;
3) sit, put your hands on the insides of your knees, try closing your legs as you resist with your hands--thighs;
4) stand, hold chair, lift up a straight leg to the side, then switch--hips;
5) sit, hold sides of chair, bring knees up, hold for two--abs;
6) sit, straight arms out to sides, rotate in small circles--side shoulders;
7) sit, long arms in front, then hide straight arms behind your back--front/back shoulders;
8) on floor, feet on chair, hands reach for ceiling, bring shoulders off floor then back down--abs;
9) on floor, feet on chair, long legs, lift heels off chair six inches, up and down--lower abs;
10) sit, squeeze your cheeks and hold--butt;
11) sit, knees flared out to the side, raise knees up--side abs;
12) sit, face in, raise shoulders up to your ears and hold for two--neck;
13) stand, curl the chair--biceps;
14) lying on floor, lift chair over head, then all the way over your head until it touches the floor behind you--high back;
15) stand, hands on seat, bring your knee to your chest, then kick back like a donkey--butt;
16) sit down, stand up--front thighs;
17) stand, hold chair, raise only your toes twenty times--shins/ankles;
18) same thing, this time raise your heels and hold for two--calfs;
19) stand, hold chair, kick your heel to your butt--back of legs;
20) hold chair, curl it by flexing your wrists up and down--forearms/wrists;
21) walk around the chair twenty times, then reverse, and hop to make it harder--cardio; Bonus: sit on chair and take a moment for yourself, you did it--meditation.
Just these will help change your attitude, your body and your energy level. Email me your additions to the list.
Erik Flowers is a Personal Trainer and co-owner of Body Builders Gym, Los Angeles. He has been called "The Athlete Whisperer," and the L.A. Times named him one of L.A.'s most innovative trainers. http://www.athletewhisperer.com