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Chair-stand exercise

Chair-stand exercise has been studied in 5 papers since 2022: 5 observational studies in people. The newest paper, Aug 29, 2025: “Group Chair-Stand Exercise and Cognitive Recovery in Sarcopenic Stroke Patients”.

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“Chair-stand exercise was performed a median of 62 times/day and independently improved outcomes, while MCT alone had limited effects.”
Synergistic Effects of Medium-Chain Triglyceride Supplementation and Resistance Training on Physical Function and Muscle Health in Post-Stroke PatientsNutrients2025doi:10.3390/nu17091599

None of its findings points the other way.

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

  • 3 independent labs in 1 country
  • Humans5

What did studies of Chair-stand exercise find?

5

Studies of Chair-stand exercise measured 5 outcomes; the most studied are physical function (1 study), defecation independence (1) and urination independence (1).

Physical function

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Chair-stand exercise improves physical function in humans.

    “Chair-stand exercise was performed a median of 62 times/day and independently improved outcomes, while MCT alone had limited effects.”

    Humanspost-stroke patientsmedian 62 times/day

    Synergistic Effects of Medium-Chain Triglyceride Supplementation and Resistance Training on Physical Function and Muscle Health in Post-Stroke Patients

    Nutrients

Defecation independence

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Chair-stand exercise improves defecation independence in humans (β=0.149, P=0.049).

    “the number of chair-stand exercises was independently positively associated with FIM-Bowel at discharge (β=0.149, P=0.049)”

    Humanspost-stroke patients with sarcopenian = 180

    Effect of Chair-stand Exercise on Improving Urinary and Defecation Independence in Post-stroke Rehabilitation Patients with Sarcopenia

    Progress in rehabilitation medicine

Urination independence

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Chair-stand exercise improves urination independence in humans (β=0.147, P=0.038).

    “the number of chair-stand exercises was independently positively associated with FIM-Bladder at discharge (β=0.147, P=0.038)”

    Humanspost-stroke patients with sarcopenian = 187

    Effect of Chair-stand Exercise on Improving Urinary and Defecation Independence in Post-stroke Rehabilitation Patients with Sarcopenia

    Progress in rehabilitation medicine

Handgrip strength

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Chair-stand exercise improves handgrip strength in humans (β = 0.101, p = 0.032).

    “and HGS (β = 0.101, p = 0.032) at discharge, respectively.”

    Humanspatients diagnosed with sarcopenia undergoing convalescent rehabilitation after stroken = 302

    Chair-Stand Exercise Improves Sarcopenia in Rehabilitation Patients after Stroke

    Nutrients

Skeletal muscle mass index

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Chair-stand exercise increases skeletal muscle mass index in humans (β = 0.181, p < 0.001).

    “SMI (β = 0.181, p < 0.001)”

    Humanspatients diagnosed with sarcopenia undergoing convalescent rehabilitation after stroken = 302

    Chair-Stand Exercise Improves Sarcopenia in Rehabilitation Patients after Stroke

    Nutrients

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What is Chair-stand exercise linked with?

4

Studies link Chair-stand exercise with 4 measures, most often physical function (1 study), handgrip strength (1) and cognitive function (1).

Physical function

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Chair-stand exercise is associated with physical function in humans (β=0.295, p<0.001).

    “improved FIM-motor score (β=0.295, p<0.001)”

    Humansin sarcopenic stroke patients with reduced cognitive leveln = 273

    Group Chair-Stand Exercise and Cognitive Recovery in Sarcopenic Stroke Patients

    Annals of geriatric medicine and research

Handgrip strength

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Chair-stand exercise is associated with handgrip strength in humans (β=0.146, p=0.008).

    “greater HG (β=0.146, p=0.008)”

    Humansin sarcopenic stroke patients with reduced cognitive leveln = 273

    Group Chair-Stand Exercise and Cognitive Recovery in Sarcopenic Stroke Patients

    Annals of geriatric medicine and research

Cognitive function

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Chair-stand exercise is associated with cognitive function in humans (β=0.217, p<0.001).

    “Higher exercise frequency was independently associated with better FIM-cognitive score at discharge (β=0.217, p<0.001)”

    Humansin sarcopenic stroke patients with reduced cognitive leveln = 273

    Group Chair-Stand Exercise and Cognitive Recovery in Sarcopenic Stroke Patients

    Annals of geriatric medicine and research

Sarcopenia

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Chair-stand exercise lowers the risk of sarcopenia in humans (odds ratio: 0.986, p = 0.010).

    “Multivariate analyses showed that the frequency of the exercise was significantly associated with the presence of sarcopenia (odds ratio: 0.986, p = 0.010)”

    Humanspatients diagnosed with sarcopenia undergoing convalescent rehabilitation after stroken = 302

    Chair-Stand Exercise Improves Sarcopenia in Rehabilitation Patients after Stroke

    Nutrients

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