And exactly what to do about it — starting today.
Your scorecard told you where you're losing ground. This guide tells you why it's happening — and gives you the specific, clinically-grounded movements to start reversing it, in language that finally makes sense.
The moment before you get up from a chair — that brief calculation of where your hands are. The hesitation at the top of a staircase that wasn't there five years ago. The wall in the dark hallway you reach for without thinking.
These things feel small. Easy to explain away. But you've been noticing them — and part of you suspects they mean something.
They do.
What you're experiencing has a name — and more importantly, it has a solution. Sarcopenia. Proprioceptive decline. Functional reserve loss. These are specific physiological processes that respond to the right kind of physical challenge, at any age.
The question is whether you catch them early enough to do something about it. That's what this guide is for.
In clinical practice, stability never comes from one thing — it's the interaction of at least three points of support. This guide is built the same way: three deficit areas, each with its own clinical framework and its own movements.
36-page clinical e-book with cover, written for you to actually use — not just read.
Demonstration and form cues for every movement, so you know you're doing it right.
Printable, landscape-format cards — one per deficit area, for your kitchen counter or fridge.
A simple plan with scorecard retake instructions, so you can measure your own progress.
This is not chair exercises assembled from a website. It is the distillation of 30 years of clinical practice — translated into language and progressions you can apply at home, starting today. Including a falls preparedness framework that almost nobody teaches at the consumer level.
Dr. Adina Verrett, PT, DPT
Licensed Physical Therapist
Dr. Verrett has spent more than 30 years specializing in capability preservation — the deliberate, proactive work of maintaining and extending physical independence as the body ages.
Her approach is natural and non-pharmaceutical. She advocates a whole food, plant-based approach to nutrition, and believes the body responds first to movement, challenge, load, and recovery.
Stay Steady™ is the digital translation of what she's seen work — clinically, repeatedly, in real patients with real limitations — made accessible before decline becomes difficult to reverse.
Adults 55–75 who've noticed changes in strength, balance, or confidence in daily movement — whether your Capability Scorecard came back Green, Yellow, or Red. The guide is written to meet you wherever your results placed you.
Most of the guide uses just your body weight, a sturdy chair, or a countertop for support. A few movements call for a light resistance band or tubing and a sturdy stepping surface — a Reebok-style step, a bottom stairwell step, or a step stool all work. All inexpensive and easy to find at stores like TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Amazon, or any sporting goods retailer. Nothing else to buy.
This guide is educational and not a substitute for individualized medical or physical therapy care. If you have a diagnosed condition, recent surgery, or an active injury, check with your physician or physical therapist before starting any new movement program.
The scorecard tells you where you're losing ground. This guide explains why it's happening in each area, and gives you the specific movements, progressions, and clinical context to start addressing it — the part the scorecard doesn't cover.
You'll get instant access to a private delivery page with the e-book, all three videos, and all three reference cards, plus a confirmation email with your access link for safekeeping.
Instant access to the guide, the videos, and the reference cards — everything you need to start today.