Body · 30 s · MiniMove+
10 chair dips
Chair dips mean lowering and lifting your body with your hands on the edge of a stable chair, 10 times in about 30 seconds. It is a strength Move for the backs of your arms that you can do right where you sit.
How to do it
10 chair dips, step by step.
Use a sturdy chair without wheels, pushed against a wall.
Sit on the edge, hands next to your hips, fingers forward, then slide your hips off the seat.
Bend your elbows to lower your body a little, keeping your back close to the chair.
Press back up and repeat 10 times.
Playable
Try it now: 30 seconds.
Tap once per rep, like in the app. When the bar is full, the Move is done.
Tap once per rep
Why this Move
Why it's a good Move before a scroll.
Works the backs of your arms in 30 seconds
Uses the chair you are already on
Easy to scale by moving your feet
Stop if anything hurts, and swap the Move with “I can't do this” in the app. MiniMove is a wellbeing app, not medical advice.
What it unlocks
How much does it unlock?
Every Move opens the app for the window you chose, and every Move counts.
Window lengths, in minutes of real use
- 5min
- 15min · default
- 30min
- 60min
- Windows count real use: minutes spent in the app, not on the clock, capped at 2× that.
- It goes into your Bank, next to every other Move you did today.
- Change your mind after the Move? Skip the scroll and earn 15 XP.
- MiniMove+ Earn more: do it twice in a row for a double window, up to 60 minutes.
Questions
About 10 chair dips
How long does it take?
About 30 seconds, start to finish. Every Move in MiniMove takes 90 seconds or less.
What if I can't do it?
Bend your knees more and bring your feet closer to the chair: the dip gets easier. There is no seated version of this one, so seated mode leaves it out, and “I can't do this” in the app swaps in another Move and stops suggesting it.
How many minutes does it unlock?
Whatever the Move, it opens the app for the window you chose: 5, 15, 30 or 60 minutes of real use (15 by default), capped at twice that on the clock. It also goes into your Bank. With MiniMove+ “Earn more” on, doing it twice in a row earns a double window, up to 60 minutes.
Ready?
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Free, no account. iPhone with iOS 26.5 or later.