I’ve been hearing a lot about chair yoga lately. My New Year’s resolution is to improve my health and get moving again, but I ...
Medically reviewed by Forest Miller, OTR/L Key Takeaways Chair yoga improves flexibility and is easier on the knees and back.
"More than a third of Americans who practice yoga are age 50 and older," according to research by yoga therapist Carol Krucoff. Some have been doing yoga for decades. In fact, many seniors continue to ...
If you want the benefits of yoga but are little unsure about your mobility or balance, chair yoga for seniors may be the ideal ergonomic workout for you. You don't have to worry about balancing on one ...
Yoga is a great way to improve your health, but a traditional class might be too difficult for older people. That’s where chair yoga comes in, and the benefits are big. “Chair yoga is ideal for ...
For some, the road to enlightenment begins with sitting down. Taking a seat is a first step for participants of chair yoga, a low-impact, high-benefit variation of the physical, spiritual and mental ...
Well, a recently published study by Florida Atlantic University professors found seniors don’t necessarily have to be able to pump iron or do aerobics in order to improve their health. Juyoung Park, ...
Boynton Beach resident Helene Slosberg has figured out a way to give back during the coronavirus pandemic. The 74-year-old instructor has been offering free lakeside chair yoga classes to her Platina ...
Any good yoga class has its share of challenges. For people of a certain age, getting down on the floor can be a big one — not to mention getting up again. Enter chair yoga. The practice — which ...
NEW YORK — Marian Rivman is pushing 80. Harriet Luria is a proud 83. In this trio, Carol Leister is the baby at 62. Together, they have decades of experience with yoga. Only now, it involves a chair.
DEEP RIVER, Conn. (WTNH) – “They close their eyes, take some deep breaths, do a little body scan,” says Meg Spaulding, owner of Aspen Yoga, who is one of the participants in her unique class for ...
Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a ...