Chair Yoga - A Great Exercise Option For Seniors
Many seniors have a hard time getting enough exercise due to physical conditions that are limiting or because of balance or equilibrium issues.
And while many people think that exercising from a chair is pointless, chair yoga has some terrific aspects that seniors can benefit from.
With therapeutic exercises that work the whole body from head to toe, the benefits of yoga from a chair far outweigh any risks and can be done at each individual's own level of physical ability.
A full workout session of chair yoga will take about 45 to 60 minutes and here are some of the benefits attained.
Since chair yoga generally will use every body part that can move, the entire workout serves to increase circulation as a result of the yoga moves.
Many people think only about cardiovascular health but there are other forms of circulation to be concerned with.
Sitting still all day long with minimal exercise just invites disease of all sorts.
Diabetics will be able to keep their sugar levels in a more acceptable zone with more physical movement.
Chair yoga has routines for all the extremities that diabetics often have issues with - feet, toes, hands, fingers.
There is no part of the body left out.
The bending and twisting movements involved in chair yoga also stimulate the elimination of toxins within the body.
With each bend in any direction at the waist, the stomach aids in digestion and the lower back is stimulated.
Chair yoga is actually classified as an aerobic exercise.
Any exercise that increases the circulatory and respiratory ability or that causes the heart and lungs to work harder to keep up with the need for oxygen is an aerobic exercise.
Even yoga from a chair will do that and with this whole body approach, the immune system is also stimulated.
So don't let the fact that you can't easily move around keep you from doing any exercises.
The "No pain - no gain" philosophy is going by the wayside anyway so forget about that.
Just do some yoga from your chair and get a lot more physical benefits than you think you can.
And while many people think that exercising from a chair is pointless, chair yoga has some terrific aspects that seniors can benefit from.
With therapeutic exercises that work the whole body from head to toe, the benefits of yoga from a chair far outweigh any risks and can be done at each individual's own level of physical ability.
A full workout session of chair yoga will take about 45 to 60 minutes and here are some of the benefits attained.
Since chair yoga generally will use every body part that can move, the entire workout serves to increase circulation as a result of the yoga moves.
Many people think only about cardiovascular health but there are other forms of circulation to be concerned with.
Sitting still all day long with minimal exercise just invites disease of all sorts.
Diabetics will be able to keep their sugar levels in a more acceptable zone with more physical movement.
Chair yoga has routines for all the extremities that diabetics often have issues with - feet, toes, hands, fingers.
There is no part of the body left out.
The bending and twisting movements involved in chair yoga also stimulate the elimination of toxins within the body.
With each bend in any direction at the waist, the stomach aids in digestion and the lower back is stimulated.
Chair yoga is actually classified as an aerobic exercise.
Any exercise that increases the circulatory and respiratory ability or that causes the heart and lungs to work harder to keep up with the need for oxygen is an aerobic exercise.
Even yoga from a chair will do that and with this whole body approach, the immune system is also stimulated.
So don't let the fact that you can't easily move around keep you from doing any exercises.
The "No pain - no gain" philosophy is going by the wayside anyway so forget about that.
Just do some yoga from your chair and get a lot more physical benefits than you think you can.
