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