Chair Yoga Exercise For Seniors. Keep in mind that you want a sturdy chair that you feel comfortable and stable in. Enjoy exercises such as sun salutations and downward dogs all from a seated position.
This sequence will benefit anyone who prefers to do yoga in a chair, such as seniors or those in a chair at work. Perfect for seniors, chair yoga is a seated exercise class that raises the heart rate and improves balance, with minimal impact on joints. Sit in a chair with your back straight and your arms at your sides.
Fortunately, with awareness of yoga practices spreading wide, senior citizens too can benefit from this.
Maybe you have had a hip replacement. Strength, flexibility, endurance and balance … all while sitting in the chair! Tracy adshead, yoga teacher, has been specialising in chair yoga for seniors over the past 5 years and is accredited with the acc fall prevention programme and green prescription. Chair yoga takes traditional yoga poses and adapts them for the chair.