The Old Days are Back : Chair Yoga Exercises for Seniors Over 60 to Improve Stability and Posture

Have you been avoiding physical exercise because it is too hard or risky for you? Do you associate the words' challenging' and 'painful' with exercise? What if I tell you that there is a way to achieve all the benefits of intensive physical exercise without leaving your chair? Try Chair Yoga! "The Old days are back" is a graphical guidebook on chair yoga with 60 easy exercises helping you improve flexibility, mobility, balance, body strength, posture and back pain. Research shows that a chair boosts blood circulation and a sense of well-being, with reductions in blood pressure, anxiety, inflammation, and chronic pain. The yoga poses in this book can be done at home without any equipment. The book includes a crash course on chair yoga, i.e. explanation of its benefits and ways to customize yoga poses for your needs, along with an exercise plan. "The Old days are back" includes step-by-step instructions on easy chair yoga poses for the above-mentioned benefits. Some of the poses include Moving Crescent Moon Chair Hip Extensions Clock Reach Seated Pigeon Pose Seated Gomukhasana Sat Down Hip Opener Cobra Chair Pose Captain's Chair Seated Jumping Jacks I have put together this book with 9 years of knowledge and professional experience as a physiotherapist. Chair Yoga has changed life for my senior clients and can be for you too! It is time to win in this fight against ageing. Click to download. Have you been avoiding physical exercise because it is too hard or risky for you? Do you associate the words' challenging' and 'painful' with exercise? What if I tell you that there is a way to achieve all the benefits of intensive physical exercise without leaving your chair? Try Chair Yoga! "The Old days are back" is a graphical guidebook on chair yoga with 60 easy exercises helping you improve flexibility, mobility, balance, body strength, posture and back pain. Research shows that a chair boosts blood circulation and a sense of well-being, with reductions in blood pressure, anxiety, inflammation, and chronic pain. The yoga poses in this book can be done at home without any equipment. The book includes a crash course on chair yoga, i.e. explanation of its benefits and ways to customize yoga poses for your needs, along with an exercise plan. "The Old days are back" includes step-by-step instructions on easy chair yoga poses for the above-mentioned benefits. Some of the poses include Moving Crescent Moon Chair Hip Extensions Clock Reach Seated Pigeon Pose Seated Gomukhasana Sat Down Hip Opener Cobra Chair Pose Captain's Chair Seated Jumping Jacks I have put together this book with 9 years of knowledge and professional experience as a physiotherapist. Chair Yoga has changed life for my senior clients and can be for you too! Introduction Chapter 1: Crash Course on Chair Yoga for Beginners 1.1 The "What" and "Why" 1.2 The "Shoulds" 1.3 Getting Started Chapter 2: Regain Balance and Stability for Your Independence 2.1 Seated Mountain Pose 2.2 Seated Forward Bend 2.3 Moving Crescent Moon 2.4 Eagle Arms 2.5 Knee Raises 2.6 Leg Raises 2.7 Triangle 2.8 Toe Lifts 2.9 Sit to Stand 2.10 Chair Hip Extensions 2.11 Standing on One Foot 2.12 Clock Reach 2.13 Down Dog Chapter 3: Improve Your Posture and Reduce Muscle Strain 3.1 Seated Gentle Backbend 3.2 Ankle to Knee 3.3 Reach Back 3.4 Open Your Shoulders and Chest 3.5 Mindful Mix 3.6 Seated Pigeon Pose 3.7 Seated Gomukhasana 3.8 Back Circles 3.9 Open up Side of Your Body 3.10 Neck Release 3.11 Higher Alter Side Leans 3.12 Sat Down Hip Opener Chapter 4: Get Rid of Back Pain and Increase Your Strength 4.1 Chair Cat-Cow 4.2 Chair Upward Salute 4.3 Warrior I 4.4 Thread the Needle 4.5 Lengthen the Spine 4.6 Backbend Arch 4.7 Chair Single-leg Stretch 4.8 Twist Left and Right 4.9 Lower Back Circles 4.10 Roll-Downs 4.11 Side Angle 4.12 Lunge 4.13 Cobra Chair Pose 4.14 Torso Flow Chapter 5: Boost Flexibility and Mobility for Your Wellbeing 5.1 Chair Extended Side Angle 5.2 Reverse Arm Hold 5.3 Chair Raised Hands Pose 5.4 Seated Five-Pointed Star 5.5 Crescent Lunge 5.6 Hip Marches 5.7 Heal Slides 5.8 Captain's Chair 5.9 Reverse Warrior 5.10 Seated Jumping Jacks 5.11 Modified Planks 5.12 Chair Running 5.13 Ankle Rotations 5.14 Sit and Reach 5.15 Leg Lifts 5.16 Modified Burpees 5.17 Small Kicks 5.18 Chair Squats 5.19 Calf Stretch Conclusion