An accessible illustrated guide for practicing yoga as you age, featuring simple poses and routines for balance, core strength, hip flexibility, and recovery
With over 125 instructive photos and sequences to keep you active into your 50s, 60s, and beyond
Yoga gives active people vital tools for healthy aging: strength, flexibility, balance, and focus. In this one-of-a-kind book, the authors explain how common activities for aging active people (running, swimming, golf, gardening, travel, caring for grandchildren) can be better supported with yoga.
Inside you’ll find easy, doable poses and routines that help keep older people fit and injury-free. Other key topics include:
·Core and leg strength for
stability
and healthy aging, needed for autonomous living and
enjoyable movement
·A practical approach to
flexibility
·
Balance
and how it translates to staying safer during activity and
avoiding falls
·Ways to incorporate yoga in
daily routines
to receive benefits with minimal time commitment
·Meditation, mindfulness, breathing practices, and the physical practice of yoga can help with both
mental flexibility
and relaxation
Each sequence is introduced with a brief overview of the benefits of the movements along with modifications and options suited to individual requirements.
From the practical to the philosophical,
Lifelong Yoga
is a user-friendly handbook for staying active and healthy in a changing body over the course of a long life.