"More than a third of Americans who practice yoga are age 50 and older," according to research by yoga therapist Carol Krucoff. Some have been doing yoga for decades. In fact, many seniors continue to ...

When people grow old, they tend to face balance issues and fall often. Improving strength and staying fit is also needed to carry out daily activities with ease. Walking, a low-impact exercise, may ...

Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve been hearing a lot about chair yoga lately. My New Year’s resolution is to improve my health and get moving again, but I have trouble getting down on the floor. What can you ...

If you want the benefits of yoga but are little unsure about your mobility or balance, chair yoga for seniors may be the ideal ergonomic workout for you. You don't have to worry about balancing on one ...

Medically reviewed by Forest Miller, OTR/L Chair yoga (practicing yoga with a chair) provides a relatively safe and stable way to move the body. While most chair yoga exercises are performed while ...

Chair yoga safely boosts strength, balance, flexibility, and mobility in older adults It offers mental health benefits such as reducing anxiety and depression, even among those in care homes With ...

For some, the road to enlightenment begins with sitting down. Taking a seat is a first step for participants of chair yoga, a low-impact, high-benefit variation of the physical, spiritual and mental ...

Chair yoga is gentle version of yoga that can be done entirely seated, while still getting all of the benefits of traditional yoga. Most yoga poses can be performed on a chair, or you can stand while ...

Any good yoga class has its share of challenges. For people of a certain age, getting down on the floor can be a big one — not to mention getting up again. Enter chair yoga. The practice — which ...

Chair yoga is gentle version of yoga that can be done entirely seated, while still getting all of the benefits of traditional yoga. Most yoga poses can be performed on a chair, or you can stand while ...