This mindful yoga flow class steadily builds its pace over the course of the practice. After a short meditation, you will be moving into a sequence of standing postures and lunge poses, emphasising spinal twists and hip openers.
This is a warming practice great for purification and developing strength.
Benefits of Yoga, a multicomponent exercise, include:
- Improving balance
- Improving strength
- Improving flexibility
- Improving mental wellbeing
- Maintaining cognition
- Improving quality of life
- Improving functional ability
- Preventing falls.
WHO recommends that people 65 years or older you should aim to do multicomponent exercise at least 3 times a week. If you are new to any exercise, start by doing small amounts and adjust how much you do based on your fitness and strength levels.
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