2 Healthy Exercise Options For Seniors
Being healthy, especially for seniors can have challenges. Weight is often an issue. Next, is being able to embrace physical activity. Two difficulties that are hard to overcome.
Maybe Not
A recent conversation with a bicycle rider got me thinking about it. It was obvious the rider was a senior, Even with his back to me.
He was stooped over, stiff legged, touching his toes.
I quietly waited until I had his attention. “How do you do that?” I asked, indicated the toe touching thing.
“Yoga”. It was a one word answer, and not the one I expected.
Really
He went on to talk about the wonders of doing yoga and all it had done for him. He had been actively going to yoga classes for nearly eight years. I guessed his age to be eighty or perhaps a little more.
He told me that if I began now, it would be touching my toes in a couple of weeks.
While the yoga craze is not new, it is certainly not mainstream. [Continue Reading]
