Restoring flexibility
Subtitle: a gentle yoga-based practice to increase mobility at any age
By: Andrea Gilats, PhD, RYT
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9781612434919
Subjects: Hatha yoga; Health and hygiene; Exercise for older people; Yoga; Older people
Description: A fully illustrated, step-by-step program that improves the mobility of seniors and promotes long-term health. Flexibility is vital for staying active and healthy at any age. For aging adults, good mobility drastically improves quality of life and the ability to live independently. Featuring 200 step-by-step photos and a lay-flat binding, Restoring Flexibility offers a safe, age-appropriate, and individually customizable program to help restore joint and muscle flexibility for readers at every level. Utilizing an easy-to-follow, twenty-minute, twice-weekly regime, this book presents basic poses and practice sequences that help readers improve agility, avoid the need for a walker, and reduce the chances of falling. Written by a well-known yoga instructor, the book offers fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions for each position, as well as tips and hints for staying safe and comfortable. With sample flexibility programs as a guide, the book shows readers how to create a program tailored to their individual physical needs, schedule, and lifestyle.
Notes: "Features more than 200 step-by-step photos"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-129) and index.