Chair yoga makes it possible to try yoga if you can't get on a mat or need extra support for poses. This type of yoga may help boost flexibility, ease tight muscles, and improve balance and motion.

"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 ...

Chair yoga improves flexibility and is easier on the knees and back. It may improve mood in older adults, too. Seated mountain pose helps with core strength and posture. Seated twists can help with ...

While you might think that you need to pop into down dog to get your yoga practice flowing, there are a bunch of sitting yoga poses to add to your practice. On the other hand, certain seated yoga ...

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 ...

If you’re new to yoga, you may think that it’s all about contorting your body into difficult positions performed on a mat. But the reality is, yoga can be practiced in a seated position too. Chair ...

Chair yoga can be useful for older adults who have issues with balance or would like to improve their strength. Using a chair can help reduce the risk of falls and make the exercises easier for ...

The next time you’re in the mood to bend and stretch but don’t exactly feel like getting up or unfurling a yoga mat, stay right where you are and try chair yoga instead. It’s not only the comfiest and ...

Marsha Danzig, RYT 500, has been practicing yoga as an amputee since the 1980s — she lost her leg due to bone cancer — and teaching adaptive yoga for more than two decades. She created Yoga For ...

Social media feeds filled with photos of fitness models twisted into poses requiring extreme strength, flexibility, and balance may leave you thinking, “Yoga is not for me.” Nadine Kelly, MD, founder ...

Chair yoga can be useful for older adults who have difficulty with balance or want to improve their strength while minimizing the risk of falls. Chairs can provide stability or make an exercise easier ...