Fitness and Exercise: Yoga for Osteoporosis- Advanced

Yoga’s gentle, low-impact movements are ideal for those with osteopenia (the stage before osteoporosis), osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. With a regular practice, yoga will help to lubricate joints and keep them moving smoothly; improve strength, flexibility, balance, co-ordination, endurance, muscle mass, agility and energy level – all important for adults with osteoporosis.

Your ‘approach’ to yoga and ‘how’ you practise will also help you to develop an increased level of awareness, which in turn will lead to practising with an increased attentiveness to your body – getting to know yourself by listening to your body’s feedback and responding appropriately.

The course is suitable for all ages, for beginners and those who already practise yoga. Each week there is a simple, step by step guided practice where we work on a variety of postures which are modified and adapted. The practices and techniques include slow, gentle, straightforward movements; breathing techniques and relaxation.

What yoga can do for you:

• Improve posture

• Create better balance

• Increase your range of motion

• Make you stronger

• Refine your co-ordination

• Lower blood pressure

• Alleviate stress and anxiety

• Alleviate energetic or structural conditions