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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
At last, a yoga program anyone can do! An accessible guide to gentle yoga stretches, based on the popular video and PBS television program of the same name.
You can enjoy the benefits of yoga – whatever your age, ability, or level of activity, even if you have never been able to participate in traditional yoga classes. This accessible guide to gentle yoga stretches and poses will help ease you into the world of this beneficial exercise. Experienced...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This is a resource for older adults looking to improve their strength and body composition without having to purchase a gym membership. Fitness coach and author Karina Inkster will teach you about the many benefits of strength training for seniors. You'll learn how to choose resistance bands, how to use them at home with a door anchor, and how to use them safely. An overview of the three types of resistance bands will help readers put together their...
3) Suzanne Andrews functional fitness: Get stronger bones :3 osteoporosis bone strengthening workouts!
Publisher
BayView Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Build stronger bones with three osteoporosis safe workouts
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
It's no secret that people are living longer lately, and setting up an appropriate exercise and nutrition plan is vital to maintaining this longevity. This book contains more than fifty exercises for seniors, with beautiful full-color step-by-step images to illustrate each.
6) Relax into yoga for seniors: a six-week program for strength, balance, flexibility, and pain relief
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Managing the emotional and physical challenges that come with aging can be difficult. Seniors face a number of age-related issues, such as chronic pain, hypertension, heart disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, and anxiety and depression. And while some people may consider yoga a young person's practice, there is a growing body of evidence that suggests yoga can be beneficial for a wide variety of age-related ailments. Relax into Yoga for Seniors--based...
Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
As you age, stumbling blocks are everywhere: the bottom step, the roadside curb, and even the living room carpet. But you don't have to live in fear of falling. With Better Balance for Life, you will learn all-new, simple activities to help you build strength and increase flexibility to improve your balance! In this ten-week program, personal trainer Carol Clements shows you effortless moves to slide into your everyday routine. Already brushing your...
Publisher
Tai Chi Productions
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
In 1997, Dr. Paul Lam, a family physician and tai chi expert, worked with a team of tai chi and medical specialists to create the Tai Chi for Arthritis program. This program is easy to learn, enjoyable, and provides many health benefits in a relatively short period. Studies have shown that practicing this program reduces pain significantly and improves mobility and balance, which prevents falls in the elderly. The program contains a carefully constructed...
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Series
Publisher
Self-Counsel Press, (a division of) International-Self Counsel Press Ltd
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
You need not move to live gracefully and safely as you age. A respected author taps into expertise on how your home can be modestly renovated to ease the physical challenges and provide a great quality of life in a familiar surrounding.
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The exercise book that the one-million-plus readers of the Younger next year series have been waiting for. The exercise book that takes the intimidation out of starting a workout regimen, then serves as a detailed guide for life. The exercise book based on the science that shows how we can turn back our biological clocks by a combination of aerobics and strength fitness. The exercise book that will show every reader, no matter how young or old, how...
Publisher
Spectrum Music & Video
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Designed to increase flexibility; promote relaxation and peace of mind; and reduce tension in the neck; shoulders and back. Since it is performed in a chair there is no risk of hyperextension or injury. A true beginning yoga program for mind and body.
Publisher
Gaiam Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
Internationally acclaimed yoga instructor Rodney Yee guides you through four beginner yoga practices, each with a different benefits. Learn correct form, and move through a variety of simple poses and sequences that will help increase flexibility, energize the body and calm the mind. Yoga basics: this slower paced routine walks you through the basic yoga poses, including mountain, plant and cobra and guides you through simple bends and twists. Yoga...
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Having a strong core can improve mobility, reduce aches and pains, prevent falls, and build everyday confidence. 5-Minute Core Exercises for Seniors makes it easy to incorporate daily exercise for seniors, with a collection of 40 individual movements and 25 quick routines for strengthening the major core muscles.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This step-by-step guide, written by a best-selling author and former Wall Street titan, provides all the information--and inspiration--you need to feel better, reduce aches and pains, and push back against aging with a personalized fitness program that's right for you. Whatever your fitness goals or preferences, this book is designed to help you pursue the health program that works for you. An inspirational speaker, author, and former Wall Street...
Author
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Just ten minutes a day of these modified stretches is guaranteed to help you improve your mobility without pain or injury. Stretching for 50+ is filled with safe, easy routines for any age. Learn warm-ups and cool-downs, use tools like a strap, therapy balls and foam rollers, and discover plenty of other fitness tips to keep you moving.
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