Living Well with Mobility Limitations
Mobility Limitations can be a risk factor for several conditions and lead to increased isolation and loneliness. A carer helps to make your home more accessible.
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Chair Yoga
Chair yoga is a modified form of yoga that adapts traditional yoga poses so that they can be performed in a seated position. It is particularly useful for older adults and people with limited mobility and can be performed for little or no cost in any location that chairs exist.
The creator of chair yoga, Lakshmi Voelker, founded this new version of the 5000-year-old practise when one of her students developed arthritis and could no longer get down on the floor. It has since become a popular form of yoga therapy for many people experiencing long or short-term mobility limitations
Some of the benefits of chair yoga include:
- Improved strength, balance and flexibility, reducing falls
- Reduction in muscular pain and stiffness
- Stress relief and improved mental health
- Access to community groups and classes, reducing isolation
- Improved quality of sleep
- Acceptance and self-compassion towards one’s body and mobility changes
If you would like to give chair yoga a go, it’s useful to have someone to assist you to ensure you are performing the poses correctly and safely. There are many online resources that you can work through at your own pace such as this Yoga With Adriene video:
The wonderful carers at InPlace Care can help with exercise routines that can keep you limber. Sign Up Free and search for one now and highlight Exercise Support as a service need.
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