Chair Yoga Benefits

Series Summary

Yoga poses have become increasingly popular as a form of exercise and meditation. The focus of yoga is a holistic one, employing a broad range of practices which focus on a new way of living, thinking and being in the world. Aimed to unite the mind, the body, and the spirit, the health benefits of yoga are also great and varied. From relieving stress to strengthening and toning muscle, integrating yoga positions and exercises into your daily routine can be beneficial on many levels. In this free fitness video series a professional yoga instructor, Nora Forziati, will demonstrate several chair yoga exercises. Forziati will begin by explaining the health benefits of chair yoga. She'll then begin teaching how to properly warm up the body for yoga by utilizing a few warm up exercises and breathing techniques. Forziati will then demonstrate a variety of chair yoga exercises, such as: the seated cat and cow exercise, the warrior I pose, the warrior II pose, the tree pose, the camel pose, the seated pigeon exercise and even the corpse pose. These poses will help strengthen your core, enhance stability and increase flexibility. Watch these videos and learn several chair yoga exercises to help improve your body today.

Video Transcript

"In this series we are going to be talking about chair yoga so what we are going to need is a mat, especially if we are on a slippery floor and a chair that is well balanced so if we are holding on to the back of this chair so if we are holding on to the back it is not going to tip over on us so we want something that has got a nice wide base and is fairly good weight as well. Now chair yoga is a great activity for anyone with limited mobility, seniors, anyone with maybe a larger body type or people with disabilities as well. It is a great way to enjoy all of the benefits of yoga like increased circulation, increased strength and flexibility and enjoying those benefits even if you don't feel like you are able to get up and down from the floor and back into a standing position so we are going to be moving through some warm ups and we will be choosing some poses seated as well as standing and let's get started."