Stand Taller with Yoga
May 12th, 2008 by ffI just recently read a news article that said elderly women who do yoga may be able to stand taller after a nine week program. Not only did they gain a centimeter in their height, they were also able to walk faster and had better balance.
It is thought that the yoga helped to prevent the women from slouching and they were able to stand more upright than before starting the program. In previous studies using yoga on elderly women, the program used was pretty demanding. In this recent yoga study a program was specifically designed for elderly people. Basic poses such as bending and stretching upwards and sideways were used.
Included in the study were 24 women who were at least 65 years old and over. The women were involved in twice a week programs that lasted 1 1/2 hours each. As the program progressed, so did the intensity of the yoga.
