The tiger stretch is a great yoga exercise that senior citizens can perform from the comfort of their own chair. Learn the tiger stretch with chair yoga for seniors from a registered yoga teacher in this free exercise video.
Expert: Teresa Thompson
Bio: Teresa Thompson has an MA, is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance through the Cincinnati Yoga School and is an instructor at Barefoot Works Yoga Studio in Lexington, Kentucky.
Filmmaker: treg ward
Flexion and twists can causes spontaneous fractures in someone with osteoporosis. I always tell people with osteoporosis to avoid Cow Pose, for example. Gentle extension is generally ok. even Forward Fold is problematical.
prettytexasgal 2 years ago
I didnt know that. Can you tell me why? I thought if osteoporosis is not serious, moving the spine gently should help flexibility...
flokinz 2 years ago
Anyone with osteoporosis should not be be rounding the back.
prettytexasgal 2 years ago