There is something enlightening and liberating, as well as frightening, about turning 50. You may well be an empty nester for the first time and no longer have the 24/7 responsibility of parenting. You may be considering retirement or, conversely, going full-speed ahead in your chosen career, freed up to pursue your goals with a vengeance because you’re no longer dividing your time and energy between work and your children. But it’s also a time to take into serious consideration your health and how you’re going to maintain it. Practicing yoga, even if for the first time, is a very viable option for Baby Boomers. Granted, you’re probably not going to have the flexibility that a 20-year-old has but it doesn’t matter. If you are 50 years old, or older, and not as sprightly as you once were, you can still learn how to comfortably practice this ancient form of exercise by following the steps below and, as a result, see your flexibility return.
Do the Yoga Wheel Pose
The Wheel pose, a type of back bend, represents a more advanced progression of the Bridge pose. The Wheel can be done with a slight back bend or a more extreme bend depending on how advanced your yoga skill is. It is an advanced pose, so don't push yourself too far without supervision.
Grow 4 Inches Taller
Some specific strategies and exercises can help you grow four inches taller. Did you know that if you lie down, you are longer from head to toe than when standing up? When you stand, your spine is compressing somewhat so you actually look shorter than you really are. Through exercises and a proper health regimen you can add inches to your stature. If you are still in your adolescence, you can grow inches by incorporating specific exercises into your regimen.
Do Therapeutic Yoga
Do you have problems with digestion or painful trapped gas? Therapeutic yoga, which helps digestion and flatulence. These simple yoga positions are easy on the stomach and most of all, relaxing. All you need is a few minutes a day to help ease indigestion and relax your worries away!
Do the Dandasana Pose in Yoga
Dandasana or Staff Pose is a seated pose in yoga. It is the most basic seated pose and it is from Dandasana that all the others originate. If you are familiar with yoga, you might think of Dandasana as the seated version of Tadasana or Mountain Pose. If while performing the Dandasana Pose you feel like you are just sitting on the floor, then you are doing it incorrectly. Though it is a relatively simple pose, it does require the body to be fully contracted and engaged, using the muscles and joints in each part of the body. Dandasana works to strengthen the legs and improve the bodies overall alignment.