Yoga for older bodies

I was lucky enough to turn 60 and celebrate before the great lockdown. And although I am well aware of sagging jowls and skin, I am enjoying my age. In this world of Instagram, I am quite happy to go with the grey hair and wrinkles. And luckily for me, yoga is something to practise all your life. In fact, it is probably of most benefit to older folk. I recently read the obituary of Archie Young, a Scottish professor of geriatric medicine who spent his career proving through extensive research that old age is no reason not to be fit and healthy. Regular exercise (let's say yoga in this case) in old age prevents:

Disease—osteoporosis, non-insulin dependent diabetes, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, stroke, anxiety, depression, colon cancer
Disability—caused by intermittent claudication, angina pectoris, heart failure asthma, chronic bronchitis, age related weakness
Problems—Arthritic pain, poor sleep, falls, fractures
Immobility—can cause faecal impaction, deep vein thrombosis, gravitational oedema
Isolation—can cause loneliness or depression or both

Which is why at my ripe old age, I love to teach other equally ripe students. Please get in touch with me if you fancy coming along. 

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