Summary:
Yoga poses are also easily modifiable. While the tadasana (mountain posture) helps in reducing flat feet, besides strengthening the legs, knees, ankles, buttocks, lower abdomen, shoulders and neck, the bhujangasana (snake posture) helps in increasing spinal flexibility and strength. When one does sarvangasana (shoulder posture), it strengthens the upper body, legs and abdominal muscles. The participants were provided one-hour yoga classes every week for three months by an expert yoga teacher. Through discussions with the participants, the study found that yoga provided a wide range of benefits, in addition to balance and mobility — a concept that can be called, “yoga for healthy ageing”..