Yoga Rehab

How are your balancing skills?

How well a person can balance can offer an insight into their health. An international group of experts from the UK, US, Australia, Finland and Brazil have completed a first-of-its-kind, 12-year study examining the relationship between balance and mortality. Although the research was observational and cannot establish cause, its findings were striking.

An inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in middle to later life is linked to a near doubling in the risk of death from any cause within the next 10 years. The results were published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

The findings are so stark that the researchers, led by Dr Claudio Gil Araujo of the Clinimex exercise medicine clinic in Rio de Janeiro, suggest a balance test should be included in routine health checks for older people.

Read the full story: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/20/balancing-on-one-leg-useful-health-test-later-life-research?CMP=soc_567

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A blissful Açaí bowl at Nagev. That’s vegan backwards 🍓🥝🥥🍊🫐

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Summer vibes ☀️

Four pandemic habits to recycle for a healthier 2021 From prioritising self-care, setting boundaries and making activity part of your daily routine, these are the habits we can build on in the new year.

Why does back cracking feel so good? The 'pop' explained And no, the cracking has nothing to do with joints being put back into place. Rather, there is a far more simple physiological process at play.

Working from home at your desk all day?
Here are four stretches that I find can help to free up a tight and stiff body.

Allow 5 breaths for each position.

1. Lateral neck flexion. Sit on your left hand, and sit up straight while side flexing your neck directly to the right. Use your right hand to guide the movement. Stop when you feel the stretch. Repeat on the other side
2. Lie on two tennis balls held together in a sock. Place it at approximately bra strap level across your spine. Let your upper spine gently extend over the tennis balls.
3. Deep hip flexor stretch. Using a roller hold one knee towards your chest and stretch the other leg out in front of you. Repeat on the other side.
4. Open the book. Side lying with your knees bent up and elbows bent, cradle your head with both hands. Keeping your hips still, rotate your upper body backwards like a book opening. Hold and return, closing the book.

This little routine should only take about 5 mins. I try to do this, along with some yoga, most workdays. What are your favourite working from home stretches?

Reminiscing about that pool! 💧

The silver lining of isolation. More time for yoga at home!✨ The best way to start a home practice? As the inspirational once suggested to me, just start with 3 sun salutations A and 3 sun salutations B and take it from there. Before you know it you’ll be doing more and more each day🧘🏻‍♀️😁

Back when we could go outside for any reason 😆☀️