Yoga important for older adults

Dr Mandelbaum highlights the need for middle aged and older adults to plan for a long and healthy life by maintaining age appropriate healthy exercise and eating habits. In addition, he highlights the benefits of yoga for older adults. If you are an older adult and have never done yoga before it is not too late to start. Engaging in physical and meditative yoga practices can help to ensure that you maintain optimal mental and physical health for the rest of your life:

“The cultivation of mental health also becomes increasingly important with age. Research has increasingly validated the value of practices such as yoga and tai chi, which combine meditation with movement. They can be as powerful as medication in reducing joint pain and cardiovascular risk, and in improving mood, but with fewer adverse effects.”