{"id":13243,"date":"2020-04-30T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/36\/get-moving-from-your-chair\/"},"modified":"2023-10-25T13:27:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T13:27:14","slug":"get-moving-from-your-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/get-moving-from-your-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Moving\u2014From Your Chair!"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><em><strong>Yoga is growing in popularity all over the world for all-around good health and wellness.\u00a0 The great thing about yoga is that it\u2019s really low-impact for the body, relieves pain, and even improves mental function.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>Do it at Home<\/h2>\n<p>The great thing about yoga\u2014especially chair yoga\u2014is that you can do it anywhere.\u00a0 That\u2019s great for situations like a quarantine when you can\u2019t get out to centers that teach exercise classes.<\/p>\n<p>All you need is yourself, some music you like (or turn on the TV to your favorite show), and a chair.<\/p>\n<h2>How do I do it?<\/h2>\n<p>Most importantly, only do these exercises if you\u2019ve been cleared by a doctor for chair workouts. When you begin your yoga chair workout, it\u2019s important to focus on your form to make sure you don\u2019t hurt yourself and to keep everything gentle and low-impact. None of the movements you\u2019ll do during this yoga exercise should hurt.\u00a0 If\u00a0anything hurts at all, stop it immediately and go to a gentler movement. Move slowly, pay attention to your body, and if at any point you have trouble breathing, feel pain, or get lightheaded, stop immediately and take a few sips of water.<\/p>\n<p>Skip movements if you can\u2019t do them or if they make you uncomfortable, and work into them gently\u2014don\u2019t force anything\u2014you\u2019ll become more flexible and stronger as you go! Try for 20-30 minutes a day, but if you need to start with less time, don\u2019t hesitate to just do 5-10 minutes at a time.<\/p>\n<p>The Perfect 5 Beginner Poses for a Chair Yoga Workout<\/p>\n<h3>Chair Cat\/Cow<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sit on the chair of your choice (we recommend a kitchen chair or computer chair where you can sit up straight!)<\/li>\n<li>Make sure your back is straight and both feet are on the floor (if your feet can\u2019t touch the floor in your chair, use a lower one so they can)<\/li>\n<li>Inhale and arch your spine. Roll your shoulders down and back (bring your shoulder blades together when you arch your back)<\/li>\n<li>Exhale and round your spine and drop your chin to your chest<\/li>\n<li>Do this for 5 breaths<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Seated Warrior I<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Start in the same seated position as Cat\/Cow, feet flat on the ground<\/li>\n<li>Take a deep breath, and lift your arms out to the sides<\/li>\n<li>Raise your hands up to meet above your head<\/li>\n<li>Lace your fingers together, with your pointer fingers and thumbs together and pointing toward the ceiling<\/li>\n<li>On the exhale, roll your shoulders away from your ears, and relax here for 5 slow breaths<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Chair Forward Bend<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Exhale, and come into a forward bend over the legs<\/li>\n<li>Let your hands rest on the floor if they reach it, and let your head hang heavy<\/li>\n<li>Inhale, and raise your arms back up over your head (raise up SLOWLY to avoid getting lightheaded)<\/li>\n<li>Repeat this whole movement 5 times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Chair Extended Side Angle<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>After your last forward bend, stay in the bent position<\/li>\n<li>Twist to the right while inhaling, bring your right arm up, and gaze at the ceiling<\/li>\n<li>Hold here for 5 breaths<\/li>\n<li>Repeat on your left side<\/li>\n<li>Do this stretch 5 times on each side<\/li>\n<li>NOTE: If your hand doesn\u2019t reach the floor, use a block or rest your hand on your knee instead<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Chair Pigeon<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Come back up to a seated position (feet flat on the floor again)<\/li>\n<li>Bring your right ankle up so it\u2019s resting on your left thigh<\/li>\n<li>Keep your knee as in line with your ankle as possible<\/li>\n<li>Hold for 5 breaths<\/li>\n<li>If you want a deeper stretch, bend forward<\/li>\n<li>Do each side 5 times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The most important thing about chair yoga is that you practice it safely. With proper form and consistent use of the chair yoga workout, many people notice that they feel less pain, more flexible, more relaxed, and happier. We hope you do too!<\/p>\n<p>In case you need help, you can directly contact <a href=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/colorado\/littleton\/\">Assisting Hands<\/a>. Our staff is well-trained in assisting you in multiple activities ranging from medical reminders, maintaining hobbies to companionship and grocery shopping. In order to maintain a healthy routine, our professional caregivers help in caring for your health and help you achieve your goal.<a href=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/colorado\/littleton\/contact-us\/\"> Call us<\/a> and find out about our <a href=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/colorado\/littleton\/services\/\">services<\/a> that suit you best.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yoga is growing in popularity all over the world for all-around good health and wellness.\u00a0 The great thing about yoga is that it\u2019s really low-impact for the body, relieves pain, and even improves mental function. Do it at Home The great thing about yoga\u2014especially chair yoga\u2014is that you can do it anywhere.\u00a0 That\u2019s great for &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/get-moving-from-your-chair\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Get Moving\u2014From Your Chair!<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":13971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[29,41,141],"class_list":["post-13243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-aging","tag-elder-care","tag-senior-care","tag-senior-health"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13243"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13972,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13243\/revisions\/13972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/94\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}