Exercise may reduce chronic pain

Here is some interesting anecdotal evidence of how many are using exercise/movement to treat pain, including chronic pain that many had struggled with for years. This certainly seems like something to be at least investigated further if not just tried.

www.chicagotribune.com/health/sc-health-0721-pain-20100721,0,6621419,print.story

Boosting Metabolism with Muscle

From www.myyogaonline.com (click on family health and wellness in

the right hand column and then to the link to My Yoga Online in the right

hand column there), excellent information on the benefits of converting

body fat to muscle and how to do it with yoga.

www.myyogaonline.com/blog/2009/12/boosting-metabolism-with-muscle/

Yoga Benefits All Age Groups

As this article from HealthKey points out, yoga is an excellent tool

for fitness, stress relief and rehab for all ages, from babies to grandparents.

Yoga also can enhance your current workout program and performance

for those who like to run, swim, strength train, etc. with improved flexibility,

balance and strength.

Personally, I began a moderate yoga session the first of the year (20-30 minutes), three times a week most weeks

and it has had a very positive impact on my running performance. I recently completed the

half marathon portion of the Kansas City Marathon, the longest distance I have run in a long time.

It wasn’t just the race though where I benefitted, but also the long training runs, both during the

runs and recovery periods.

For more information about yoga click on the link to www.myyogaonline.com

on our web site at www.tkfamilyplan.com (see link in box in right column).

For a “milder” brand of demystyfied yoga, click on the ad for YogaXoga in the right column.

www.healthkey.com/wellness/sns-health-yoga-all-ages,0,7995819,print.story

Yoga Stories for Kids

Heidi Valenzuela of www.yogaxoga.com shares some thoughts and ideas from

a yoga class she conducted for 3-6 year old children.

yogaxoga.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/yoga-stories-for-kids/

Yoga For Kids

10-15 minutes of yoga poses and stretches to calm kids down by www.yogaxoga.com.

Can be used in PE class, in the classroom, especially before testing and in the home.

yogaxoga.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/yoga-for-kids-stretches-to-burn-off-energy-calm-kids-down/

“Chair Yoga” from www.yogaxoga.com

Heidi Valenzuela of www.yogaxoga.com recounts her experience with an 80 year old

stroke survivor and the yoga stretches and poses she incorporated with him. Excellent

for arthritis sufferers also.

yogaxoga.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/real-yoga-stories-claude-and-chair-yoga/

Yoga At Your Desk

Here are six excellent stretches you can do in a few minutes from your desk at the workplace

by Heidi Valenzuela of  www.yogaxoga.com/

http://yogaxoga.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/yoga-at-work-6-stretches-that-offer-relief-from-the-office/