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Ever heard of asanas for the elderly, including Pranayama, Meditation, Tadasana, Trikonasana, Ardha Chakrasana, Vajrasana, Sarpasana, Vipareeta Karani and Savasana? I sure haven’t, but if you’re into yoga, that means someone has figured out a series of posture positions that make old age a little easier through proper exercise.

Afraid you might one day wake up and feel like someone broke into your head and made off with all your best memories? We thought so. The growing population of seniors who are likely to suffer from memory impairment or Alzheimer’s Disease does not make for a rosy retirement. The grab bag of tricks to [...]

Let’s pretend that one day, as you strolled down the street, a mysterious man approached you and suddenly handed you $5 million. All he said was, “Do something that matters to you.” What you would do? One man faced this dilemma after achieving success in the plywood business. Restless and hardly willing to retire, he [...]

With a name like Iggy Pop, you’d think the guy had come from a family of artisan soda makers. Proud papa takes one look at the newborn’s face and declares with gusto: Iggy Pop. That, of course, is a bogus story. In fact, Iggy was born to a high school English teacher and baseball coach [...]

Most of the older scales in the bathroom have an adjustment control that keeps the initial starting point directly on zero. The newer scale models are digital and also include a body fat readout. The New York Times recently reviewed a couple of these scales. For those who can’t seem to keep an accurate eating [...]

Remember Gerald Levin, the architect of that disastrous merger between Time Warner and AOL? Probably not, but don’t worry, he walked off with a sweet retirement package. Now that he has all that time on his hands, he’s disappeared from the world by opening Moonview Sanctuary. The spa thing has been going full tilt for [...]

If you have a few thousand dollars and a week of free time, Canyon Ranch is offering an Optimal Aging workshop. Be prepared for words like longevity, biological, balanced, and vital to make their way into our psyche. Like any behavior modification therapy, repetition is the key.

The Pitch:
Canyon Ranch Optimal Aging
September 10 through 17, 2006
LIVING [...]

Yoga for the Young at Heart: Accessible Yoga for Every Body
by Susan Winter Ward

A yoga class in a book! Whatever your body type, fitness level, or time constraints, you can enjoy the benfits of yoga. Susan Winter Ward presents a series of yoga poses for all levels of ability including beginners of all ages. The [...]

I’ve never tried yoga. It’s one of those California things that enters the mainstream culture and suddenly everyone is walking around in sweat pants, loose fitting tops and carrying a mat as they leave the studio. I guess it all depends on how well your knees and joints are holding up. If the answer is [...]

Laughing yoga for stress, at least that what the title says. Good journalists claim to just report the news. Bad journalists, I guess, report the fun. We have just one question after watching this video. Is this man a laughing hyena?

This is for MATURE adults only, according to the descripton below. My god that seems like it leaves a whole lot of adults standing at the door only to be turned away. I’d rethink that requirement. Or perhaps it opens up a market niche: Yogi for Immature Adults, the National Lampoon Edition. Caution, my friends, [...]

Ultimate Senior Fitness Collection (2005)
There’s no excuse for not exercising anymore. Humans were not meant to be a sedentary bunch. TV has set back civilization by decades. Thankfully coaches abound. This collection is like a Swiss Army knife, it has a little bit of everything, depending on your mood. Pilates, weight training, stretching, yoga, aerobics, [...]