Just as there are so many people who don’t exercise, and end up paying the price of chronic illnesses, there are those who actually overdose on exercise, and end up with the orthopedic specialists for knee and hip replacements. Some of the “wounded” show up in my classes i.e. runners who’ve worn down their knees and hips.
If they’ve not damaged their joints I can offer them ways to exercise their muscles to alleviate and/or avert bone damage. Most of what I can teach them is in the sitting exercises (which I don’t include in all my videos because so many people find it difficult to get down on the floor and up from a lying or sitting position. But, three of my videos do – “Stretching for Seniors” “ Moving to Mozart” and “Rise & Shine.”
I’m a big believer in the value of a strong upper body, developing the strength from the waist up for better breathing, posture and muscle structure that will instinctively “police” the sagging a weight concentration in the stomach/hips area. Try it! Lift, reach, release and repeat.
