Health Benefits of Yoga for People 50 and Over

Yoga is a well established reflective practice that has frequently been connected with more youthful Americans. Be that as it may, it is quick turning into a hot wellbeing pattern for people older than 50 who are hoping to enhance their mental and physical prosperity, and fight off the constant ills of maturing.

“Yoga is a great way to prevent aches and pains and also helps to maintain flexibility a
nd help the mental state as well,” Dr. Gerald McGwin tells Newsmax Health.

“In addition to the physical aspect of it, there is something about yoga that helps to clear the mind,” adds McGwin, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.

The amount of people rehearsing yoga in the U.S. was up to 36.7 million in 2016, contrasted with 20.4 million in 2012, as indicated by a late Yoga in America Study. 

Of these, around 14 million are beyond 50 and four million 55 years old, over the age of 55 have taken up yoga since 2012, as indicated by the review, which was supported by Yoga Journal and the Yoga Alliance, a philanthropic association speaking to yoga educators, schools, and studios.

“Yoga has a number of benefits for people who are older,” says Stephen Fletcher, a certified yoga instructor and owner of Yoga Circle in Birmingham.

According to McGwin's research, the injury rate for yoga participants aged 65 and older was 58 per 100,000, compared to 18 per 100,000 for those ages 45-64. People 18-44 years of age had the lowest rate of injury - 12 per 100,000.

"There are many benefits to yoga, but there is a risk for older people that should not be ignored,” he adds.

Research has found that yoga can help to relieve and treat pain from several chronic conditions, but has other benefits, as well. Among them: