Accessible Fitness, more choices for more people Fitness has always been a concern with regard to both mental and physical health regardless of age, gender, or any other variables that make each one of us unique. And for those in the blind community, fitness is every bit as much—if not more—important.Exercise for the visually impaired is something that should be incorporated into a weekly, if not daily, routine for a variety of reasons that are both similar and different from people within the sighted community. For those with total loss of sight as well as for those who are low sighted, a lack of regular exercise can bring on a host of other issues, including weight gain, sluggishness, and perhaps worst of all for many, insomnia or a circadian rhythm that has been thrown completely off track.A quality workout done at the right time of day and at the right pace to meet your unique physical and mental needs is just what the doctor may have forgotten to order. For many blind people, fitness has been a challenge: without someone to guide you and without the ability to drive yourself to the gym, it becomes obvious why so many visually impaired individuals give up—but with the BlindAlive line of Fitness Workouts for blind people, you’ll never have to depend on anyone else again.
Yoga and Strength Training with wieghts for blind people along with a variety of other cardiovascular exercises help our bodies stay toned, help us gain muscle mass and lose weight, but most of all, can help lead a blind person away from a sense of helplessness.Are you ready to sweat? Come get healthy and leave all your notions of not being able to get fit due to your visual impairment behind with BlindAlive! Learn More About Chair Yoga Chair Yoga CD Art This Chair Yoga removes the barriers for the blind to experience yoga. Chair yoga for the blind is perfect as an introduction to yoga without needing to get down to the floor. All the poses are either in or supported by the chair. Everything is well-described so you can relax and follow along. There are poses that strengthen, enhance balance, and stretch. There is a relaxation segment at the end.Listen to Sample of Chair YogaBuy Chair Yoga from BlindAliveFitness Descriptions Provide More DetailThese detailed fitness descriptions are in addition to our audio programs.
They explain in more detail the exercise movement, as well as modification, in both audio and text format. They were created by a blind exercise advocate to make the exercises easier to understand and provide a more in depth workout experience. Below is just a sample of a few movements in this workout program. Fitness descriptions are included with every workout. 1- Introduction, 2- Conqueror Breath, 3- Neck Rolls, 4- Wrist Rotations, 5- Elbow Bends, 6- Shoulder and Chest Opener, 7- Shoulder Rotations, 8- Shoulder Flexion and Extension, 9- Seated Cat/Cow, 10- Seated Twist, 11- Side Bends, 12- Ankle Bends, 13- Ankle Rotations, 14- Knee Bends, 15- Supported Warrior Two, 16- Mountain Pose, 17- Extended Mountain Pose, or Chair Pose, 18- Tree Pose, 19- Modified Downward Facing Dog, 20- Modified Dancer Pose, 21- Seated Pigeon Pose, 22- Seated Forward Fold, 23- Three Part BreathWant same day shipping? Place your order before noon (EST) and we will ship it the same day from one of our wholesale warehouses!
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Articles, recipes, tips, and much more!↓ Skip to Main Content A wonderful way to receive the benefits of the practice in a safe, supportive way, chair yoga takes place at Grey Bears on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9:30am – 10:30am. This wonderfully therapeutic practice will help you increase strength, range of motion, stamina, memory and mental awareness, improve circulation and relax the body. Instructors Suzi Mahler, CMT NE (left), and Sara Kaufman, CYT (right) will guide you through a series of gentle seated yoga postures that are performed slowly and with breath awareness. No pretzel poses or getting on the floor. Come and stretch your body and relax your mind. $5 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.Chair Yoga adapts traditional yoga poses so that they can be done with a chair for support, making yoga more accessible for all people. Our society as a whole is aging, including Ottawa with an expected senior demography of 16% by 2021 – it’s the only age group to increase their percentage of the population!
Whether it be low mobility seniors or other persons unable to participate in a standard yoga class due to mobility or disability issues, there’s a large population in the yoga community who could deeply benefit from this practice. The chair takes the place of the yoga mat, and poses are seated or supported by the chair. You get a warm-up, stretching and strengthening, whether you’re coming off a sports injury, challenged by the physical limits of aging, or have been sitting for too many hours at your desk. This program will offer you the tools to help you and/or your students build strength, awareness and confidence as well as to increase well-being both physically and mentally. Learn how to work with this ever growing group who can receive so much benefit from the practice of yoga with the assistance of a chair! Michael Hutkins is a 500hr trained teacher in the Sivananda lineage. He’s taught yoga for 15 years and chair yoga for the past six, making yoga accessible and fun for people of all ages and abilities.
He is always amazed at how open seniors are to every aspect of yoga, from the physical to meditation, philosophy and even chanting.SAVE $50.00 by registering on or before August 31, 2017 for $245.00 per person. Fee includes the training, manual and certificate. Refunds (minus a $150 Administration Fee) are available up to October 11th, 2015. No refunds after the course commences. Students must have a minimum of one year of experience practicing yoga regularly. Prior certification to teach yoga is not a prerequisite for this course. For 200 hour certified Yoga Teachers the credits for this training can be applied towards a 500 hour certification and is eligible for CEUs (15 hours) with Yoga Alliance. Minimum Registration: 15 students Maximum Registration: 24 students Hi Mike, thank you again for the wonderful workshop on Saturday. I so appreciated all of the energy, training, insights, handouts you prepared. It was quite obvious the amount of energy, experience and presence you brought to the workshop and I learned so much and feel so refreshed to return to my chair teaching.