Seniors Stretch Fit

Seniors Stretch Fit

Instructor: Kathy Paterson

COME JOIN US!

Stimulate and limber up by decreasing muscle stiffness and back pain, improving digestion, posture, flexibility, and breathing, reducing injury risk and recovery time.

EQUIPMENT:

• Yoga mat and headrest
• Stretchy band

STANDING COMPONENT

• We warm up with rhymatical moving such as marching, toe tapping, side stepping, arm movements and wiggles.
• We gradually move into full range of motion movements for the upper body, including full arm circles, trunk rotations, toe touches (or attempts) and overhead reaches.

FLOOR COMPONENT

• We get down on the floor and begin in a sitting position where we stretch our legs to increase flexibility and reduce leg pain.
• We then sit with legs out, doing a variety of leaning moves, reaching for our toes, etc.
• On our bellies/knees, we stretch out our chest, upper back and shoulders.
• We then roll over to be on our backs as we do some hip stretching – designed to relieve hip pain and improve our walking technique – with moves such as rotating one bent leg across the body, pulling knees to chest, etc.
• We then do pelvic lifts (pushing pelvis to the ceiling) to strengthen core and reduce lumbar pain.

COOL DOWN

• Finally, we return to seated position for neck and inner arms stretches, and cool down breathing techniques designed to lower blood pressure and promote a feeling of wellness.