Welcome to the Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast. I am your host, Debi Robinson. In this episode I will be talking about how practicing yoga will help with osteoporosis, two things that build stronger bones, important aspects of bone health and the biggest things to focus on when it comes to bone health.
Key Takeaways:
[1:44] The word yoga
[2:28] Yoga therapy
[5:00] Staying safe during yoga
[5:17] Why yoga is the answer for healthy ageing
[6:03] Biggest things to focus on when it comes to bone health
[7:30] Dr. Fishman ongoing study about bone density
[8:26] Two things that build stronger bones
[9:35] Important aspects of bone health
[11:29] Flexibility
[15:45]Joint alignment
[16:27] Posture as an aspect of spinal alignment
[19:08] Western changes to yoga
[22:55] Fall prevention
[23:47] Improving balance
[25:21] Subtle aspects of yoga
[26:34] Breathe is the connector between the body and the mind
[28:48] Mindfulness
[29:50] How practicing yoga will help with osteoporosis
[31:29] Choose 100
Memorable Quotes:
"The more flexibility you have in your body, the better your body will receive anything that happens – slipping, tripping falling. Bones don’t break because they’re fragile, they break because we fall. " [13:48] - Debi
"When you improve your confidence, you’re gonna move more, do more, create more bone building and muscle building stimulation." [25:16] - Debi
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