| Not everyone is made for high-level
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| | balance will improve quickly - preventing
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| exercising. But you can become fit
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| | falls - and you'll develop greater
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| without bouncing around in a leotard,
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| | flexibility and strength. Soon you will
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| battering your joints. Forget all the
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| | be moving with confidence again.
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| huffing, puffing, lugging, lifting, and
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| | - Tai chi and yoga are especially
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| straining. Movement therapy is a gentle -
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| | recommended for people with arthritis.
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| yet effective - group of sports that
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| | Gentle yoga can improve arthritis in your
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| include yoga, tai chi, and Pilates. Just
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| | hands, for example, and tai chi's
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| don't be fooled by their mild manner.
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| | precise, flowing movements help keep your
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| These activities can whip you into shape
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| | joints limber, relieve your pain, and
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| without breaking a sweat.
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| | keep you active.
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| | - The dance-like stretches, poses, and
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| All three have ancient Eastern roots and
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| | maneuvers within each of these movement
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| are merely different interpretations of
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| | therapies will gently strengthen and tone
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| the same principle: keeping your body and
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| | your body. Pilates is especially good as
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| mind in harmony naturally leads to better
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| | a strength-training workout.
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| health.
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| | - Add yoga or Pilates to your exercise
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| It wasn't until recently that modern
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| | regimen if you need to improve your heart
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| science confirmed the many physical
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| | health.
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| benefits of yoga, tai chi, and Pilates.
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| | - In today's hectic world, it may be hard
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| With them, you can improve your balance,
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| | to squeeze an extra 30 minutes of
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| flexibility, and strength - no matter
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| | exercise into your schedule - at least
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| what your age, weight, or fitness level.
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| | without feeling even more stress. The
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| No Pain - but great gain
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| | beautiful thing about movement therapy is
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| | that it combines stress relief with
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| Yoga, tai chi, and Pilates are gentle
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| | exercise, so you kill two birds with one
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| enough for anyone to try. If you consider
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| | stone.
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| yourself in bad health or disabled in
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| | All the activities - tai chi, yoga, and
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| some way, you're a perfect candidate for
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| | Pilates - are done slowly, with intense
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| these movement therapies. You can ease
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| | focus on proper breathing and posture.
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| into the programs slowly and set your own
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| | They all relax your body and calm your
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| pace. It's easy to stick with them and
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| | mind.
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| you'll see improvement quickly.
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| | As you can see, you can boost your
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| Here are just some of the benefits you
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| | overall health with these joyful,
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| will get from these soothing approaches
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| | health-giving movements.
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| to fitness.
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| | Things to know before you give it a go
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| - When you were a child, tripping and
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| | Just to be safe, make sure that you take
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| falling meant just another minor scrape.
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| | these precautions before starting any new
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| But as you get older, taking a tumble can
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| | exercise program.
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| have serious and crippling effects. If
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| | - Get your doctor's approval on your
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| your sense of balance is as bad as Humpty
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| | fitness plan, especially if you've badly
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| Dumpty's, these are the safest forms of
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| | injured your back, neck, knees, or
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| exercise for you.
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| | shoulders in the past.
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| Just like the trick to growing tomatoes
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| | - The stretches, poses, and movements of
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| is to keep the main stalk strong, the
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| | these therapies should not hurt. If you
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| trick to great balance is to keep your
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| | feel pain, stop and check your technique
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| core muscles strong. The bands of muscle
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| | before continuing.
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| in your abdomen, lower back, and buttocks
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| | - Pilates is the most intense of the
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| are the center of strength and control
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| | three exercise forms. You may want to try
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| for the rest of your body.
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| | one of the less strenuous programs first
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| All three examples of movement therapy
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| | if you are out of shape.
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| are relatively stationary, but because
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| | - Be forewarned, you might get addicted
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| they strengthen your core muscles, your
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| | to these calming sports.
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