#activity Have you tried yoga? There are so many different kinds of yoga. What do you like about it or what do you find intimidating? Studies show yoga to be beneficial across all age groups. “In a 2019 study, 5-year-old kindergartners doing yoga twice a week in school in place of standard physical education showed less inattention and hyperactivity and completed a task faster than 5-year-olds doing physical education or no exercise.”. A 2015 study found that for seniors, “Among the yoga practitioners, the volume of certain brain regions increased with the number of years of yoga experience and weekly amount of yoga practice.” Yoga can be more restorative, like stretching or intensive, like “hot” yoga. Seniors can do entire yoga classes in a chair.
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