Yoga for Longevity: Mobility, Mindfulness, and Vibrant Health23 Juni

Yoga Poses to Avoid with Osteoporosis (And Why That's the Wrong Question) | Ep. 47

If you've recently been diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia, you've probably wondered which yoga poses you're supposed to avoid. This episode gives you the answer, and then something more useful: ONE simple thing to focus on that keeps your spine safe in almost any movement.

For years, the advice for osteoporosis was strict and a little scary: don't bend, don't twist, don't lift anything heavy, be careful. But the current guidance tells a more hopeful story. In this episode, Mikah Horn walks through which movements genuinely call for care, and how to modify them rather than give them up, drawing on the 2022 UK consensus statement on physical activity and exercise for osteoporosis.

In this episode, you'll learn:

- Why the old "don't bend, don't twist" advice has shifted, and what the current consensus actually recommends

- The movements to be mindful of with osteoporosis, and how to modify them instead of avoiding them altogether

- How to twist, fold, and bend in a way that supports your spine instead of straining it

- The one simple cue that keeps your spine safe through almost any movement

- Where spinal compression fractures most often happen, and why that matters for how you move every day

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Resource mentioned: Strong, Steady and Straight, the 2022 UK consensus statement on physical activity and exercise for osteoporosis (British Journal of Sports Medicine)

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