After a nine-week program of yoga in older women has improved motor coordination and on average, they stretched an inch in height, U.S. researchers reported. Scientists conducted a study of 24 women aged 65 years and older. Women practicing yoga for half an hour twice a week, gradually increasing the intensity of the exercise. After completing the program could happen more and more women standing on one leg. They also felt more confident in the ability to compensate for the movement when walking and standing in one place, researchers said. According to scientists, women managed with yoga to balance the weight of the patella and to distribute it evenly over the bottom of your feet as they walked or standing. The researchers found that it is important and to avoid the performance and flexibility for older people fall, and disequilibrium movements. The scientists are planning further research to study the effectiveness of the program Iyengar, hoping to eliminate the imbalance of movement in the elderly.
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