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That’s exactly why chair yoga, via free YouTube or Zoom sessions, can help adults ­ especially the over ­ 65sto enjoy all it has to offer in safety, however frail or lacking in flexibility they might be.

Benefits include loosening and stretching painful muscles, reducing chronic pain, decreasing stress, and

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and alcohol.

Work up a sweat walking or cycling and enjoy the spring sun which helps to regulate natural rhythms, they said.

IN an Australian trial, some people with moderate to severe depression who also had a poor diet were put on a Mediterranean diet. They were also given seven sessions with a dietitian while another group received counselling from a trained researcher, also for seven sessions.

All remained on their usual medication, which included antidepressants.

improving circulation.

Yoga also reduces anxiety, helps to lower blood pressure, protects joints and builds strength and balance.

There are no hard and fast guidelines on how often to practise chair yoga, although doctors and exercise experts recommend two days a week as a good starting point.

After 12 weeks researchers at Deakin University found that a third of those on the Mediterranean diet were in remission from depression, compared with 8 per cent in the control group.