Chair yoga is traditional yoga performed while sitting in or using a chair. Many people assume it’s an exercise for older adults, as chair yoga classes often target this demographic.

Students in a fourth-grade class in Fort Collins, Colo. sit on yoga balls in a 2009 file photo. Ditching traditional chairs for yoga balls helps keep students alert and improves fitness, experts say.

Sitting at a desk all day especially with poor posture can definitely cause back pain. Prolonged sitting tightens the hip flexors, weakens the core and glutes, and puts pressure on the spine, all ...

Chair yoga was found to be an effective intervention for women 65 years and older with knee osteoarthritis, according to a small study published in the April 2023 edition of the journal Healthcare.