Yoga Can Address Health, Medical Conditions

Bob Crowther notes yoga activities have been invaluable to deal with his, clients various health symptoms including pain, diverse medical conditions.

The yoga i do is a physical activity that has safely addressed my major breathing and spinal issues along with more minor health symptoms.

Bob Approaching 64
After
Climbing Bunker Hill Monument With Ray Banfer, MD
Sharing Experience With Warren S. Green

I and my clients have been able to engage in yoga activities while dealing with many health symptoms including surgery:

•  Muscle Aches
•  Joint Pains 
•  Compromised Breathing 
•  Poor Balance 
•  Weight Issues
•  Fatigue
•  Thoracic (Chest) Reconstruction

Contact

Bob Crowther

774-272-5760

bob@bobcrowther.com

Bob has enjoyed the opportunities to instruct, coach males and females diagnosed with the medical conditions listed below and others:

• Heart Attack, Atrial Fibrillation
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) 
• Arthritis (Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid)
• Sciatica
• Mastectomy

Talk with Bob.

Begin To Address Your Health Needs Though Yoga.

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Yoga, Obesity And Nutrition

Bob Crowther  notes obesity does not have to be a barrier for males and females to practice the gentle form of yoga he instructs - this type of non-impact physical activity along with walking and better nutrition choices can result in weight loss.

Bob In His 60's
 In
 Plow Pose Variation
Yoga, Nutrition Contributes To Good Health

Obesity Recognized As A Disease

Only recently, during June, 2013, did the The American Medical Association (AMA) classify obesity as a disease - an action that may help promote further research and education of the public to reduce the impact attributed to excessive weight on the heart, lungs, joints and a myriad of metabolic problems including diabetes. 

By making this announcement , the AMA has recognized obesity as a problem that has both genetic and environmental components even though the definitive cause and effect data remains to be further clarified and elucidated.

Primary care physicians and medical specialists (including endocrinologists, gastroenterologists) have been investigating and reporting on the consequences of multiple factors contributing to the alarming increase in weight seen in our youth and adults. 

Diverse Research Studies
Include
Exploring Mechanisms, Regulation Of Weight Gain

Book On Obesity

One publication that has received attention was published in 2012 by Dr. Robert H. Lustig.

FAT Chance, Beating the Odds Against SUGAR, PROCESSED FOOD, OBESITY, and DISEASE, presents a detailed account of the scope and challenges the AMA and other health care organizations are confronted with to alter the alarming increase in weight throughout our population. 

He is critical of the notion "a calorie is a calorie" and provides details about the negative impact, consequences from the excessive consumption of sugar (specifically fructose) in processed foods and the importance of making good nutrition choices including fiber consumption.

Changing behavior and attitudes among other factors are required along with nutrition modification and appropriate physical activity to help individuals reduce their weight.

Contact 

Bob Crowther

bob@bobcrowther.com

774-272-5760

Bob can share his experiences instructing yoga with a client diagnosed with diabetes - as he noted briefly in an earlier blog post about diabetes. 

Basic yoga postures were modified by Bob and props used to slowly and gently enable this individual to acquire increased strength, balance and flexibility over many months before beginning the Why WAIT? program offered at the Joslin Diabetes Center (JDC). 

Yoga and walking complemented activities at the JDC and contributed to a significant loss of weight with a renewed vigor and independence of movement.

Our walking began slowly - we had to address breathing and balance issues as well. 

Let Bob help you to approach your weight, other health symptoms though his customized yoga instruction, coaching.

Realize your short and long term goals with Bob's guidance.

Read Bob's story: address your specific needs.

Future postings from Bob will comment further on obesity being "a marker for chronic metabolic diseases" known as Metabolic Syndrome. 

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Yoga, Listening To Your Body

Bob Crowther, in his 60's, notes how his body responded to a whole body and non-impact form of yoga - relieving many different health symptoms frequently experienced by males and females at all ages.

Yoga has enriched my life and is reflected in my biological rather than chronological age - i am able to move my body as demonstrated in the image below, in ways not normally associated with a male in their sixth decade. 

Bob
in
 'Bird of Paradise'
Posture Reflects Whole Body
Strength,  Balance, Flexibility

The positive outcomes from daily yoga practice and attending classes approaching three years continue to inform and motivate me: i learned how to listen to my body - responding to sensory information from diverse, full body movements in various positions - to avoid injury or pain. 

Bob became stronger with enhanced balance and flexibility abilities along with an ability to better control his breathing, to calm his mind.

Find out how Bob can help you help yourself. 

Contact

Bob Crowther

bob@bobcrowther.com

774-272-5760

Many of Bob's yoga clients experience the following health symptoms and associated pain that compromises their mobility: 

*stiff muscles   *knee pains   *back aches   *difficulty twisting the torso or neck   *trouble getting to the floor and up again   *increasing loss of balance   *weight issues   *arthritis

Bob encourages the men and women he instructs to listen to their bodies and to take the first steps to acknowledge that the above symptoms and medical conditions (including a heart attack, diabetes, high blood pressure) reflect on your biology and fitness level - warning signs that provide opportunities to change attitudes and behaviors.  

Put yourself first. Focus on positive actions that will reduce discomfort to make you feel better. 

Read about the customized instruction,coaching Bob offers prospective clients and Bob's story.

Independent of age, gender and body type, most individuals doing yoga regularly can become more mobile over time and reduce their pain without relying on frequent use of prescription medications.

Iyengar in 90's continues his daily yoga practice

Bob will share his experiences and introduce you to the gentle form of hatha yoga established, taught and promoted by the Indian, B. K. S. Iyengar, author of Light on Yoga. 

Iyengar's approach recognizes individual differences and capabilities with an emphasis on using props to facilitate positioning and moving the body in a safe, gentle  manner.   

Ongoing Yoga Research

The science behind the claimed benefits of yoga that Bob and others have articulated are currently being evaluated by the National Institutes of Health located in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 

Federal research grants have been awarded to investigators in several medical disciplines.

Studies include probing questions about anatomical, physiological and psychological attributes of yoga, including the Iyengar method.  

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