Challenging the assumption yoga can prevent falls

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Recorded26 Sep 2025

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As we get older, falls become a serious health risk. They can trigger dramatic deteriorations in a person’s health.Preventing falls is important, so we need to know the exercises and activities that give the biggest bang for buck.A new study has looked into Iyengar yoga and whether it can help prevent falls – with surprising results.Guest/sProfessor Anne Tiedemann, physical activity and health at the University of SydneyReferencesThe effect of an Iyengar yoga-based exercise programme versus a seated yoga relaxation programme on falls in people aged 60 years and older (SAGE): a pragmatic, two-arm, parallel randomised controlled trial

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