ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A tiny Russian-language library in an upstate New York apartment complex is not a typical setting for a yoga class. But this was not your typical yoga. The participants sat on folding chairs, for one thing, and everyone was older than 65 years old. Personal trainer Sarah Lane-Ayers led five women, all immigrants from Russia and Ukraine, in a series of stretches and movements: squeezing a ball, leg kicks, boxing moves like hooks and uppercuts. She demonstrated a modified pigeon pose, which strengthens the hips. “This is important for rolling in and out of bed. And working …read more
Source: POLITICO – U.S. Edition
