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Bone-Health Yoga for Posture and Balance

Video by Dr. Lisa Moore, DPT – Brick House Bones® on YouTube · Open on YouTube

A physical therapist who is also a certified yoga instructor leads a gentle osteoporosis-friendly practice: calf raises, high lunges with arms up, a clasped-hand chest opener, kneeling backbends, baby cobra and easy hip mobility.

  • 12 min
  • Beginner
  • Low impact (no jumping)
  • mat

Good forBetter postureHealthy ageing

Step by step 9

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  1. Stand with feet hip-width, rooted through the whole foot; bend the knees, then rise and reach the arms up. 0:30
  2. Calf raises: hands at the heart, rise onto the toes, then add the arms sweeping up as you rise. 1:30
  3. High lunge, right leg back: squeeze the right glute, tuck the tail and lift the arms overhead if you can. 2:36
  4. High lunge, left leg back: tail tucked, back glute squeezed, front foot rooted, arms up and hold. 3:47
  5. Chest opener: lace the knuckles behind you, press them down and squeeze the shoulder blades together. 4:48
  6. Tall kneeling: toes tucked, raise one arm and look up, then reach a hand back to the heel or a block. 6:10
  7. Child's pose, then baby cobra: press the pubic bone down, chin tucked, and peel the chest up with the hands. 7:21
  8. On your back: hands behind the head, elbows wide, feet wide, let both knees fall to the right, then left. 8:45
  9. Full-body stretch: legs long and arms overhead, reach in opposite directions, then rest and notice. 9:55

The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.

Form cues from the coach

  • In the high lunge, squeeze the back glute and lift the heart with the arms overhead
  • In baby cobra press the pubic bone down and keep the chin tucked, without cranking the neck
  • Press the clasped knuckles down behind you, squeeze the shoulder blades and open the chest

What it works

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Joints it uses 4 takes load

  • Lower back takes loadkneeling backbend with hand to heel
  • Hips takes loadhigh lunge holds, kneeling hip opener
  • Knees takes loadhigh lunge holds, kneeling backbends
  • Ankles & feet takes loadcalf raises with arm raises
  • Neck moveschin lift in the chest opener
  • Shoulders movesarm raises, clasped hands behind, overhead arms
  • Wrists & hands movesbaby cobra on the hands
  • Upper back moveschest opener, baby cobra
  • Kneeling. Pressure on the kneecaps — a folded towel or cushion under the knees helps.
  • Down on the floor. You get down to the floor and back up again.

Easier option from the coach: Back heel can stay up in the lunge; a block can support the kneeling backbend

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by Dr. Lisa Moore, DPT – Brick House Bones®; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety