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Embrace Exercise Over 50: Embrace Health
Aging is an inevitable part of life, and as we enter our golden years, maintaining good health becomes even more crucial. Regular workouts play a pivotal role in enhancing the quality of life for senior citizens. It offers numerous physical, mental, and emotional benefits that contribute to overall well-being. In this blog, we will explore…
Read MoreCane-Chi – A Fitness and Rehab System
Eight time world champion and Grand Master Mark Shuey, with the help of Dr. John Ruberto, Bruce Vinciguerra and Timothy House Introduced Cane Chi. It was a whole new cane-based exercise program with an emphasis on wellness. Cane Chi isn’t martial arts. Instead, it combines resistance bands as well as a cane into a great…
Read MoreHow Cane Self-Defense Leads to Fitness Too
If you were the victim of a violent attack, would you know what to do to defend yourself? Would it be second nature for you to spring into self-defense? Would you have the strength and flexibility to protect yourself and/or others with you? Would you turn your cane into a self-defense mechanism? Training in cane…
Read MoreAre Warrior Yoga Classes a Thing?
Want to breathe better, feel better, move better? Stop thinking yoga is for wimps and try a class. Grand Cane Master Mark Shuey has proven Yoga is more than a namby-pamby exercise method. Yoga masters know how to breathe properly, are fit, flexible and move better than ever. So is warrior yoga a thing? Not…
Read MoreAbout that New Year’s Fitness Resolution…
The Holidays have come and gone. It’s a new year. Unless you use a little time to get more fit and flexible, how will you enjoy it? Luckily, moving with us at The American Cane System is a fun healthy way to keep that new year’s fitness resolution. We think the fun in fitness and…
Read MoreYoga Poses That Fight Post-Thanksgiving Bloat
I hope your Thanksgiving was fabulous, even if you ate too much like I did. The thing with overindulging during the holiday season, is that stuffed, blah feeling. Luckily, from experience, I know several yoga poses that are the antidote to thanksgiving bloat. These yoga stretches can help your body fend off the food or…
Read MoreMy Secret to Better Health This Holiday Season
I love a good secret, don’t you? When that secret is the difference between feeling okay and feeling GREAT, I am especially excited about sharing it. So here’s my secret to better health for the holidays: Deep Breathing in Yoga Play at the Virtual Dojo. Oh, there’s lots more to Yoga Play, but the most…
Read MoreYoga at the Virtual Dojo
Some of you may still not realize the American Cane System added Yoga classes in the schedule. Once I thought I was rather good at breathing. In a recent conversation with Grandmaster Shuey, I think I remarked that a day didn’t go by in which I didn’t breathe several times. Then Grandmaster Mark Shuey explained…
Read MoreTACS – What You Need to Know About This Great Online Workout for Seniors
Feeling tired lately? Has Your get up and go, just gone? Though it seems illogical, the way to have more energy, is to spend some in exercise. We’d like to recommend TACS as a great online workout for seniors. In fact, researchers report exercise offers lots of great advantages to enjoy. And there are lots…
Read MoreHow to Fight the Danger of Hate Crimes Against Seniors
Myths about Hate Crimes Against Seniors actually put Seniors in Danger Myth #1 Hate Crimes against Seniors Don’t Happen Myth #2 Training in Self Defense is Dangerous for Seniors Fact: Hate crimes against seniors, especially Asian Americans, have surged since COVID pandemic began. It’s kind of strange to hear about hate crimes against seniors. I’m…
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