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Chair yoga can be beneficial, no matter your age or fitness level

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Yoga may call to mind impressively flexible people striking impossible-looking poses. But you don’t need to spend 60 minutes in a studio, execute a handstand, or tote a mat to reap some of the benefits of yoga. In fact, you don’t even need to stand up.

Chair yoga is a highly customizab...

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