SAA has teamed up with Sandra Voss and Alexander Levine, co-founders of SpondyStrong, to bring you a new series of yoga and fitness videos specially designed for those with spondyloarthritis (SpA)! Follow along with these fun and engaging workouts, featuring gentle routines to get you moving in ways that promote mobility, flexibility, and strength. Videos also include suggestions for modifying exercises or yoga poses to accommodate your unique needs.
SAA will release two videos each week – one yoga video and one fitness video – throughout the month of September, in honor of Pain Awareness Month. Videos will be posted to this page and also to our YouTube channel. We hope you enjoy this collaboration!
Seated Stretching Routine for Spondyloarthritis
Strength Training Routine for Spondyloarthritis
Posture Drill Using a Wall
Stretching and Balance Routine with Wall Support
Alexander Levine is a National Academy of Sports Medicine certified personal trainer. He runs a virtual personal training business, Alex Levine Fitness LLC, that aims to help those with SpA/AS through movement and exercise. He is also a co-founder of SpondyStrong, an online program offering yoga and fitness classes for people with SpA.
You can learn more at https://spondystrong.wordpress.com.
Alex lives with ankylosing spondylitis and wants to continue to use his platform to bring awareness to the condition and the role that fitness can play in treatment and management.
Chair Yoga Class for People with Spondyloarthritis
Gentle Bedtime Yoga Class for People with Spondyloarthritis
Mat Yoga for Low Back Pain, for People with Spondyloarthritis
Mat Yoga for the Whole Body, for People with Spondyloarthritis
Sandra Voss, RYT-200 completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training with Harlem Yoga Studio, and Level 1 of Yoga for Arthritis® training with the Integral Yoga Institute in New York City. Sandra was diagnosed with SpA in 2015 and has been leading SAA’s NYC patient educational support group since 2017. She has found yoga, stretching, and other exercise to be extremely helpful for managing her pain and maintaining mobility, and she loves sharing the benefits of yoga with others. Sandra’s classes emphasize mindfulness, accessibility, reducing pain, connecting with our inner experience, and finding the version of a pose that feels best in your body, rather than practicing in order to achieve a “perfect” or “fancy” pose.
Sandra is also a co-founder of SpondyStrong, an online program offering yoga and fitness classes for people with SpA. You can learn more at:
SAA encourages you to speak to your doctor before starting a new exercise regimen to make sure it is right for you. If a specific exercise or yoga pose hurts or doesn’t feel good, please either refrain from doing it or modify the movement so it feels right for your body.
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