Back Care Basics: Yoga for the Rest of Us

Pictured: Peggy Cappy

Credit: ©2006 Peter Wrenn

Peggy Cappy demonstrates the right exercises and yoga poses to protect the back and improve posture.

Pioneering yoga instructor Peggy Cappy has set her own unique mark in the world of yoga by developing and teaching an approach that makes it accessible to people of all ages, abilities and sizes. She proves that you don't have to bend like a pretzel to be an avid yoga practitioner.

Continuing in her zeal to get yoga out to the population at large, Cappy presents BACK CARE BASICS: YOGA FOR THE REST OF US, airing Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV (DT21.1/cable 1011 and 11). The special shows first-hand how the simplest stretches and exercises can contribute to back care. "Strong, healthy back muscles provide support for your spine and result in more energy and vitality in everything you do," says Peggy.