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Hi, I'm new here I have been reading postes for yoga,has it helped with weight loss,I too have been having trouble with my knees.I Think this is a great site

Hi, I also have trouble with arthritis in my knees. Could yoga help? If so, is there a certain kind of yoga that is more "knee friendly"? I've also wondered how someone very large (me) could possibly get in some of those poses.
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Thanks to all,
Trish

Yoga isn't really for weight loss. It does however increase your health by strengthening muscles, lenghtening tendons and providing a calming effect on the nerves (the frazzled ones).

Yoga poses can be modified for weight and physical ailments but it's best to speak with a trained professional one to one who can show you and direct you.

Yoga is not as hard as some make it out to be and not as easy was some think. When your muscles haven't done any work for a while they really feel the effects of a few poses. Yoga has really helped stabilize my back and pelvic muscles.

Here is a link to a review, interviews, links for yoga for people of size.

Thanks, Moe!
I checked out the links you suggested. I'm not nearly so intimidated by the whole Yoga idea now. I'm eager to begin some gentle poses that will work with my body. The stretching is also good for my Fibromyalgia.
Trish