Posted on: 5:08 pm, March 26, 2012, by Stephanie Moore, updated on: 01:05am, March 27, 2012

One Des Moines resident credits the art of yoga as the medicine she needs to keep her up and running.

One reason I feel younger is because I take yoga and it keeps me limber, says Maurine Diehl.

Maurine isnt your typical yoga student.

Im a hundred; Im passed a hundred now, says Diehl.

Along with about a dozen residents at Scottish Rite Park, Maurine takes chair yoga, a class adapted to senior citizens to keep them flexible and moving.

We are surprised here with the results, because all of them have a lot of challenges with their health, and they tell me I walk because I do this, I can move and stand up and do everything because I exercise, says yoga instructor, Ofelia Mohr.

As the classes oldest student, Maurine says yoga gives her something to look forward to and keeps her on her toes.

I come because it makes me feel so good, it keeps me limber and it keeps me feeling well, says Diehl.

The class which meets three times a week has become a staple in many of the students lives, giving them abilities and strength to live without the use of a wheel chair or cane.

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