Exercises For Balance With Cognitive Training

Performing Exercises For Balance While Doing Cognitive Tasks

often times we are required to maintain balance while we are busy thinking about other things. How often do you go for a walk and think about the kids, work, or what to have for dinner? When was the last time you walked downstairs while thinking about what errands to run, what laundry to put in the washer, or what time your appointment is? All through the day, we are constantly combining cognitive takss with balance tasks.

Practicing Exercises For Balance With Thinking Tasks Improve Balance

A study was done by Silsupadol P, Shumway-Cook A, Lugade V, van Donkelaar P, Chou LS, Mayr U, to show that our balance abilities decline while we are simultaneously performing cognitive tasks. This study looked at the "Effects of single-task versus dual-task training on balance performance in older adults" and the need for exercises for balance. In general the study showed that Participants in all groups improved on the Berg Balance Test and walked significantly faster after training with specific exercises for balance. When a cognitive task was added, however, only participants who received dual-task training (exercises for balance and thinking skills) with fixed-priority instructions and dual-task training with variable-priority instructions exhibited significant improvements in gait speed.

Performing Exercises For Balance And Cognitive Training Together Helped Improve Balance

The study concludes that elderly people who practice exercises for balance and thinking tasks together have better balance with walking and are less likely to fall. The Exercise For Balance DVD can assist in teaching you how to perform the right exercises for balance to help improve balance and reduce falls. One way you can progress the exercises for balance on the DVD is to add cognitive tasks like counting or reading. That will help to maximize your brain integration abilities, improve balance and mimick activities of daily living where we all think about other things while engaging our balance system. Get your Exercise For Balance DVD today by clicking on the BUY NOW button at the top right of the page or see

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