Exercises For Balance And Functional Abilities

By Suzanne Stoke, Physical Therapist @ Exercise For Balance via www.exerciseforbalance.com/
Exercises for balance as well as gait exercises are foundational for older adults to practice on a daily basis. Please see http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now. Stability exercises can focus on improving steadiness with various functional activities including standing activities like cooking or brushing ones teeth. Equilibrium exercises can also concentrate on functional activities like getting up safely from a chair and finding ones balance point before starting to walk. All too often, seniors have to use the "Rock Of Ages" technique where they rock back and forth to try to get up out of a chair secondary to weakness in their leg muscles. That rocking motion creates a forward momentum that leads to falling forwards once they are on their feet. By practicing specific exercises for balance, older adults can improve their stability and limit the risk of falling forwards. Additionally, performing stability routines for gait can assist a person to be more stable while walking, going up and down stairs or stepping off curbs.

Exercises For Balance And Gait Exercises

Exercises for balance and accompanying gait exercises have been a focus of medical researchers to see how those exercise routines contribute to physical function in older adults. Shimada H., Uchiyama Y. and Kakurai S. in their study, Specific effects of balance and gait exercises on physical function among the frail elderly, measured the benefit of balance exercises and gait training. Objective: To evaluate the specific effects of balance and gait exercises among frail elderly individuals. Interventions: The two exercise groups received balance or gait exercise for 40 minutes, 2-3 times weekly, for 12 weeks. Results: Comparison of the performance before and after intervention demonstrated significant improvement in One Leg Standing Test, Functional Reach Test and Functional Balance Scale in the balance exercise group, and Functional Balance Scale, Timed 'Up and Go' Test and Stair Descending Test showed improvement in the gait exercise group. Conclusions: Balance exercises led to improvements in static balance function, and gait exercises resulted in improvements to dynamic balance and gait functions in the very frail elderly.

Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

To improve your daily function, begin best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The Balance DVD is easy to use at home or in a group setting. The DVD contains specific instruction on how to perform the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance safety among seniors during activities of daily living like walking, standing, stair climbing. Additionally, the DVD can help to advance your activity level to high level functions like dancing and hiking. In the Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, balance techniques and balance routines from a balance trainer (licensed Physical Therapist) who has worked with balance and dizziness disorders for over 20 years. Get your copy of the Exercise For Balance DVD by clicking on the BUY NOW button

For whatever level of function, start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.