Senior Balance Exercises And Walking With A Wide Base Of Support

By Suzanne Stoke, Physical Therapist @ Exercise For Balance via www.exerciseforbalance.com
Senior balance exercises can be beneficial for those older adults who seem to walk with an unsteady and wide base of support gait.  As we age, our balance abilities decline secondary to diminishing function of each of our balance system components including a diminishing eyesight, decrease in the vestibular inner ear system acuity and reduction in strength, balance reactions and sensory feedback from the feet and ankles.  Many times, to compensate aging individuals will begin to walk with their feet widely spread, in hopes of increasing their base of support and enhancing their stability. Our base of support is often defined as the area within an outline of all ground contact points beneath the feet. In a standing position, a person typically has two feet in contact with the ground. If the feet are close together, the individual will feel less stable than when the feet are spread apart. Increasing the distance between the feet increases what is termed the base of support.  When an older individual tries to walk with a wide base of support, it can often times decrease the effectiveness of their mobility because of the greater side to side movement and diminished forward propelling, thereby making it more difficult to walk.  A better solution, is to practice the senior balance exercises which help to not only improve stability but also strength lower leg muscles, build balance reactions at the feet and ankles, and hands the brain-body balance connections and decrease the risk of falling. Please see http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now

 Senior Balance Exercises Improve Gait Patterns

By practicing senior balance exercises on a daily basis, you will be able to maximize the stability-mobility continuum for enhanced steadiness and effectiveness during walking.  One aspect of equilibrium routines include specific balance techniques that help to focus on the sensory feedback from the feet and ankles, which is critical to improve steadiness in all movement activities.  Additionally, stability exercises help to promote vital balance skills including controlling weight shifting, and enhancing proprioception at the muscles, tendons and ligaments, which helps to develop steadiness during challenging movement patterns.  In specific, seniors can practice balancing with their feet together, which is a narrow base of support. By improving balance abilities, an older individual will be able to be steadier when using a more narrow base of support, which translates to improved mobility during gait.  To help you practice the specific balance techniques and senior balance exercises, you can follow along every day with the balance program developed by an experienced physical therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD

Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To Learn the best balance exercises, get the Exercise For Balance DVD. The Exercise For Balance DVD is the perfect Balance DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The Exercise For Balance DVD is loaded with the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance senior fitness and to perform basic activities like walking, standing, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities 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

Steady your walking by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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