Balance Exercises For The America's Cup

By Suzanne Stoke, Physical Therapist @ Exercise For Balance via www.exerciseforbalance.com

Balance exercises are essential for seniors and sportsman, even those holding on for dear life during the America's Cup sailboat racing. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now  Jay Leno called the win by  Oracle's Team USA, "The greatest comeback in sports history." According to the America's Cup web site,  The 2013 America’s Cup was a revolution in the sport. The legacy of the America’s Cup on San Francisco Bay is bringing the racing to the fans and then delivering fantastic 50 mph boats, enthralling racing, ground-breaking television graphics and the sports comeback story of the century. “This regatta has changed sailing forever. More people watched the first race of this America’s Cup than all of the America’s Cups in history, so I think it’s a success,” said Larry Ellison, whose vision of high-speed, wing sail catamarans racing in the tight confines of San Francisco Bay was realized this month. The contest for the oldest trophy in international sport was completely modernized with innovation and technology. Investment in television graphics and production meant new fans could instantly recognize and understand what was happening on the water.

Here are the numbers behind the event:

• 190 countries broadcast the America’s Cup on television

• America’s Cup broadcast in news bulletins globally 15,000 times

• Over 320,000 downloads of the America’s Cup app

• Over 1 million visitors to the official public sites in San Francisco at America’s Cup Park and America’s Cup Village. Hundreds of thousands more viewed the racing from the city front

• Nearly 10,000 hospitality guests

• Over 5 million unique visitors to AmericasCup.com in September and over 45-million page views during the Summer of Racing (July 1 to September 26)

• 24.8 million views of videos on YouTube

• Over 100 million minutes of videos viewed in the past month

• 575 accredited media, from 32 countries

• A 19 show America’s Cup Concert Series

• Over 25% of the population of New Zealand watched the racing broadcast live during the America’s Cup Finals

 From a Physical Therapist's point of view, the America's Cup was a thrilling demonstration of balance abilities at high speed.

Balance Exercises Help to Maintain Stability in Challenging Situations

By practicing balance exercises and strengthening exercises, Team USA was able to control their weight shifting , individuality and as a team, while speeding through the water at up to 50 MPH. One of the key equilibrium routines that seniors and athletes need to practice is learning to center their weight in their base of support. Additionally, it is imperative to learn to control their body weight, even in difficult or moving situations. you can rehearse specific stability strategies and balance exercises at home or at the gym with the exercise for balance dvd.

Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    For all seniors and athletes, begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The Balance DVD is an easy tool  to use at home or in a group setting. The professionally filmed DVD is packed 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 sailing,  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

Stay safe in any challenging environment by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.