Senior Balance Exercises Help With Parallel Physical And Mental Decline

Senior Balance Exercises Help Limit The Decline

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

Senior balance exercises are an important component of older adults daily activities to decrease the stability and cognitive deficits that occur with the aging process. Please see  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Medical researchers have determined that in our later years, we naturally experience decline in the components of our balance system which lead to adequate stability. For all of us, our vision, inner ear vestibular system and sensory input from the feet and ankles diminish with age, leading to deficits in balance and a greater risk for falling. Concurrently, researchers have also determined that cognitive decline with age is a natural part of life and scientists are tracking the problem down to highly specific components of the brain. If you forget where you put your car keys and you can’t seem to remember things as well as you used to, the problem may well be with the GluN2B subunits in your NMDA receptors. Research on these biochemical processes in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University is making it clear that virtually everyone loses memory-making and cognitive abilities as they age. The process is well under way by the age of 40 and picks up speed after that. The good news, however, is that like balance skills which can be improved with practicing equilibrium exercises, cognitive abilities may not have to decline. Kathy Magnusson, a neuroscientist in the OSU Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, and professor in the Linus Pauling Institute, reports that, "These are biological processes, and once we fully understand what is going on, we may be able to slow or prevent it with diet, health habits, continued mental activity or exercise.”    Some of the best advice for maintaining cognitive function is to keep using your brain. Break old habits, do things different ways. Get physical exercise, maintain a good diet and ensure social interaction. Such activities help keep these “subunits” active and functioning. By practicing senior balance exercises, you can both stimulate your brain and improve needed steadiness.

Senior Balance Exercises Help Physical And Mental Health

a regular regimen of senior balance exercises can assist in general physical and cognitive health. By rehearsing equilibrium routines, an older individual is challenged to make rapid decisions, problem solving and concentration on weight shifting to maintain an upright position. Stability exercises can begin with simple weight shifting activities with the feet shoulder distance apart and the feet on a flat, stable surface. Steadiness exercises can be progressed to include controlling weight shifting on uneven terrain or on unstable surfaces like a balance board or couch cushion. you can receive step by step instruction on balance exercise progression from an experienced physical therapist in the comfort of your own home with the exercise for balance dvd.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    Build strength both mentally and physically by beginning the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The easy to follow Balance DVD is the perfect tool to use at home or in a group setting. The comprehensive 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

Stay active for many years to come by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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