Beginner Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Beginners

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

Practicing senior balance exercises is important for individuals who have medical or orthopedic conditions that lead to decreased steadiness. Please see     http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now. For those people  over the age of 60 years old and for those individuals  who suffer with orthopedic or neurological issues like diabetes, cancer, back pain, sciatica, peripheral neuropathy or post knee or hip replacement surgeries stability routines can help prevent possible falls and injuries from falling.  Statistics show that one in three seniors fall every year. That correlates to about 20 million falls for ageing adults in America every calendar year.  Often times, those falls result in debilitating injuries including hip fractures, wrist fractures or even head injuries. Those  injuries can have a profound negative effect on the person's quality of life and independence. Medical researchers have demonstrated that balance exercises have proven to improve balance and reduce the frequency of falling in seniors. Equilibrium routines can be developed to start at an easy level for beginners and progress to more challenging routines as the individual advances.

Senior Balance Exercises To Get Started

Rehearsing senior balance exercises is essential to prevent falls that could lead to injuries. There are several easy balance routines to start with for those just beginning to learn stability strategies and exercises. Balance exercises can help anyone regardless of their physical status.  As we age, our physical abilities change dramatically.  Often times, we see older adults with the same chronological age but with very different physical status.  steadiness exercises should be performed by individuals beginning at the most basic level.  equilibrium exercises can also help challenge individuals who participate in high level activities like hiking, dancing and tennis.  Beginning balance exercises can include activities standing on both feet with feet shoulder width apart and  eyes open. in this position, the focus is on feeling the sense of touch between the feet and the surface of the floor to enhance the sensory connections between the feet and the brain. this heightened sensory input helps to enable the individual to feel more stable in all standing positions and movements. senior  Balance exercises can progress to include eyes closed activities as well as equilibrium exercises standing on one foot or on varying surfaces. these stability techniques and senior balance exercises can be found on the exercise for balance dvd, which was developed by an experienced physical therapist.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    For those beginners who want to learn the best balance exercises needed to enhance stability, get the Exercise For Balance DVD. The professionally filmed Balance DVD is the perfect instructional medium to use at home or in a group setting. The easy to follow Balance DVD contains all the necessary 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 golf, 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

Learn the basics and get started with  senior balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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