Balance Exercises And Slow Going

Balance Exercises To Go Slow And Steady

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

Balance exercises  are essential for older adults to help stay safe and avoid falling at home. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now I was reminded of the emphasis on safety everywhere as I was driving on icy roads today and passing several signs that stated, "Icy Conditions-- Go Slow." Staying safe is a critical mantra all around us from road crews to hospital staff that are focused on fall prevention. As the population ages, equilibrium routines become more important to keep aging individuals out of the Emergency Room secondary to a fall. Statistics reveal that ninety-two percent of admissions to the Emergency Room are a result of an injury due to a fall. Additionally, statistics tell us that one in three seniors over the age of sixty years old fall every year. That number adds up to about twenty million older adults falling every year. Often times those falls result in a serious injury like a hip or shoulder fracture. If the number of falls can be reduced, there will be a significant improvement in the quality of life for millions of seniors. Furthermore, the entire healthcare system will experience a major reduction in costs for surgeries, doctor visits, x-rays, hospital stays, rehabilitation and so much more. Consequently, practicing balance exercises is an essential part of daily living for millions of older individuals.

Balance Exercises To Stay Safe

Balance exercises are a critical means to improving steadiness and reducing the potential for falling for older individuals. One essential aspect of having excellent stability is focusing on the sense of touch between your feet and the floor whenever you are in a standing position. By concentrating on the contact between your feet and the surface beneath you, it helps to slow you down which subsequently maximizes stability and limits the possibility of falling. Additionally, focusing on the sensory input from the feet and the ground also builds strong connections between the balance system in the brain and the balance reactions in the feet and ankles. During the aging process, these balance reactions become slower, weaker and less effective to correct weight shifting, which can lead to falling. Consequently, to enhance steadiness knowing how to slow down and use the sense of touch between your feet and the ground is the first step. The second step is to practice equilibrium routines every day to maximize stability. Now you can learn appropriate stability strategies and balance exercises from an experienced physical Therapist by following along with the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To be safe at home or outside of the home, begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The easy to follow Balance DVD is an excellent instructional 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

Don't be one of the adults who fall this year by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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