Muscle "Set Points" And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises Enhance Leg Strength

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

    Medical researchers have taken note of the benefits of practicing senior balance exercises and their secondary consequence of helping to enhance muscle strength. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Recently, medical researchers have been investigating the gradual decline in muscle strength for individuals in their later years of life. Researchers are discovering that muscle weakness is involved with "set points." The mystery of why our muscles just get weaker as we age seems to have an answer that involves the “set points” in our nervous system. For example, the set point for body temperature is 98.6 degrees. These points are not as set as we assumed. A new study finds they can be reset with age, and the researchers observed a set point that resulted in significantly diminished motor function in aging fruit flies. Scientists from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have found this clue as to why muscles weaken with age. In a study published today in The Journal of Neuroscience. They report the first evidence that “set points” in the nervous system are not inalterably determined during development but instead can be reset with age. Dr. Eaton and lead author Rebekah Mahoney, a graduate student, recorded changes in the neuromuscular junction synapses of aging fruit flies. These synapses are spaces where neurons exchange electrical signals to enable motor functions such as walking and smiling. “We observed a change in the synapse, indicating that the homeostatic mechanism had adjusted to maintain a new set point in the older animal,” reported Dr Eaton. With the understanding of these "set points" in muscles, we can see why it is important for aging individuals to maintain their maximal balance skills with practicing senior balance exercises to compensate for gradual muscle weakness.

Senior Balance Exercises Help Maximize Stability

   A daily routine that includes senior balance exercises is recommended by healthcare professionals to maintain a high level of balance abilities to reduce the possibility of falling and sustaining an injury. By performing equilibrium routines regularly, the brain and body are able to make strong connections that are necessary for appropriate balance skills. Now, you can practice senior balance exercises in the comfort of your own home by following the direction of a knowledgeable Physical therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To get started on strength exercises and the best balance exercises, get the Exercise For Balance DVD. The professionally filmed DVD is the perfect instructional DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The step by step Balance DVD comes filled 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

  To learn the necessary strength and balance exercises, start the program in the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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