Senior Balance Exercises And CDC Recommendations

Senior Balance Exercises As Part Of Fitness

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

    Medical researchers have determined that senior balance exercises are an important component of improving steadiness and participating in physical fitness for older adults. Please see  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now According to the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) daily exercise is highly recommended for all individuals, especially senior citizens. The CDC explains that physical  activity is anything that gets your body moving. According to the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for  Americans, the Centers For Disease Control suggests to do two types of physical activity each week to  improve your health–aerobic and muscle-strengthening. The two main exercises include strength training and moderate intensity aerobic activity, which can include

-Walking

-Biking

-Jogging

-Running

-Aerobics

-Dance

-Pushing a lawnmower

-Playing tennis

  All these excellent aerobic programs would benefit from first building a strong foundation of steadiness to prevent falls and injuries from falling. Consequently, it is essential to learn and practice senior balance exercises before initiating a fitness program.

Start With Senior Balance Exercises

    To adequately follow the recommendations of the Centers For Disease Control's  program for physical activity, it is best to start with  senior balance exercises to establish excellent stability with all fitness activities. For instance, before setting out for a brisk walk or bike ride, you can rehearse equilibrium routines that help you develop maximal abilities to control your center of gravity and weight shifting, which is needed to prevent falling. You can practice such exercises by standing with your feet shoulder width apart and slowly leaning forwards and backwards or side to side. During that weight shifting exercises, it is critical to control your body movement through the muscles in your lower legs and ankles. As a result, you will not only enhance your balance skills, but you will also strengthen important leg muscles. You can learn appropriate stability strategies and senior balance exercises in the convenience of your own home by following the expert instruction of a knowledgeable Physical Therapist in the exercise for balance dvd. Once you have developed adequate stability, then you can safely begin a healthy fitness program.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    Before you embark on a physical activity program, begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The professionally filmed Balance DVD is the perfect instructional tool to use at home or in a group setting. The step by step  DVD comes complete 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

Follow the CDC's suggestion and start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
For more information see www.cdc.org