The Right Senior Balance Exercises To Help With Dining Out

Senior Balance Exercises For Dining Out

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

   Dining out can be a wonderful experience or it can be frustrating and exhausting, but performing senior balance exercises can help ease difficulties for older adults  with balance problems. Please see  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now As we slip past the age of sixty, most of us begin to have symptoms of imbalance that can affect our quality of life, social activities, general mobility and safety. Medical professionals have determined that one in three senior citizens over the age of sixty fall every year. Most of those falls result in injuries like a hip or wrist fracture. Additionally, falls can occur at home or out in the community. Many times older individuals fare hesitant to go out to a restaurant to eat because of the fear of falling. There are some specific stability techniques, senior balance exercises and tips that can help aging individuals navigate and enjoy eating out. First of all, it is important to realize that eating in crowded and busy restaurants can aggravate symptoms of disequilibrium. By making some adjustments and by planning ahead you can minimize your fear of falling and your potential for a fall. One of the first tips is to select a restaurant with these factors in mind:

-Pick a restaurant with small separate rooms.

-No matter where you go, avoid rush hour.

-Avoid loud background music.

-Seek carpeted floors that reduce conversational noise and vibrations caused by waiters moving nearby.

-Avoid visually distracting shiny, checkered floors and surfaces, as well as ceiling fans and busy wallpaper.

-If the restaurant has a Web site, download a menu in advance and plan the meal to avoid visual strain and confusion.

    These tips will help to not overload your brain and it's ability to process sensory information, which tends to diminish balance abilities that are needed at the same time. Additionally, you can choose certain seating arrangements that will help minimize disorientation and imbalance such as:

-Seat yourself in the corner of a restaurant, avoiding the bustling middle.

-Sit away from kitchens, cash registers, and bars.

-Sit in chairs rather than benches to reduce motion caused by others seated next to you. Booths may also help block noise and activity.

-To reduce the amount of head turning required to converse, choose a round table or sit at the head.

Senior Balance Exercises For Community Activities

    One of the best ways to protect yourself from falling at home or in a restaurant is to rehearse senior balance exercises on a consistent basis beforehand. By rehearsing equilibrium routines every day, older individuals are able to improve their balance, allowing them to continue to enjoy life experiences like eating out, playing golf, going to a movie or concert or whatever activity they enjoy. since restaurants can be busy and crowded with tables, it is essential to learn a few stability strategies before heading out. One specific balance technique is to concentrate on the sense of touch between your feet and the floor to maximize your sensory input to the balance center in your brain. Additionally, you can practice a steadiness exercise that involves walking with one foot in front of the other along a line. This will cause you to walk with a narrow base of support, mimicking walking between tables in a restaurant. You can practice these stability strategies and senior balance exercises in the comfort of your won home and before entering a restaurant 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 enjoy eating out at a restaurant, first begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The professionally filmed  Balance DVD is an excellent tool to use at home or in a group setting. The easy to follow DVD is 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 navigating in a restaurant, dancing and hiking. In the Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, stability techniques and balance routines from a 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

 

Be safe in restaurants and in the community by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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