Senior Balance Exercises For Disturbed Walking In The Elderly

Senior Balance Exercises For Walking

By Suzanne Stoke, Physical Therapist @ Exercise For Balance via www.exerciseforbalance.com
Senior balance exercises are vitally important for older adults to practice every day in order to limit the possibility of falling and sustaining a life changing injury. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Medical researchers have evaluated the effects of stability exercises on the balance abilities of older adults in hopes of understanding the best ways to eliminate falling while walking. Bierbaum S, Peper A, in their study, Adaptive feedback potential in dynamic stability during disturbed walking in the elderly, investigated balance skills and walking abilities in older adults. In summary, after perturbation of the gait, feedback information may help regaining balance adequately, but it remains unknown whether adaptive feedback responses are possible after repetitive and unexpected perturbations during gait and if there are age-related differences. Prior experience may contribute to improved reactive behavior. The participants were both young and old and walked on soft and hard surfaces to mimic perturbations that challenge balance. The results showed that old individuals maintain the ability to adapt to feedback controlled perturbations. However, the locomotor behavior is more conservative compared to the young ones, leading to disadvantages in the reactive adaptation during disturbed walking.

Senior Balance Exercises For Challenged Walking

Senior balance exercises, therefore, have been proven by medical researchers to help with improving balance and preventing falling with walking activities. By learning specific balance techniques, you will be able to use your natural sensory input from your feet and ankles to help enhance balance reactions during all movement activities. With stability exercises, you will be ahead of the curve with good balance abilities to handle difficult balance challenges like:
- walking on uneven terrain
- walking on dirt trails
- walking on icy sidewalks
- walking on rocky paths
- walking in deep sand
Now you can learn these essential balance techniques and exercises and practice them at home with the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    You can learn the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD to keep you safe with all walking activities. The Balance 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. In the 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 afraid to fall on your walk, instead start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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