Turn On A Dime With Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Safety At Home

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

     Many times in our daily routines, we are required to turn on a dime or navigate in small spaces and practicing senior balance exercises every day can make those maneuvers safe. Please see    http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Most every day we perform movements that demand quick turns or full turns like when we turn from the sink and reach for a towel in the bathroom or turn from the stove to the counter in the kitchen. Cleaning activities in the home also require the ability to turn safely like when running the vacuum or moving clothes from the washer to the dryer. As a result, having adequate balance abilities is  essential, especially for individuals over the age of 60 years old to help stabilize them during activities of daily living.  In the medical field, we often refer to activities of daily living as ADL’s.  One of the highest priorities for safe living for senior citizens is to return individuals to their normal level of functioning after a medical procedure, injury, surgery, fall or bout of illness.  Activities of daily living are components of our daily lives that every person does throughout the day, and they often involve the skill to turn quickly or in narrow spaces without falling. As an example, these daily routines can include dressing, cooking, walking, stair climbing, getting in and out of a chair safely, or driving.  Having good balance is essential to be able to complete all  activities of daily living safely.

Stay Safe With Senior Balance Exercises

    For older individuals to be able to turn on a dime safely, it is recommended by doctors, nurses, occupational therapists and physical therapists that they rehearse senior balance exercises every day. The first step towards safe turns is to learn how to control the movement of your body weight with different weight shifting procedures. First, stand with your feet shoulder width a part and center your weight in the middle of your arches. Next, slowly shift your body weight forwards on to your toes and then backwards on to your heels. Next, slowly move your body weight side to side and then in a circular fashion. Once you have mastered controlling your body weight in these directions, then you can advance to turning in small, controlled circles. You can learn how to apply these stability principles and perform a series of senior balance exercises by following the instruction of a knowledgeable Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To be able to turn safely and complete ADL's at home without falling, please begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The easy to follow Exercise For Balance DVD is an exceptional educational DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The professionally filmed Exercise For Balance DVD comes complete  with the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance senior fitness and to perform basic activities like walking, cleaning house, standing, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like playing bocce ball, dancing and hiking. In the comprehensive 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

 Achieve safe living by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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