Exercise Prescription And Senior Balance Exercises

Daily Senior Balance Exercises For Better Health

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

   More and more, doctors are acknowledging the importance of exercise for older adults and subsequently prescribing senior balance exercises for fall prevention and overall healthy living. Healthcare professionals like occupational therapists and physical therapists have shown for years that being physically active translates into a higher quality of life and independence with activities of daily living. Now, doctors are also regulating their patients' fitness level and recommending specific fitness regimes. Nowadays, patients leave their physician's office with a prescription for physical fitness as well as for medications. Examples of fitness recommendations for different ailments include:

Type 2 Diabetes: moderate cardiovascular exercise such as stationary
biking or brisk walking for 20-60 minutes four times a week, resistance
strength training two days a week and daily balance training for those
with diabetic neuropathy

Alzheimer's: Daily walking and calisthenics, group classes for physical
activity and socialization two-three times a week, daily balance
exercises for fall prevention

Osteoarthritis: Gentle stretches and range of motion exercises every
day, light strengthening exercises three times a week, biking or
walking routines three to five times a week and daily balance training

By following a routine of prescribed physical activity that includes specific senior balance exercises, those individuals in the aging population are able to remain active and in good health for longer throughout their lifespan.  Please see http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now

Try Senior Balance Exercises Every Day

  To minimize the potential of a fall and injury from falling, older adults are encouraged to practice certain senior balance exercises on a regular basis. By being consistent with balance training, senior citizens will be able to develop strong and fast balance reactions that will enable them to stay on their feet during challenging balance situations. As an example, for those individuals with Type 2 Diabetes, engaging in a brisk walk for 20-60 minutes a day will meet the cardiovascular exercise recommendation. Before engaging on a fast walk
outside, it is essential to develop adequate stability through performing equilibrium routines. One such stability exercise can include walking along a line in a tandem fashion where one foot follows directly in line behind the other foot. With this narrow base of support, the ankles and feet are forced to adjust to the rapid change
in body weight shifting. The quick movements at the feet and ankles are called balance reactions and are a necessary building block to be able to walk outside on uneven surfaces like grass, sidewalks or dirt trails. You can learn how to perform the senior balance exercises that are recommended by following the instruction of an experienced Physical therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    Get your fitness shoes on by first beginning 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

Let's start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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