Sleep Habits And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Active Days

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

   Living a healthy and active lifestyle can sometimes start by getting a good night's sleep and practicing certain fitness routines including senior balance exercises. Please see more information at   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now  Many older adults desire to be active and healthy in their later years of life. There are several unhealthy habits that can effect getting a good night's sleep and  hinder a great quality of life including:

•    Poor sleep habits (such as irregular sleep hours or too much late-night screen time with the television or computer) can cause insomnia.
•    Light (too much or too little, depending on the time of day), noise, uncomfortable temperatures, and poor mattress quality can cause sleeplessness.
•    A partner's sleep habits (such as snoring or restless legs syndrome) can impair sleep.
Lack of Exercise
•    A sedentary lifestyle, does not make one sleepy. Becoming active promotes sleep.

Here are a few tips on getting a good night’s sleep, which can help avoid the use of sleeping pills:  

Lifestyle Changes

•    Establish a regular time for going to bed and getting up in the morning.
•    Use the bed for sleep only (not for reading, watching television, etc.)
•    Do something relaxing an hour before bedtime.
•    Keep the bedroom relatively cool and well ventilated.
•    Do not look at the clock; obsessing over time makes it difficult to sleep.

There are other healthy habits that you can partake in to help promote active living.

Diet

•    Avoid caffeine (from coffee, tea, soft drinks, etc.).
•    Avoid alcohol as a sleeping aid (it might make you sleepy but actually disrupts your sleep).
•    Avoid big meals or spicy foods before bedtime. Eat dinner at least 3 hours before bedtime.
•    Avoid liquid intake at least 1 hour before bedtime (this helps avoid mid-night runs to the bathroom).

Exercise

Exercise is one of the best ways to promote healthy sleep (it’s as good, if not better, then using sleeping pills). Exercise releases chemical in the body that promote sleep.

•    Regular aerobic exercise (walking, swimming, cycling) during the day, at least three hours before bedtime, is particularly useful.
•    Yoga can benefit sleep. Yoga uses meditation, deep breathing techniques, and movements that emphasize stretching and balance.

Other fitness routines that can help you stay active is starting a fitness program like brisk walking. Healthcare professionals recommend that before starting your fitness regime, it is a good idea to practice senior balance exercises to build adequate steadiness and minimize the chance of falling.

Senior Balance Exercises For Healthy Living

    Older individuals who want to start living an active life safely can begin by practicing specific senior balance exercises as part of a regular fitness routine. for you to maintain good health and to continue being active in later years of life, daily equilibrium routines Will help you to develop necessary balance abilities that will keep you upright during all standing and walking activities. As an example you can rehearse standing on one foot and swinging the other foot forward and backwards or side to side slowly and with good control. You can learn how to rehearse this standing balance exercise and other senior equilibrium routines by following along with the instruction of a knowledgeable physical therapist in the exercise for balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To continue with a safe and healthy lifestyle,  get started on a course of the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The healthcare provider recommended Exercise For Balance DVD is a high quality instructional DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The easy to understand and simple to follow Exercise For Balance DVD includes  a step by step series of the latest balance and strength exercises necessary to optimize senior fitness and to carry out basic daily activities like shopping, doing laundry,  walking, standing, cleaning house, stair climbing or to advance to more difficult pursuits like skiing, dancing, playing golf and hiking. In the  comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve stability, how to apply steadiness techniques and how to safely execute balance routines from a  qualified balance specialist --- licensed Physical Therapist---who has worked with balance and dizziness disorders for over 25 years. Get your copy of the Exercise For Balance DVD by clicking on the BUY NOW button

Stay active by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
For more information see http://www.mayoclinic.com/health-information/