Senior Balance Exercises And Wolff’s Law Of Use It Or Lose It

Senior Balance Exercises: Use It Or Lose It

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

    One of the principles of human physiology that affects senior balance exercises is the idea of Wolff’s Law. In a nut shell, this law affects every tissue in our body from bones, muscles, ligaments, to cartilage.  This principle also affects our balance system and therefore influences our balance abilities. Taking the example of bone, Wolff’s Law states that bone grows and remodels in response to the forces that are placed upon it. If the bone is injured, placing specific stress in specific directions to the bone can help it remodel and become normal healthy bone again. On the contrary, if a bone, ligament, muscle, or cartilage does not have stressors placed upon it then the tissue will atrophy.  As we apply this principle to our balance system, we can see that as we place stressors on our balance skills our balance abilities will strengthen. On the other hand,  if we do not challenged our balance reactions then our balance abilities will decline.  As we age, our balance system components which include our vision, our inner ear information and the sensory feedback from our feet and ankles diminish with time.  Additionally, the ankle mobility and leg strength needed for good balance also declines with age.  By applying Wolff’s Law to our balance system, we can be convinced and motivated to practice stability exercises on a daily basis.   Please see http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now

 Senior Balance Exercises Need To Be Done Daily

     Understanding Wolff’s Law helps to motivate us to practice our equilibrium exercises every day.  By realizing that if we do not stress our balance system in a safe and controlled environment with stability exercises, our balance abilities will naturally decline, leaving us more vulnerable to fall and injure ourselves. The good news about Wolff’s Law is that if we do practice a balance exercise routine on a regular basis than the stressors presented to our balance system components will create strength in those components, resulting in improved balance and decreased risk for falling. Stability exercises result in enhanced leg strength, improved ankle mobility, better posture, stronger balance reactions, greater overall confidence with all movements and a significantly greater likelihood of participating in activities that improve the individual’s health and wellness.

 

Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    Don't let your balance skills decline with disuse. Instead, begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The Balance DVD is geared to be used at home or in a group setting. The DVD provides you with the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance senior fitness and to perform basic activities like walking, standing, stair climbing or to enjoy high level activities like dancing and hiking. In the Balance DVD, you can progress at your own pace and you will learn how to improve balance, balance techniques and balance routines from an experienced 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

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