Fitness And Balance Exercises For Cancer Survivors

Fitness Combined With Balance Exercises For Cancer Survivors

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

Physical fitness in conjunction with balance exercises can be a powerful tool to maximize health for post cancer patients. Please see http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Medical researchers are taking note that performing certain physical fitness routines based on safety with balance exercises help to lead cancer patients back to a fuller and more energetic life. Many cancer survivors are living longer, due to earlier diagnosis and better treatment, and their numbers are increasing rapidly. Healthcare professionals, therefore, recommend that physical activity should be actively promoted to such individuals to enhance longevity. There has been extensive research showing that among generally healthy, cancer-free populations, physical activity extends longevity. Until recently,  there has been relatively little such research on physical activity among cancer survivors. Kathleen Y. Wolin, PhD, of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, is co-author of the study, published in the official journal of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health. Researchers examined data from the Harvard Alumni Health Study, an ongoing study of men who entered Harvard as undergraduates between 1916 and 1950. Researchers looked at 1,021 men (average age 71) who previously had been diagnosed with cancer. In questionnaires conducted in 1988, men reported their physical activities, including walking, stair-climbing and participation in sports and recreational activities. Their physical activities were updated in 1993, and the men were followed until 2008. Compared with men who expended fewer than 2,100 calories per week in physical activity, men who expended more than 12,600 calories per week were 48 percent less likely to die of any cause during the follow-up period. This finding was adjusted for age, smoking, body mass index, early parental mortality and dietary variables. (By comparison, a 176-pound man who walks briskly for 30 minutes a day, five days a week burns 4,200 calories.) There were similar findings for mortality from cancer and cardiovascular disease: the most physically active cancer survivors were 38 percent less likely to die of cancer and 49 percent less likely to die of cardiovascular disease during the follow-up period. By rehearsing a series of basic balance exercises first, cancer survivors can overcome the common complaints of feeling light-headed and off balance that often accompanies cancer treatments. By establishing good balance, these patients can then embark on a fitness program safely and obtain the results they are seeking.

Balance Exercises And Physical Fitness

    The first step to start a road of physical fitness is to practice balance exercises every day in order to overcome any symptoms of feeling off balanced or light-headed and to build excellent steadiness for all movement activities. One outstanding fitness program for post cancer survivors is to begin a walking program. Before heading out the door for a brisk walk, however, it is critical to rehearse equilibrium routines to develop appropriate stability. For instance, if you break the walking pattern down into smaller components, you will see that part of the gait pattern involves standing on one foot while the other leg swings through. Consequently, practicing a stability exercise where you stand on one foot and maintain your balance for about twenty seconds is a good way to establish excellent balance and prepare you for an outdoor walking program. You can practice this balance exercises and many more in the convenience of your own home by following the lead of an experienced Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    Before starting a walking program, be sure to begin with the best balance exercises in the Exercise For Balance DVD. The easy to follow Balance DVD is the perfect educational medium to use at home or in a group setting. The professionally filmed 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 or to advance to high level activities like dancing and hiking. In the 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

Establish needed stability by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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