Proper Footwear And Senior Balance Exercises

Practice Senior Balance Exercises In Sturdy Shoes

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

    Older individuals need to take every advantage to avoid falling and using proper foot wear and performing senior balance exercises every day can help limit falls and the injuries that accompany falling. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now When healthcare providers like occupational therapists and physical therapists interview patients about their activities of daily living and common lifestyle choices for older adults living at home, many times we hear that those in the aging population wear slippers at home throughout the day, every day of every week. Understandably, slippers provide comfort for sore feet, especially if the person has been diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, bone spurs in the heel, bunions and other common ailments of the feet. Unfortunately, however, slippers do not provide adequate support that is needed for those in the older population to minimize the potential of falling and hurting themselves. Amazingly enough, we can improve steadiness during standing and movement activities just by changing our footwear. For most of us average folks, we are not like those super models who can  glide down a runway in six-inch heels.

Senior Balance Exercises And Proper Footwear For Stability

      To increase your steadiness when you are on your feet, consider your footwear and try performing senior balance exercises as part of a regular routine.  One of the foundations of improving balance is to have a good base of support between our feet and the floor in order to enhance the sensory feedback from the feet to the balance center in the brain. For example, in tennis shoes or flat shoes we have lots of sensory input coming from the ground through our shoes into our feet. Tennis shoes or other types of sturdy walking shoes offer a nice wide base of support for our feet to improve steadiness. In high-heeled shoes, the small heel substantially decreases our base of support and our sensory feedback from the ground, decreasing our balance skills. Furthermore, wearing high-heeled shoes pitches our center balance point forward so our weight is forward over our toes, diminishing our balance abilities. In one giant step, we can improve balance by changing from a heeled shoe to a flat shoe. Additionally, you can maximize your balance skills by rehearsing specific senior balance exercises every day by following along with the program in the exercise for balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To learn the best balance exercises, get the Exercise For Balance DVD. The easy to follow Exercise For Balance DVD is the perfect educational tool to use at home or in a group setting. The comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD comes filled with the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance senior fitness and to perform basic activities like walking, standing, grocery shopping, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like playing bocce ball, dancing and hiking. In the professionally filmed Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, balance techniques and stability routines from a balance instructor (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

   Put on the right shoes and start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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