Promote Physical Activity With Balance Exercises

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

      One of the first steps towards increasing daily activity is to perform balance exercises to enhance stability and prepare for beginning a fitness program. Please see     http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Since according to medical professionals "SITTING is the new SMOKING, " it is essential to have adequate balance before engaging in a physical fitness program. Medical researchers throughout  the United States, are starting to amass a  robust body of clinical research that supports the public-health message that being sedentary by, say, parking your duff at the cube for an honest day’s wage, is failing our long-term health.  Some researchers are concluding that sitting eight hours daily can shave years off your life. Like smoking, cardiovascular experts say, the decision to sit is our own. It’s preventable. It’s deliberate. We can quit it. Furthermore, researchers say brain function slows as we sit for longer periods, making our thought processes a little fuzzier. Without the added blood flow, oxygen and beneficial mood-enhancing chemicals that movement brings, our bulbs burn a little dimmer. A study published earlier this year in the Journal of Physical Activity & Health said sedentary behavior could increase the odds that, after age 60, we’ll face a 46 percent greater probability of suffering some level of disability in performing ordinary daily skills such as feeding ourselves and moving around without mishap. That could hinder efforts to stay independent. Additionally, sitting too long may coax the pancreas to produce too much insulin, leading to higher risks of diabetes. In addition,  that excess insulin may just turn out to be a cancer cell’s best friend, allowing for more cell growth. A sedentary lifestyle also leads to general weakness and imbalance, leading to a higher risk for falling. Conversely, getting up and exercising rigorously boosts our natural antioxidants that kill cell-damaging free radicals leading to specific cancers, such as endometrial, breast and colon carsinomas, said Dr. Daniel Parker.

 

 Balance Exercises To Increase Activity Levels

 The first step towards overcoming a sedentary lifestyle is to start with balance exercises to develop substantial steadiness for any type of fitness program. You can start with single leg standing exercises ( standing on one foot for twenty seconds, three times in a row), which are one of the basic components of walking. You can progress to walking along a line, heel to toe. In this tandem stance position, you will challenge your balance reactions at your ankles and prepare you for walking outdoors on uneven surfaces like grass and trails. You can learn these balance exercises and other stability techniques by following the direction of a knowledgeable Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

 Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    Get moving safely by 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 overall 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

 Don't be trapped in a sedentary lifestyle--Start  balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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