Microadventures And Balance Exercises

 Balance Exercises For Microadventurers

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

   Practicing certain balance exercises can help prepare you for one of life's great microadventures.  A microadventure is an adventure that is close to home, cheap, simple, short, and yet very effective. Alastair Humphreys is an adventurer, blogger, author and motivational speaker, who coined the term microadventures.     Please see  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Furthermore, a microadventure is a way to live more adventurously amongst the busy constraints of real life. To be more specific, a microadventure suggests:

• To experience the wild and escape from the rushed, mundane real world.

• To do something new, fun and different.

• To spend memorable time with your friends, family or by yourself.

• To challenge yourself, surprise yourself, and achieve something to be proud of.

  Alastair Humphrey's website offers several ideas of microadventures. http://www.alastairhumphreys.com/category/blog/microadventure/

• Sleep in your garden*

• Swim wild – in a river, lake or sea*

• Go solo*

• Go with a friend

• Go with a family member

• Tick off some themes: river, hill, mountain, beach, wood…*

• Take someone on their first microadventure*

• Take a child for their first microadventure*

• Do one on a work night*

• Make a cup of tea on a stove you have made yourself*

• Sleep by the sea

• Sleep under a full moon

• Spot a shooting star

• Sleep out below 0 degrees Celsius*

• Get there by bike

• Get there on foot

• Paddle a river – by canoe or tractor inner tube

• Learn to identify a new bird or new tree each month

• Forage for your food, or at least pick some blackberries

• Do one on Mothers’ Day / Fathers’ Day

• Go on your birthday

• Take a novice friend on their birthday

• Sleep out on a snowy night

• Sleep somewhere local but new to you

• Do something that is challenging to you but achievable today (e.g. a ride or walk to a bivvy spot which is hard but do-able right now)

• Something that requires you to plan, train or put some effort in in some way.

  

 Balance Exercises For The Adventurer

   To enjoy a safe and fun filled microadventure, start off with  balance exercises. Before hitting the trail for a moon lit hike or before stepping into a tippy canoe, rehearse a few appropriate equilibrium routines. As an example, you can start by learning to control how your body weight shifts during movements-- on a boat, trail or bike. The first step is to stand with or feet shoulder width a part and center your body weight in the middle of your feet. Once you have a feel for centering your body weight, slowly shift your weight forwards and backwards or side to side. Now you can progress to shifting your body weight while standing on a couch cushion or the BOSU balance equipment. You can learn these stability techniques and other balance exercises by following the instruction of an experienced Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

 Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    In preparation of your first microadventure, start the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The healthcare provider recommended Exercise For Balance DVD is an excellent educational DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The easy to follow Exercise For Balance DVD is complete with  a step by step series of the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance overall fitness and to perform basic activities like shopping, walking, standing, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like skiing, dancing and hiking. In the  comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve stability, steadiness techniques and balance routines from a balance instructor --- 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

 Be safe on your adventure by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
For more information see http://www.alastairhumphreys.com/category/blog/microadventure/

Senile Gait Disorder And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises Help Senile Gait Disorders

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

  Problems with walking often plague older adults but practicing senior balance exercises  can be an effective way to diminish problems with instability and the ensuing risk of falling. Please see  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now The definition of  “senile gait disorder” involves a slow, shuffling and cautious walking pattern seen in aging individuals.   The phrase senile gait disorder has been used to describe disturbances in gait in older persons when an underlying disease cannot be identified. However, current understandings of gait disorders challenge this term because most major changes in gait and balance are attributable to one or more underlying conditions. Up to 20 percent of older adults maintain normal gait patterns into very old age, reinforcing that aging is not inevitably accompanied by disordered gait. Senile gait patterns may actually represent an early manifestation of subclinical disease, because their occurrence correlates with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, institutionalization, and death. For all older people, however, practicing senior balance exercises is recommended to maintain adequate stability or those without specific walking problems or enhance steadiness for those with senile gait disorders.

Try Senior Balance Exercises For Steadier Walking

     For those individuals who struggle with senile gait disorders, performing regular senior balance exercises can make walking safer and more enjoyable. For instance, senile gait disorders involve slow and shuffling steps. One helpful equilibrium routine involves standing on one foot and swinging the other foot forwards and backwards as if you are taking a step. By breaking this routine down into small parts, you can focus on the stability needed to stand on one foot. Additionally, you can concentrate on the dynamic steadiness required to swing your other foot forwards during the swing phase of walking. This will translate into improved steadiness and less shuffling of the feet with walking. You can perform these senior balance exercises and others presented in a step by step sequence by an experienced Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD. Each equilibrium exercise is broken down and explained to help you develop exceptional balance skills, all in the convenience of your own home.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    For those with senile gait disorders or other balance problems, please begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The Exercise For Balance DVD is a wonderful educational tool to use at home or in a group setting. The Exercise For Balance DVD contains 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, stability techniques and balance 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

 For anyone with balance problems, start 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/
 

Edema And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Edema In The Legs

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

        Lower extremity edema can be a result of several underlying conditions which walking and senior balance exercises can help with. Please see www.exerciseforbalance.com Edema is often found pooling in the lower legs. Edema is swelling of soft tissues due to increased interstitial fluid. The fluid is predominantly water, but protein and cell-rich fluid can accumulate if there is infection or lymphatic obstruction. Generalized or localized edema can be a result of

• Liver failure

• Heart failure

• Kidney disorders (especially nephrotic syndrome)

• DVT or another venous disorder or venous obstruction (eg, by tumor)

• Infection

• Angioedema

• Lymphatic obstruction

    Additionally, chronic venous insufficiency may involve one or both legs. Reduction of edema can be assisted with a low salt diet as well as medication. Furthermore, starting a walking program can be beneficial for those with edema. However, before initiating a walking regime, it is important to establish excellent steadiness for walking over all types of terrain. Consequently, it is essential to practice certain senior balance exercises to develop strong and fast balance reactions at the feet and ankles to maintain stability and limit the potential of falling.

Senior Balance Exercises For Lower Leg Edema

          Starting a walking program is beneficial for those in the aging generation who have edema and performing specific senior balance exercises is the first step. For walking on uneven surfaces outside, you need to build strong balance reactions at the feet and ankles. You can develop good balance skills by starting with basic equilibrium routines like standing on one foot ( for twenty seconds, three repetitions, each foot). when single leg standing becomes easy, you can progress to standing on one foot and swinging the other foot forwards in a stepping motion. This stability routine will challenge you to stabilize on one foot while dynamically shifting your body weight onto the other foot. you can practice this senior balance exercise as well as a progression of other steadiness routines by following along with the instruction of an experienced Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.  

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    For anyone who suffers with lower leg edema, please begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The easy to follow Exercise For Balance DVD is the ultimate educational DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD comes complete with the best balance and strength exercises needed to develop senior fitness and to perform basic activities like walking, standing, grocery shopping, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like playing golf, dancing and hiking. In the up to date Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, steadiness techniques and balance routines from a balance instructor--- 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

   Get those legs moving 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/

Heart Month And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Heart Healthy Month

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

  February is American Heart Month and components of having a healthy heart include physical exercises, starting with specific senior balance exercises to first establish appropriate balance skills for your fitness program. Please see    http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now  According to the American Heart Association, education, exercise, good nutrition and lifestyle changes can prevent 80 percent of cardiac events, yet heart disease remains the number one killer in the United States. To challenge your heart health knowledge, ask your self: What are you doing to keep your heart healthy?

• Are you getting 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week?

• Are you watching the amount of salt (sodium) in your diet?

• Are you eating your fruits and vegetables?                                                                                                                                                             Here are four main areas to work on for optimal heart health:

• Lower your blood pressureThe CDC states that people with high blood pressure are four times more likely to die from a stroke and three times more likely to die from heart disease, compared to those with normal blood pressure. Reducing sodium intake will help naturally lower your blood pressure. According to the CDC, if everyone reduced the amount of sodium in their diet by 1,200 mg per day, up to 99,000 heart attacks and 66,000 strokes could be prevented in the United States every year.

• Lower your cholesterolToo much LDL (bad) cholesterol can build up and form plaque in your arteries, making them less flexible. If a blood clot forms and blocks a narrowed artery, a heart attack or stroke can result. High LDL cholesterol can be genetic; if it runs in your family, lifestyle modifications such as a lowering fat in your diet and increasing your exercise may not be enough. Speak with your physician about a plan that works best for you.

• Quit smoking—and if you don't smoke, don't startAny amount of smoking – light, occasional and even secondhand, can damage your heart and blood vessels. Quitting smoking will reduce your risk of developing and dying from heart disease. Over time, quitting also will lower your risk of atherosclerosis and blood clots.

• Get enough ExerciseTo improve overall cardiovascular health, the American Heart Association recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise per week. Thirty minutes a day, five times a week is an easy goal to remember. You will even experience benefits if you divide your time into two or three segments of 10 to 15 minutes per day. The simplest, positive change you can make to effectively improve your heart health is to start walking. To initiate a safe walking program, it is recommended to practice senior balance exercises first to develop excellent stability before hitting the walkways.

  

Senior Balance Exercises For Safe Walking

    To enhance cardiovascular health, walking programs are recommended by the American Heart Association, beginning with a series of senior balance exercises to first develop adequate steadiness. To prepare for walking on uneven surfaces, you can first stand on balance equipment like foam, balance discs or the bosu. Additionally, you can use items at home to help challenge your stability. As an example, you can begin a single stance equilibrium routine while standing on a couch or lawn chair cushion on one foot. By standing on a soft, uneven surface, you will challenge the balance reactions at your feet and ankles, which will strengthening your overall steadiness and prepare you for an outside walking program. You can learn a series of senior balance exercises and strengthening exercises by following along with an experienced Physical therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To start a heart healthy walking program, please begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The healthcare provider recommended Exercise For Balance DVD is an excellent educational DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The easy to follow Exercise For Balance DVD is complete with  a step by step series of the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance senior fitness and to perform basic activities like shopping, walking, standing, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like skiing, dancing and hiking. In the  comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve stability, steadiness techniques and balance routines from a balance instructor --- 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

 Start a heart healthy fitness program by performing 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/

Snow Bunny Balance Exercises

 Balance Exercises For Snowy Conditions

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

    With all the tremendous snow storms occuring this winter, it is a good idea to practice  balance exercises to stay safe on slick surfaces. Please see http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now During the last few weeks of winter, there have been numerous snow and ice storms all long the East Coast and Midwest. In Boston alone, the city had a record snow fall of eight feet in two weeks. Over one weekend, twenty-three states were under record cold temperatures. With all this snow, ice and freezing drizzle the roads, walkways, sidewalks and driveways can become treacherous to navigate. As a result, it is highly recommended that you practice certain steadiness techniques and balance exercises to help get around in a safe manner, free from slipping and falling.

 Balance Exercises For Walking On Snow & Ice

     following specific steadiness techniques and practicing  balance exercises is imperative to maintain an upright position while trying to ambulate on snow and ice. One of the basic principles of navigating on slick surfaces is to slow down and walk in a flat footed manner. When you walk flat footed, you use the entire surface of your foot for sensory feedback to the balance ceter in your brain, thereby maximizing your stability. In addition to this steadiness tip, you can also rehearse ahead of time certain equilibrium routines to help build appropriate balance skills. One such equilibrium routine involves standing on one foot for about twenty seconds. In this single stance position, you will develop strong balance reactions that can translate into heighthened stability when walking on slick surfaces. You can learn these recommended steadiness techniques and a series of balance exercises developed by an experienced Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    It looks like we are in for a long and snowy winter, which will require learning the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The step by step Exercise For Balance DVD is  touted as the ultimate educational DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD is filled  with the best balance and strength exercises needed to develop general fitness and to perform basic activities like navigating in a restaurant, walking, standing, grocery shopping, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like skiing, playing bocce ball, playing golf, dancing and hiking. In the up to date Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, steadiness techniques and balance routines from a balance instructor--- 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

 Medical Providers recommend that you start 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/

Vertiginous Gait And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Those With Vertiginous Gait

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

    Folks who struggle with Vertiginous gait can be benefitted by performing senior balance exercises. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Older adults who suffer with vertigo from Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Cervical Vertigo, Meniere's Disease, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and more can see a noticeable improvement in stability  if they practice specific equilibrium routines every day. Vertigo often accompanies feelings of being off balanced. Disequilibrium goes hand in hand with symptoms of being lightheaded. Additionally, older individuals who are diagnosed with vertigo also complain of experiencing unsteady gait, falling to  one side, and  postural imbalance. Postural imbalance involves feeling as if you are pulled to one side, which results in leaning to one side and often falling to that side. Consequently, those with imbalance due to vertigo frequently experience falls, which lead to injuries like hip and wrist fractures. The best news of all, however, is that medical researchers have shown that performing senior balance exercises on a regular basis can restore stability and limit the possibility of a fall.

Senior Balance Exercises For Those With Vertigo

     For individuals who experience unsteadiness due to vertigo and lightheadedness, rehearsing senior balance exercises can be the optimal way to enhance stability and reduce the risk of falling. One essential factor to performing equilibrium routines is consistency. It is essential to practice stability routines on a daily basis to help develop strong connections between the balance center in the brain and the appropriate leg muscles and balance reactions in the ankles. Additionally, rehearsing equilibrium routines every day helps to enhance the sensory input from the feet and ankles to the balance center in the brain. By focusing on the sense of touch from the feet and the floor, a person's steadiness can increase, which will in turn establish better stability. Daily practice of senior balance exercises has now been made possible by following the instruction of a knowledgeable Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    For those older individuals who struggle with imbalance due to vertigo or lightheadedness, please begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The easy to follow  Exercise For Balance DVD is a wonderful instructional tool to use at home or in a group setting. The 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, 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, stability 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

   Be steady step by step 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/
 

Sit To Stand Senior Balance Exercises

Safe Sit To Stand Senior Balance Exercises

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

     As we age, getting up and out of a chair safely becomes more difficult, but can be helped by performing specific transfer techniques and senior balance exercises. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Unfortunately, older adults many times find that they lose their balance when they get up from a chair. Imbalance can lead to a fall and a broken hip or wrist. Additionally, as we age, we find that the strength in our legs decreases, resulting in a greater difficulty just getting up from a chair. Thankfully, there are specific strategies that can be useful to make getting up from a chair easier and safer. For instance, one technique is to scoot forwards towards the front of the chair, Next, place your feet wide a part to give you a nice wide base of support. The next step involves leaning your chest forwards to bring your center of gravity over your feet. Once you are in that position, you can push up with the muscles in the front of your thighs (quadriceps muscles) and the muscles in the buttocks area (gluteal muscles). Once you are in a standing position, you can perform a senior balance exercise to increase your stability before you take off walking. As an example, once you are in a standing position, center your body weight in the middle of your arches and hold that position steady until you are ready to take a step.

Senior Balance Exercises For Getting Out Of A Chair

    Rehearsing senior balance exercises and techniques every day can help you safely perform activities of daily living like getting out of a chair. Once you have mastered the balance techniques and steps to getting out of a chair that are described above, you can follow a daily routine of sit to stand exercises as detailed below:

Sit to stand – Begin with transitioning from a sitting to standing position

• Walk from one chair to another chair positioned 10 feet away.

• Upon reaching the first chair, sit without using your hands, wait for 5 seconds, and rise without using the hands.

• Walk  to the second chair, touch it, and, with support, practice standing on 1 leg for 5 seconds.

• The entire cycle is repeated 10 times.

•  Add head movements as the exercise progresses, increase walking speeds, and decrease the width of gait.

You can follow along with step by step instructions for this sit to stand technique and specific senior balance exercises given by a knowledgeable physical therapist in the exercise for balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To learn how to safely and easily get out of a chair, begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The professionally filmed Balance DVD is an excellent educational tool to use at home or in a group setting. The comprehensive DVD comes complete with the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance senior fitness and to perform basic activities like getting up from a chair,  walking, standing, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like playing golf, dancing and hiking. In the Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, stability 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

   Be safe at home 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/

Balance Exercises And The Stability Index

 Balance Exercises To Improve Your Stability Index

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

     Balance exercises are incredibly useful for individuals of all ages in all activity levels.  Balance training is imperative for athletes to incorporate into their work out regime in order to maximize their performance in every game. Additionally, stability exercises are useful for the older generation of individuals over the age of 60 years old who need to improve balance and reduce the risk of falling and injuring themselves.  Furthermore, equilibrium exercises can benefit individuals who struggle with orthopedic or medical conditions that negatively influenced their balance such as:

-numbness in the feet from diabetes or peripheral neuropathy

-stiffness in the ankles secondary to chronic ankle sprains

-lower extremity weakness of trunk generalized aging or joint arthritis

-one-sided weakness or paralysis from a stroke

All of these medical conditions can diminish balance abilities and lead to a greater risk for falling.

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 Balance Exercises Help Improve Your Stability Index

    One of the key components of balance exercises and balance training is appropriate weight shifting at the feet and ankles.  Our body responds to changing balance needs via moving about the feet and ankles, which realigns our body weight over our base of support. Physical Therapists define the stability index as the percentage of the base of support over which the patients can move their center of pressure (COP) during weight shifting without loss of balance. In this example, weight shifting would involve a person being able to lean side to side and forwards and backwards over their feet.  A person's limits of stability is defined as the maximal distance that an individual can shift his or her weight in any direction without loss of balance. Normal limits of stability describe a theoretical cone extending around a person’s feet, with a maximal displacement angle equal to 6 to 8 degrees to the front, 4 degrees to the back, and 8 degrees laterally to each side. With orthopedic or medical conditions such as a stroke, knee or hip arthritis or chronic ankle sprains, typically an individual decreases their limit of stability. With a smaller limit of stability the person is unable to control the body's weight shifting from side to side or forwards and backwards, thereby setting the person up for a greater risk for falling.  Additionally, in physical therapy we commonly see older individuals presenting with a limited stability index secondary to natural aging issues of stiffness in the ankles, weakness in the legs and a greater fear of falling. These natural changes that accompany the aging process result in decreased balance abilities and a greater risk and incidence of falling.  Consequently, balance exercises are extremely important for individuals with medical conditions or for older adults to practice on a daily basis to help improve their balance abilities, specifically increasing their limit of stability. Now, you can safely practice an excellent balance exercise routine that has been developed by an expert physical therapist in the comfort of your own home with the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To improve your balance and limits of stability, begin balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The Balance DVD is simple to use at home or in a group setting. The DVD contains important information about the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance senior fitness and to perform basic activities like walking, standing, stair climbing. Furthermore, the DVD can help you advance to high level activities like dancing and hiking. In the Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn step by step how to improve balance, balance techniques and balance routines from a balance expert-- 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

Make the most of an active lifestyle. Start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.

Zumba And Balance Exercises

 Balance Exercises For Zumba Dancing

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

      Dancing has a number of health benefits and starting with balance exercises is a safe way to engage in exciting dances. Please see    http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Take Zumba dancing for instance. Research is increasingly clear that dancing provides wonderful cardiovascular and musculoskeletal benefits. Also, medical researchers have shown that dancing makes you happier! The endorphin elevation from exercise, social interaction and necessary concentration can lift your spirits during each dance session. In general, dancing stimulates part of the brain called the hippocampus, this is the center of the brain where regulation of mood and storage of memories occur. With dancing, new nerve growth occurs in the hippocampus as well as a lowering of the levels of stress hormones in the brain. With Zumba in particular, there can be a combination of complicated footwork, arm and hip movements. Consequently, it is recommended that before embarking on an adventure in Zumba dancing, you practice some basic balance exercises to establish a strong foundation of stability to build your dance platform on.

 Balance Exercises For Dance Classes

       To be safe with a Zumba dance program, it is essential to develop adequate steadiness first through rehearsing certain  balance exercises. You can start with basic equilibrium routines like standing on one foot and controlling your body weight shifting. You can progress to holding a static steady position on one foot while you move the other foot in a sequence of forward, backward and side to side movements. Combining static and dynamic balance abilities will prepare you for more difficult dance maneuvers in Zumba. You can further challenge your balance skills by performing the static and dynamic movements to a specific rhythm. To get started on a life giving Zumba dance routine, first follow along with the balance exercises presented by an knowledgeable Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.  

 Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    Safely get your dance groove on by beginning with the best balance exercises in the Exercise For Balance DVD. The step by step Exercise For Balance DVD is the ultimate motivational and educational DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD is filled  with the best balance and strength exercises needed to develop general fitness and to perform basic activities like navigating in a restaurant, walking, standing, grocery shopping, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like playing bocce ball, playing golf, Zumba dancing and hiking. In the up to date Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance skills, steadiness techniques and balance routines from a balance instructor--- 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

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

Fatigue And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Folks With Fatigue

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

    Fatigue can plague older adults, but starting a physical activity plan beginning with senior balance exercises  can be the first step towards overcoming fatigue. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now For those individuals in the aging generation, fatigue can be a byproduct of low confidence or fear of falling with every movement activity. Additionally, fatigue can be secondary to generalized weakness, dyspnea or somnolence (defined as a symptom of disorders causing sleep deprivation). In general, fatigue is difficulty initiating and sustaining activity due to a lack of energy and accompanied by a desire to rest. Fatigue is normal after physical exertion, prolonged stress, and sleep deprivation. Fatigue can be classified in various temporal categories, such as the following:

• Recent fatigue: < 1 mo duration (due to Drug adverse effects, Anemia, Stress and/or depression)

• Prolonged fatigue: 1 to 6 mo duration ( due to Diabetes, Hypothyroidism, Sleep disturbances (eg, sleep apnea), Cancer)

• Chronic fatigue: > 6 mo duration (due to Chronic fatigue syndrome, Psychologic causes (eg, depression), Drugs)

Furthermore, fatigue can lead to a sense of being run down, unmotivated and immobile. Immobility also leads to a downward spiral of weakness and imbalance. One of the best ways to turn symptoms of fatigue around is to start a gentle fitness program, beginning with senior balance exercises.

Senior Balance Exercises To Get Moving Safely

      Overcoming the grips of fatigue can start with a program of  senior balance exercises, to build adequate stability for initiating a physical activity program. The first step towards getting up and moving is embarking on an equilibrium routine to maximize your balance abilities, enabling you to then initiate a general fitness regime. One of the basic steadiness exercises to begin with is standing with your feet shoulder width a part and centering your body weight in the middle of your feet. In this position, you can shift your body weight forwards and backwards or side to side to develop good control of your weight shifting movements. you can learn this stability strategy and a step by step series of senior balance exercises designed to establish good balance skills and developed by an experienced Physical Therapist in the Exercise for Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To break the chains of fatigue, please begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The step by step Exercise For Balance DVD is the ultimate educational DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD is filled  with the best balance and strength exercises needed to develop senior fitness and to perform basic activities like navigating in a restaurant, walking, standing, grocery shopping, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like playing bocce ball, playing golf, dancing and hiking. In the up to date Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, steadiness techniques and balance routines from a balance instructor--- 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

 Get moving safely 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/

Postural Dysfunction And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises Better Alignment

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

    Minding our posture is a life long undertaking that has a huge impact on our mobility and can be helped by following certain  senior balance exercises. Please see     http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now The definition of normal posture as described by the American Physical Therapy Association's Guide to Physical Therapy Practice is "the alignment and positioning of the body in relation to gravity, center of mass, and base of support." Additionally, the Posture Committee of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons also defines posture as "that state of muscular and skeletal balance which protects the supporting structures of the body against injury or progressive deformity, irrespective of the attitude in which these structures are working or resting. Under such conditions, muscles function most efficiently and optimum positions are afforded for thoracic and abdominal organs." This group of orthopedic surgeons also defines poor posture as "a faulty relationship of the various parts of the body which produces increased strain on the supporting structures and in which there is less efficient balance of the body over it's base of support." By looking at the definitions of optimal and poor posture, we can see that posture effects many aspects of our lives including muscle function, organ function, injury to the musculoskeletal system and balance abilities. Since posture is so important and a significant component of our daily lives, it is essential to practice good postural alignment by starting with senior balance exercises on a daily basis.

Senior Balance Exercises For Improved Posture

       Now is the time to get a jump start on practicing good postural alignment and senior balance exercises every day. You can combine effective equilibrium routines with postural training to maximize your fitness efforts. As an example, you can start by aligning your posture in a nice upright position with your head back over your spine, shoulders slightly retracted and pelvis in a neutral position. With this alignment, you can concentrate on maintaining a plumb line through the center of your body into a focal point in the middle of the base of support defined by your feet in standing. For a step by step program on senior balance exercises and postural alignment strategies, follow along with a knowledgeable Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To begin postural alignment training as well as the best balance exercises, get the Exercise For Balance DVD. The step by step Exercise For Balance DVD is the ultimate educational DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD is filled  with the best balance and strength exercises needed to develop senior fitness and to perform basic activities like navigating in a restaurant, walking, standing, grocery shopping, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like playing bocce ball, playing golf, dancing and hiking. In the up to date Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, steadiness techniques and balance routines from a balance instructor--- 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

 Stand straight and start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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Senior Balance Exercises And The Ability To Weight Shift

Importance Of Controlling Weight Shifting In Senior Balance Exercises

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

One of the key components of Senior Balance Exercises is the ability to control body weight shifting during various movements. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the number one reason for death and injury among individuals age 65 years and older. Because falls produce an enormous cost of quality of life for the individual and massive expense to the healthcare system, researchers have been investigating the science behind falls and ways to prevent falling. Medical researchers have found that the biggest reason for falling is improper weight shifting. Falls due to leaning too far forwards, sideways or backwards secondary to poor control over the body weight shifts accounts for 41 percent of falling. As an example, older adults typically lack control of their body weight when getting up from a chair, where they often continue a forward leaning motion and end up falling in a forward direction. The good news is that by practicing certain balance strategies and senior balance exercises, a person will be able to properly learn to manage their body weight movement and avoid falling.

Senior Balance Exercises And Weight Shifting

One is essential component to perform in a senior balance exercise program is weight shifting. the first step is to learn how to center your body weight in the middle of the base of support created by your feet. once you become adept at maintaining that midline alignment, you can perform equilibrium routines that involve controlling your body weight in challenging situations, like standing with your feet one foot directly in front of the other along a line. After mastering this static stability exercise, you can progress your steadiness routine to add controlling your weight shifting during dynamic movements like standing up from a chair or standing and looking to the right or to the left. you can practice these balance training techniques and senior balance exercises by following the direction of an experienced physical therapist in the exercise for balance dvd.

Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To help enhance  weight shifting, one of the basic components of stability , begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The professionally filmed Balance DVD is the perfect tool to use at home or in a group setting. The step by step DVD is filled with the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance senior fitness and to perform basic activities like weight shifting, 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

Enhance your weight shifting 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/

Blurred Vision And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Blurry Vision

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

     Having blurred vision can create  problems with stability and mobility and performing senior balance exercises can be advantageous to limiting a potential fall. Please see      http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Blurred vision tends to increase in frequency  for individuals as they age. Changes in vision including decreased acuity, blurred vision, decreased discrimination and loss of peripheral vision can come on later in life. In particular, blurred vision is the most common visual symptom and dysfunction. Blurred vision usually refers to decreased visual acuity of gradual onset. Patients with small visual field defects (eg, caused by a small retinal detachment) may describe their symptoms as blurring. The most common causes of blurred vision include:

 

• Age-related macular degeneration

• Cataracts

• Diabetic retinopathy

  One of the side effects of blurry vision is a decrease in steadiness.  since the brain relies heavily on visual input of the environment for balance, blurred vision causes imbalance and a greater risk for falling. Consequently, older adults are advised to perform senior balance exercises routinely to compensate for visual impairments.

Senior Balance Exercises For Blurry Vision

       By rehearsing senior balance exercises every day, folks with visual problems like blurry vision can maximize their somatosensory input to compensate for loss in vision. The balance center in the brain uses sensory information including vision, inner ear vestibular input and sensory feedback from the feet in a standing position. Older people with visual deficits can compensate by increasing their sensory feedback from their feet. One equilibrium routine to help with enhancing sensory feedback involves standing on a hard, flat surface like hardwood or tile floors and focusing on the sense of touch between ones feet and the floor. You can maximize this sensory input by centering your body weight into one focal point in the center of your feet and concentrating your focus on that point. This stability technique can be used during a series of senior balance exercises to develop adequate balance skills. These senior balance exercises can be practiced on a daily basis by following along with an experienced Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    For those with visual deficits, please begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The easy to follow Exercise For Balance DVD is the ultimate educational DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD comes complete with the best balance and strength exercises needed to develop senior fitness and to perform basic activities like walking, standing, grocery shopping, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like playing golf, dancing and hiking. In the up to date Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, steadiness techniques and balance routines from a balance instructor--- 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

  Be safe 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/