Best Practice Senior Balance Exercises

Medically Proven Senior Balance Exercises

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

   Since the number of Baby Boomers who are shifting into older adult status continues to blossom each day, medical researchers have been conducting numerous studies on keeping aging individuals safe and healthy, especially with senior balance exercises. Please see      http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now medical practitioners like doctors, nurses, occupational therapists and physical therapists base their recommendations for balance training and fitness programs on valid research like the recent study, Effects of a Fall Prevention Exercise Program on Muscle Strength and Balance of the Old-old Elderly. The study was published by Cho SI et al in the Journal of Physical Therapy Science. The researchers' study  was designed to investigate the effects of an 8-week balance exercise and elastic-resistance exercise program on muscle strength and balance of the old-old elderly (over the age of 75).  In the study, the intervention was performed twice a week at a senior center and three times a week at home for 8 weeks. The researchers found that there were significant improvements in the strength of all seven muscle groups and balance in the strength training group. This study demonstrated that an intervention using balance exercises or elastic-resistance exercises is effective at improving the muscle strength and balance of the old-old elderly.

Senior Balance Exercises And Strengthening Exercises

    Medical researchers continue to show us that older adults who perform certain  senior balance exercises and lower extremity strengthening exercises perform better with tasks of daily living. Additionally, aging individuals who participate in a daily routine of strength and equilibrium exercises have a reduced risk of falling and injuring themselves. In this study, the older subjects performed strengthening exercises using resistance bands. In the Exercise For Balance DVD, there are detailed instructions and demonstrations of balance specific leg strengthening exercises that can be done in standing without the need for any equipment. those closed chain exercises that use body weight as resistance include mini squats and heel raises.  Furthermore, the Exercise For Balance DVD includes a series of senior balance exercises that are designed to enhance stability and minimize the risk of falling.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To initiate a safe fitness 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 medically proven balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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