Habitual Posture And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Dynamic Posture

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

  Older adults can take specific steps to reduce faulty postural alignments, beginning with practicing senior balance exercises. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now medical researchers have found that there is a strong correlation between poor posture among aging individuals and functional limitations. The most common faulty position for senior citizens is described as having a forward head posture. A forward head posture includes having the majority of the head situated in front of the shoulders, which leads to stooped shoulders, rounded upper back, tight chest muscles, compressed neck vertebrae and much more. this forward head position is exaggerated when an individual spends a lot of time reading, watching television while sitting on soft furniture like a couch or recliner, looking at a computer screen or driving. In a forward head position, the weight of the head is pulled down by gravity, forcing the muscles in the back of the neck to always be contracting to try to hold the head up. Therefore, the forward head posture can create neck and upper back pain. Additionally, this positioning in front of the normal gravitational line causes an older adult to be pulled forwards, often resulting in losing their balance and falling forwards. As a result, performing certain senior balance exercises including postural alignment techniques is critical for senior citizens to rehearse to improve posture, enhance functional activities and reduce any possibility of a fall.

Senior Balance Exercises For Better Posture

   Practicing senior balance exercises and specific postural alignment techniques is essential for good posture and adequate stability with all movement activities. One of the best ways to adopt proper postural alignment is to stand with your feet shoulder width a part and imagine a plumb line drawn through your body from your head to the a spot at center of your arches. with this plumb line drawn through your body, you will secondarily pull your head back over your spine, pull your shoulders back and adopt a more upright posture. In this position, your body weight will be centered over the middle of your base of support defined by your feet, which leads to improved stability. You can learn this postural technique and a series of important senior balance exercises detailed by an experienced Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    For better posture and subsequent stability, 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, cleaning house, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like skiing, playing tennis, 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

Stand tall and start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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