Fast Aging Brains Vs Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Cognitive Aging

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

  As we age, participating in a fitness program starting with senior balance exercises is essential for slowing the brain's aging process. Please see  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now The evidence just keeps piling up that confirms the connection between good physical fitness and good mental fitness. It seems to be particularly evident as people age into their sixties. Senior citizens in the best physical condition tend to have the best mental abilities. The latest research finds those with poor physical fitness in their 40s may have lower brain volumes at age 60. At a recent American Heart Association meeting, medical research was presented that showed that there is an indication of accelerated brain aging for those with poor physical fitness. Nicole L. Spartano, Ph.D., lead author and a postdoctoral fellow at the Boston University School of Medicine, reported, "Many people don't start worrying about their brain health until later in life, but studies provide more evidence that certain behaviors and risk factors in midlife may have consequences for brain aging later on." A subset of 1,271 participants from the Framingham Offspring Study participated in exercise treadmill testing in the 1970s, when their average age was 41. Starting in 1999, when their average age was 60, they underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of their brains as well as cognitive tests. The participants did not have heart disease or cognitive problems at the beginning of the study, and none were taking medication that alters heart rate. In individuals with low fitness levels, the blood pressure and heart rate responses to low levels of exercise are often much higher than in individuals with better fitness. "Small blood vessels in the brain are vulnerable to changes in blood pressure and can be damaged by these fluctuations," Spartano said.  "Vascular damage in the brain can contribute to structural changes in the brain and cognitive losses. In our investigation we wanted to determine whether exaggerated blood pressure fluctuations during exercise were related to later structural changes in the brain." With this is mind, medical researchers as well as healthcare professionals recommend daily physical activity, beginning with senior balance exercise, to implement brain health.

Senior Balance Exercises For Healthy Brains

   a daily dose of physical fitness combined with senior balance exercises help older individuals stay on their feet while they promote good brain health. To maximize blood flow to the brain, cardiovascular exercises like brisk walking or riding a bike are essential. In order to minimize the risk of falling with those activities, medical professionals like doctors, nurses and physical therapists suggest a fitness program starting with certain equilibrium routines. stability routines can include basic maneuvers like standing on one foot and centering ones body weight. Steadiness routines can progress to walking down a hallway with one foot directly behind the other foot in a tandem walking fashion. These standing and walking exercises will strengthen your balance skills and limit the possibility of a fall. You can learn how to perform these senior balance exercises and follow along with a step by step program of equilibrium routines in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    For optimal brain health, first embark on a program of the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The healthcare professional recommended Exercise For Balance DVD is an outstanding educational DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The easy to follow Exercise For Balance DVD comes complete with  a step by step series of top notch balance and strength exercises needed to maximize senior fitness and to perform basic activities like shopping, doing laundry,  walking, standing, cleaning house, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like skiing, dancing, bocce ball 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 good to your brain by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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