Good Medicine And Senior Balance Exercises

Movement Medicine And Senior Balance Exercises

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

   More and more these days,  medial professionals are prescribing exercise for older adults as medicine and recommending starting with senior balance exercises to enhance needed stability first. Please see  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now As an example, a sixty-eight year old patient with Diabetes and Peripheral Artery Disease was encouraged by his doctor to begin an exercise program to help reduce weight, increase cardiovascular health and manage Diabetes. At first, the patient had difficulty walking secondary to pain in the feet from Peripheral Artery Disease and numbness in the feet from the Diabetes. As a result of the pain and numbness the patient's balance was decreased, resulting in a greater risk for falling. By starting his fitness program slowly and with the intent to establish better stability through practicing senior balance exercises first, the individual was able to enhance steadiness while on his feet and subsequently  begin a walking program slowly and steadily. The patient started with simple stability exercises for about five minutes each day. He then started walking about half a block two to three times a week. He was able to progress his equilibrium exercises and walking program to include walking and eventually hiking for thirty to sixty minutes a day. The patient happily reported that he was able to lose thirty pounds and start feeling significantly better. According to obstetrician and gynecologist Susanna Carter, "So many people look at exercise with fear and trepidation as if it's something to be endured and swallowed like a bad tasting medicine. But the reality is that once people begin to move and gain strength and fitness they realize what a gift it is to feel agile and healthy."

Start With Senior Balance Exercises

   Healthcare providers like doctors, nurses and physical therapists recommend that you begin senior balance exercises before initiating a fitness program. For safety with your daily fitness program, first establish adequate steadiness by practicing equilibrium routines. as an example, you can begin with a basic stability routine that involves standing on one foot for twenty seconds for three repetitions. You can progress this single stance exercises by turning your head slowly from side to side while you stand on the one foot. You can master this equilibrium routine and other senior balance exercises by following the instruction provided in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    Before you initiate your fitness regime,  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 safe while working out by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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