Safe Dog Walking And Senior Balance Exercises

 

Senior Balance Exercises For Safe Dog Walking

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

 To keep you and your beloved Fido safe on a walk, try performing  senior balance exercises before hitting the trails. Please see  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Having a dog for a pet can be a wonderful experience of comfort, companionship and motivation for increasing physical activity. Pet ownership can also encourage physical activity of daily walking, which helps keep you and your pet fit . For many senior citizens, being alone and/or living alone (especially during the holiday season), can create a tremendous amount of loneliness, stress, anxiety and depression. Living alone can also lead to reduced physical activity, which promotes generalized weakness and deconditioning. Overall weakness can then also lead to immobility and an heightened risk of falling. When an elder’s thoughts are distracted by emotional problems, they may not be as mentally alert in recognizing a hazardous environmental condition (such as throw rugs, slippery floors, a loose stairway handrail, or a dog under foot, etc.) or an unsafe activity (not using a cane when walking, not holding onto a grab bar when entering the shower, etc.).  Several medical reports have suggested that an older individual’s health can benefit from having a pet, which could potentially reduce their risk of falling as well. On the other hand, the CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) reported that that there are some circumstances where pet ownership can increase risk of falls to those who live with them. Dogs can create balance problems by pulling on the leash when walking outside or lying on the floor, creating a need to step over them and potentially falling. In order to limit the possibility of a fall with a pet at home, it is recommended that you practice specific senior balance exercises every day to boost your balance abilities.

Senior Balance Exercises For Safety With Pets

  By rehearsing a dose of senior balance exercises every day, you can build adequate stability to take care of your pet safely. As an example, if your dog tends to lie in the middle of the floor where you have to step over them, you can practice an equilibrium routine involving static and dynamic balancing. For instance, first stand on one foot and then lift the other foot up and forwards as if you are stepping over your pet. Be sure to perform this stability routine using each foot to stand on and each foot to step over with. You can learn appropriate senior balance exercises to establish excellent steadiness by flowing along with the program developed by an experienced physical therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To be safe while living with your pet, it is recommended that you 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 with your pet 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/