Frail Adults And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Frail Individuals

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

    MAINTAINING MOBILITY AND INDEPENDENCE IS HIGHLY VALUED BY OLDER INDIVIDUALS AND PERFORMING SENIOR BALANCE EXERCISES CAN BE BENEFICIAL FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE HEALTH CONTINUUM FORM ROBUST TO FRAIL. PLEASE SEE    HTTP://WWW.EXERCISEFORBALANCE.COM/BUY-NOW EQUILIBRIUM ROUTINES CAN BE MADE EASY FOR THOSE FOLKS STARTING OUT AT SQUARE ONE. FURTHERMORE, THOSE OLDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CATEGORIZED AS ‘FRAIL’ INDIVIDUALS ARE VULNERABLE AND THEREFORE AT AN INCREASED RISK OF ADVERSE OUTCOMES (E.G. IATROGENESIS, FUNCTIONAL DECLINE, FALLS, INJURIES FROM FALLS AND DEATH), BUT ALSO BENEFIT FROM SPECIALIST MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE AND INTERVENTIONS. HOWEVER, THE IDENTIFICATION OF THOSE MOST LIKELY TO BENEFIT (AND LEAST LIKELY TO BE HARMED) FROM AN INTERVENTION REMAINS A CHALLENGE. HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NEED TO FIRST DETERMINE WHERE ARE THEY ALONG THE FITNESS-FRAILTY SPECTRUM? IN ANSWERING THE QUESTION, CHRONOLOGICAL AGE IS OF LITTLE HELP. INDEED, DECISIONS FOR CLINICAL TREATMENT BASED PRIMARILY ON AGE ARE NOT BEST SUITED TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE HUMAN BODY, ESPECIALLY THE COMPLEXITY OF OLDER HUMANS. HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS LIKE PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS ARE TRAINED TO EVALUATE THOSE IN THE GERIATRIC POPULATION. ADDITIONALLY, THOSE THERAPISTS ALSO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE BASE TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE, STEP BY STEP EXERCISE PROGRAMS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS. THANKFULLY, NOW THERE IS A STEP BY STEP SENIOR BALANCE EXERCISE PROGRAM AVAILABLE THAT OLDER INDIVIDUALS CAN PERFORM IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR OWN HOME WITHOUT TRAVELING TO A CLINIC OR A GYM.

Step By Step Senior Balance Exercises

    Senior balance exercises can progress from basic to challenging routines. One simple, basic equilibrium regime involves standing with feet shoulder width a part. In this position, the beginning step is to center your body weight in the middle of your feet. You can imagine a plumb line running through the middle of your body and anchoring in the middle of your feet. By imaging this plumb line anchoring in your feet, you will develop the sensory awareness of the sense of touch from your feet. this sensory feedback from your feet is processed in the balance center of your brain and results in a greater degree of stability with all standing movements. Steadiness exercises can be progressed to include standing on one foot on an uneven or soft surface like thick carpet, grass or balance equipment like foam or the BOSU. You can follow this progression of senior balance exercises in the convenience of your own home by participating with the instruction of a knowledgeable Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

     To stay strong and healthy by avoiding falls, please begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The professionally filmed Exercise For Balance DVD is an exceptional instructional  tool to use at home or in a group setting. The easy to follow Exercise For Balance DVD comes complete  with the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance senior fitness and to perform basic activities like walking, cleaning house, standing, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like playing golf, dancing and hiking. In the step by step Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, specific stability techniques and balance routines from a balance trainer ---licensed Physical Therapist--- who has worked with balance and dizziness disorders for over 20 years. Get your copy of the Exercise For Balance DVD by clicking on the BUY NOW button

 

   Enjoy the most in life by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.

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