Support Staff And Senior Balance Exercises

Supportive Communities And Senior Balance Exercises

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

   Having a supportive community and maintaining an active lifestyle all starts with daily senior balance exercises. Please see  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now In the past few years, medical professionals such as doctors, nurses and physical therapists have seen the benefits of keeping older individuals active and involved in the community around them. Healthcare providers understand that one of the critical foundations to a safe and healthy lifestyle includes avoiding falls through daily performance of certain senior balance exercises. Furthermore, In 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Age-Friendly Cities Project that aims at helping seniors age in a healthy and active way. The program has participants from more than 20 countries. By 2050, the aging population will make up about 22% of the world that translates to 2 billion people. There will be more seniors than children under the age of 14. Since most of the aging will take place in cities, it is vital to adapt them to meet the needs of this significant group. Having supportive environments will help seniors stay independent and contribute longer. Age-friendly cities will strengthen social bonds and interaction between residents so they remain involved and don’t suffer from isolation. The Global Age-Friendly Cities Project entails modifying services, physical and social structures and policies to allow seniors to age safely and stay involved with their community. WHO announced eight community-related areas that need to be modified to become age-friendly:
These include:

•    Outdoor spaces and buildings

•    Transportation
•    Housing
•    Social participation
•    Respect and social inclusion
•    Civic participation and employment
•    Communication and information
•    Community support and health services

In the US, AARP has launched its Network of Age-Friendly Communities. In sync with WHO’s objectives, the network is making efforts to recognize resources among seniors and prepare to respond to aging-related needs. The Network helps participants become age-friendly by encouraging the adoption of features such as:

•    Safe, well-lit, clean and walk able streets
•    Affordable housing facilities with automatic door openers and elevators
•    Accessible public transportation
•    Plenty of safe outdoor spaces
•    Health support services
•    Opportunities for seniors to volunteer and apply for jobs
•    Opportunities for seniors to participate in community activities

Additionally,  having access to simple strengthening and senior balance exercises is essential to limit the possibility of a fall and an injury from a fall, which is severely detrimental to ones health and mobility.

Senior Balance Exercises For Improved Mobility

  In order for older adults to participate in exciting community activities, the first step is to perform senior balance exercises every day to establish excellent stability for all movement needs. As an example, older individuals can practice standing on one foot for twenty seconds, three repetitions on each foot every day. By rehearsing this static balance routine, an aging person can develop the necessary steadiness that is needed out in the community for activities like attending church, a sporting event or concert or other activities like walking through a farmer's market or museum. You can learn appropriate senior balance exercises and leg strengthening exercises which will help you stay active in the community by following the instruction of a dedicated Physical therapists, presented in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To stay active in the community, please 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

Stay active 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/