Power Walking And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Safety With Walking

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

   Power walking has many health benefits, but it all starts with good steadiness from practicing  senior balance exercises every day. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now  Medical researchers and medical professionals like doctors, nurses and Physical Therapists all agree that physical exercise is absolutely essential for maintaining the neurons (brain cells) in your hippocampus, which is the area of the brain that is needed for long term memory. Exercise is better than any drug in maintaining the health of all your body systems, especially as you age. In particular, power walking is one of the best exercises to increase your heart rate to assist cardiovascular care, to pump needed oxygen and nutrients to your brain and to maintain muscle and bone strength. Before you head out on a power walk, however, it is essential to rehearse certain senior balance exercises, which will assist in developing adequate stability for walking on trails, uneven sidewalks, grassy park areas or sandy beaches.

Senior Balance Exercises For Power Walking

   To initiate a safe walking program, please start with a step by step program of senior balance exercises.  Since statistics reveal that one in three senior citizens fall each year, it is imperative that older adults proceed any walking program with a series of equilibrium routines. Several stability exercises can prepare you for walking outdoors on uneven terrain. One example of a basic steadiness routine includes tandem walking. With tandem walking, you can start inside along a hallway where there is a wall or something solid to touch if need be. As you walk down the hallway, step along a line with one foot directly in front of the other foot. This narrow base of support will challenge the balance reactions in your feet and ankles, resulting in increased balance abilities over time. Once your steadiness level has improved, you will be ready to hit the hiking trails, parks, sidewalks and neighborhoods for some power walking. To get you started, you can follow along with the direction of a series of senior balance exercises presented in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To start a power waling program, 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

Power walk today by starting balance exercises  with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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