Key Safety Tips And Senior Balance Exercises

Try Senior Balance Exercises And Safety Tips

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

   Keeping older adults on their feet is critical in later years and can be assisted with performing senior balance exercises every day. Please see    http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now  For those individuals in the aging population, the leading cause of home unintentional injury death is falls. Individual behaviors,  physical ability levels and performing essential balance exercises are important factors contributing to falls in older adults, but falls in the home can also be prevented by recognizing and modifying home hazards and using key safety features. Structural residential hazards associated with falls among older adults include:

-lack of handrails on stairs

- lack of grab bars and nonslip surfaces in the bathroom

-tripping or slipping hazards (e.g., throw rugs, waxed flooring)

- outdoor steps

-inadequate lighting

-the presence of electrical or telephone cords in the walkway.

   Homes can be designed and constructed to protect elderly occupants from fall-related injuries. The evidence that structural modifications, such as installation of handrails, grab bars, and improved lighting are promising interventions for reducing risk of falls among older adults. Additionally, rehearsing certain senior balance exercises also advances balance abilities, thereby reducing the incidence of falling.

Senior Balance Exercises And Home Modifications

    In addition to home modifications, practicing senior balance exercises can help develop strong balance reactions, resulting in a reduction in potential falls. As an example, one equilibrium routine you can apply is walking down a hallway in a tandem walking fashion. With tandem walking, you can walk along a line heel to toe, which challenges your balance reactions at your feet and ankles. As your balance reactions get stronger and faster, you will secondarily establish improved balance skills to minimize falling. You can learn the appropriate senior balance exercises by joining in with the direction of a knowledgeable Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To be as safe as possible in your home, please get started on a course of the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The healthcare provider recommended Exercise For Balance DVD is a high quality instructional DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The easy to understand and simple to follow Exercise For Balance DVD includes  a step by step series of the latest balance and strength exercises necessary to optimize senior fitness and to carry out basic daily activities like shopping, doing laundry,  walking, standing, cleaning house, stair climbing or to advance to more difficult pursuits like skiing, dancing, playing golf and hiking. In the  comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve stability, how to apply steadiness techniques and how to safely execute balance routines from a  qualified balance specialist --- 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 at home by beginning balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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