Mindfulness And Senior Balance Exercises

Awareness For Senior Balance Exercises

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

   Being aware of the surface you are walking on  and the sensory input from your feet is one of the key components of senior balance balance exercises  that help you maintain steadiness with all movement activities. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now The ability to balance during movement is a complex combination of visual input, inner ear vestibular input and sensory information from the feet and ankles. One of the essential ingredients is being aware of walking on different surfaces such as

• Hardwood floors

•  Carpet

• Thick grass

• Uneven hiking trails

• Slippery ice or snow

Unfortunately, falling is very common among older adults. Statistics reveal that one in three seniors fall every year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that millions of adults 65 and older suffer from falls each year.  healthcare workers like doctors, nurses and physical therapists recommend that older individuals partake in daily senior balance exercises to enhance stability and minimize the potential of a fall.

Sensory Input For Senior Balance Exercises

    To acquire substantial steadiness for daily routines like cleaning house, walking the dog and going up and down stairs, the first step is to rehearse senior balance exercises every day. one of the critical stability strategies involves being mindful or aware of the sense of touch between your foot and the floor. Additionally,  Equilibrium routines that can be performed every day can involve standing on one foot, which is a basic aspect of the stance phase of walking. You can progress to walking stability routines like tandem walking. With tandem walking, you walk along a line in a heel to toe fashion. In this narrow position with your feet, you will challenge the balance reactions at your feet and ankles. You can learn these senior balance exercises as well as a step by step progression of other exercises presented in the exercise for balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To stay steady on your feet,  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

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