Cognitive Decline And Senior Balance Exercises

Reduce Cognitive Decline With Senior Balance Exercises

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

  Several factors, including participating in fitness programs that involve senior balance exercises, can aid older adults to minimize the progress of cognitive impairment. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now  A recent article published in  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society reports that exercise appears to increase thickness of brain cortex often damaged by  Alzheimer's Disease. As a result, seniors, even those diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), can stop cognitive decline with an exercise program of moderate intensity. The recent study finds that older adults that improved their fitness through a moderate intensity exercise program increased the thickness of their brain's cortex, the outer layer of the brain that typically atrophies with Alzheimer's disease, according to research from the University of Maryland School of Public Health. These effects were found in both healthy older adults and those diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, an early stage of Alzheimer's disease. "Exercise may help to reverse neurodegeneration and the trend of brain shrinkage that we see in those with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's," says Dr. J. Carson Smith, associate professor of kinesiology and senior author of the study, published in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. As a result of this and other studies, medical researchers and healthcare professionals like doctors, nurses and physical therapists agree that those in the aging population should participate in fitness regimes that include senior balance exercises.

Practice Senior Balance Exercises

   To establish a solid foundation of steadiness for a fitness program, it is recommended that you start with senior balance exercises. For example, you can practice the equilibrium routine of standing on one foot for about twenty seconds and repeat that procedure three times on each foot. this single leg standing regime will help to activate strong balance reactions at your feet and ankles, establishing improved steadiness with all movement activities. You can learn how to perform single leg standing routines and other senior balance exercises by following the direction of a qualified Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To help with cognitive function, get started on a fitness program with 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 smart and start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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