Disuse And Senior Balance Exercises

Using Senior Balance Exercises

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

 The notion of "use it or lose it" can also apply to senior balance exercises. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now As we review the principles in exercise physiology that apply to stability exercises, we can discuss the concept of "use it or lose it" or more specifically the standard of use and disuse.  The Principle of Use/Disuse implies that when it comes to fitness, you do actually  "use it or lose it."  This simply means that your muscles hypertrophy with use and atrophy with disuse. This also explains why we decondition, or lose fitness, when we stop exercise. I am sure that you can speak from experience or you know family and friends who have fallen and injured themselves in some way and as a result have be laid up in some way and for some time. As a result, you can notice the deconditioning and weakness that follows both in muscle weakness, decreased functional activities, reduced energy level and decreased balance. For that reason, medical professionals such as doctors, nurses and physical therapists suggest that when recuperating from an injury or just as you age in general, you should practice certain senior balance exercises and strengthening exercises on a daily basis.

 

Daily Senior Balance Exercises

  To avoid disuse atrophy of muscle strength and balance skills, medical providers recommend that you perform both leg strengthening exercises and  senior balance exercises on  a regular basis. Specific lower extremity exercises can include mini squats, where you bend your knees up and down as well as calf raises, where you lift your heels up off the ground. Additionally, you can rehearse equilibrium routines like standing with one foot directly in front of the other foot. This tandem stance position will challenge your balance reactions and help to enhance your overall steadiness with all movements. You can develop excellent stability by joining in with the qualified physical therapist as she explains senior balance exercises in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    Use your balance skills to their optimal performance by getting 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 strong by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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