Fitness Principles And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises Using Fitness Principles

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

 The basic principles that are well know for improving fitness can also be applied to performing senior balance exercises. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now as we kick off the new year with ambitious plans to diet and exercise, we can employ the simple principles found in exercise physiology to help develop an excellent balance training program. WE will look at a series of exercise principles over the next few weeks. The first theme we will explore is the Principle of Overload. The exercise science principle of overload states that a greater than normal stress or load on the body is required for training adaptation to take place. What this means is that in order to improve our fitness, strength or endurance, we need to increase the workload accordingly. In order for a muscle (including the heart) to increase strength, it must be gradually stressed by working against a load greater than it is accustomed to. As always, before embarking on a physical fitness program, it is essential to establish adequate stability by performing certain senior balance exercises.

Senior Balance Exercises For Physical Fitness

  WE can apply the principle of overload to our home senior balance exercises program. Just as a muscle increases it's strength by gradually adding a workload that is greater than it is accustomed to, our body's balance system can build strength by practicing equilibrium routines that are increasingly more complex. As an example, you can combine static and dynamic steadiness routines by standing on one foot and moving the other foot forwards, backwards and sideways. You can make this routine more advanced by placing an uneven surface under your static foot (like a couch cushion or a piece of balance equipment). you can also make this steadiness exercise more difficult by closing your eyes, which eliminates the visual input to the balance center in your brain. You can learn these and other senior balance exercises by joining along with the routines demonstrated  by a knowledgeable Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To implement the principle of overload, 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

 Advance balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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