Specificity With Senior Balance Exercises

Specificity Of Senior Balance Exercises

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

   The field of exercise physiology provides for us several principles that are pertinent to practicing senior balance exercises. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Today we will investigate the Principle Of Specificity. We've all heard the phrase, "practice makes perfect." Well, this is the principle of specificity in action. This principle simply states that exercising a certain body part or component of the body primarily develops that part. The Principle of Specificity implies that, to become better at a particular exercise or skill, you must perform that exercise or skill. A runner should train by running, a swimmer by swimming and a cyclist by cycling. While it's helpful to have a good base of fitness and to do general conditioning routines, if you want to be better at your sport, you need to train specifically for that sport or the skill you have in mind like balance abilities. With this Principle of Specificity in mind, it is understandable that to improve steadiness with movement activities, it is essential to perform certain senior balance exercises.

Senior Balance Exercises

  to develop necessary stability skills for activities of daily living, older adults are encouraged to rehearse  senior balance exercises on a daily basis. As an example, you can perform an equilibrium routine of tandem walking, where you walk along a line heel to toe. Tandem walking places a demand on your balance reactions at your feet and ankles to maintain an upright and steady position as you walk. By specifically challenging your balance reactions, you will make them stronger and faster, training them to produce better steadiness with all walking activities. You can put into practice the Principle of Specificity by following the instruction of a knowledgeable Physical Therapist on a series of senior balance exercises in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To apply the Principle of Specificity to steadiness routines, 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 steady by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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