Older Women And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Older Women

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

    Medical researchers are find that older women who are active, starting with  senior balance exercises, have a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. Please see     http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now According to the American Heart Association, older women who are active a few times weekly lower risk of heart disease, stroke, blood clot. In other words, just a little exercise by older women is better than none, at least when it comes to lowering the risk of heart disease, stroke and blood clots. Being active just a few times a week is all it takes.  Physical activity that was studied included:

● Women who performed strenuous physical activity— enough to cause sweating or a faster heart beat — two to three times per week were about 20 percent less likely to develop heart disease, strokes or blood clots compared to participants who reported little or no activity.

   ● Among active women, there was little evidence of further risk reductions with more frequent activity.

   ● Physical activities associated with reduced risk included walking, gardening, and cycling.

Miranda Armstrong, M.Phil., Ph.D., the study’s lead author and a physical activity epidemiologist at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom said, “However, to prevent heart disease, stroke and blood clots, our results suggest that women don’t need to do very frequent activity as this seems to provide little additional benefit above that from moderately frequent activity.” Participants included 1.1 million women in the United Kingdom with no history of cancer, heart disease, stroke, blood clots, or diabetes who joined the Million Women study in 1996-2001. Their average age when they joined the study was 56. Additionally to be safe, medical providers like doctors, nurses, occupational therapists and physical therapists recommend that you start a senior balance exercise program before initiating a physical activity program.

Senior Balance Exercises For Older Adults

       To be safe with movement activities, start with a senior balance exercise program. Before heading out on a walk or a bike ride, practice a few basic equilibrium exercises to establish strong balance abilities that will help reduce any risk of falling during those activities. One simple equilibrium routine involves standing in a tandem stance where one foot is directly behind the other foot in a line. With this narrow base of support your balance reactions will be challenged, preparing you for the challenges of outdoor activities. You can learn this senior balance exercise and others by following the instruction of an experienced Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To get started on a fitness program for better heart health, please begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The step by step Exercise For Balance DVD is the ultimate educational DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD is filled  with the best balance and strength exercises needed to develop senior fitness and to perform basic activities like navigating in a restaurant, walking, standing, grocery shopping, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like playing bocce ball, playing golf, dancing and hiking. In the up to date Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, steadiness techniques and balance routines from a balance instructor--- 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 safe as you exercise by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
For more information see http://www.mayoclinic.com/health-information/