5 Benefits Of Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Staying Steady

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

   With the alarming rate of older individuals falling every year, medical professionals recommend starting senior balance exercises as part of a daily fitness routine. Please see more at  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Medical statisticians reveal that one in three aging individuals fall every year. That number amounts to about 20 million older folks in America losing their balance and falling every year. Medical researchers have been publishing more and more studies that have shown the benefits of practicing stability and strength exercises to limit the possibility of a fall. As an example, one study aimed to evaluate the effect of a balance training programme, which was based on core components for successful fall prevention in the elderly, on gait and balance of a specific group of diabetic patients. The researcher's results confirm that gait and balance in these patients can be concurrently improved by a targeted intervention. The patients who were studied in the in the intervention group increased gait velocity, balance, muscle strength and joint mobility, and decreased their fear of falling. These beneficial outcomes were produced by following a regular routine of stability exercises. As a result, medical researchers have been able to define several benefits of making senior balance exercises part of ones daily activities. Five of these benefits include:

1) Increased balance with movement activities

2) Decreased frequency of falling

 3) Decreased fear of falling

4) Improved speed and strength of balance reactions at the feet and ankles

5) Increased mobility leading to greater  involvement in community and family events

Senior Balance Exercises For Better Mobility

       Over the past few years, medical researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of rehearsing senior balance exercises to minimize the possibility of a fall. Fall prevention has become extremely important to medical facilities including hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and community centers that cater to senior citizens. Equilibrium routines can be as basic as standing on one foot ( near a counter or table if you need to hold on). You can build up your time doing this single leg standing routine to holding that position for twenty seconds, repeating three times on each foot. This steadiness routine will help to develop adequate balance reactions at your feet and ankles, promoting good overall balance with all movement activities. No you can practice single leg standing and other senior balance exercises in the comfort of your own home by following along with the direction of a qualified Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To enjoy the benefits of good stability, 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

Enjoy being steady by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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