Curbing Diabetes And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Diabetics

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

  Medical professionals recommend fitness programs including walking and senior balance exercises to help older individuals with diabetes. Please see  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Doctors, nurses, physical therapists and other healthcare providers recognize that a walking program is very beneficial for folks who have been diagnosed with diabetes. In fact, according to the American Diabetes Association walking is a great way to curb diabetes. You should start out with a 3 to 5 minute slow-paced walk and then stretch (Calf, Hamstring and Quadriceps muscles) for 5 to 10 minutes followed by a walk at moderate speed. Make sure you keep your spine straight and your chin up. On some days you can choose to indulge in shorter walks and on others push yourself to brisk, longer walks. James O. Hill, PHD from the University of Colorado at Denver writes that a modest change in one's schedule like making time for walking can make a significant change in the life of a type 2 Diabetes patient, reducing overall healthcare costs. To be specific, to see good results, you can start out with a 30 minute walk or 2400 steps a day and increase your time and distance up to 77 minutes or 6400 steps a day. One more thing, before initiating your walking routine, please practice certain senior balance exercises to develop good stability to minimize any risk of tripping and falling.

Senior Balance Exercises To Avoid Falling While On A Walk

   For Diabetics interested in starting a walking routine, healthcare professionals suggest that you begin with certain senior balance exercises to establish excellent stability first. One equilibrium routine you can start with is single leg standing where you stand on one foot with your body weight centered in the middle of your arch for about twenty seconds. You can rehearse this steadiness routine every day for three repetitions on each foot. You can learn how to perform this single leg routine as well as other senior balance exercises by joining in with a qualified Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    Calling all diabetics to 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

Safety first- start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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