High vs Low Activity And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Various Activities

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

  Medical researchers are finding that both the amount of activity that older individuals partake in and the inclusion of senior balance exercises can make a difference in the health of those over sixty. Please see  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Recently, studies have been published that looked at the amount of physical activity older individuals engage in related to their memory capabilities. In the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, a study was described as having 876 people involved in a project where they reported their amount of daily exercise. Of the group, 90 percent reported light exercise or no exercise. Light exercise could include activities such as walking and yoga. They were placed in the low activity group. The remaining 10 percent reported moderate to high intensity exercise, which could include activities such as running, aerobics, or calisthenics. They were placed in the high activity group. An average of seven years later, each person was given tests of memory and thinking skills and a brain MRI, and five years after that they took the memory and thinking tests again. When looking at people who had no signs of memory and thinking problems at the start of the study, researchers found that those reporting low activity levels showed a greater decline over five years compared to those with high activity levels on tests of how fast they could perform simple tasks and how many words they could remember from a list.  The difference was equal to that of 10 years of aging. As a result, medical providers as well as medical researchers suggest that aging individuals participate in more vigorous physical fitness for optimal health. Furthermore, these medical professionals also encourage that older persons combine their fitness activities with senior balance exercises to maintain stability while working out.

 

 

Senior Balance Exercises For High Level Workouts

  To maintain steadiness while working out at a high level, be sure to add  senior balance exercises to your fitness program. You can start with simple equilibrium routines like standing on one foot and swinging the other foot forwards and backwards. YOu can learn how to progress this stability routine as well as learn other senior balance exercises by following the direction of a knowledgeable physical therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    Be safe with exercising by getting 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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