May Celebrations And Senior Balance Exercises

Celebrate In May With Senior Balance Exercises

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

   The month of May has been heralded as the month to acknowledge older Americans and you can kick up your heels and be steady with your celebratory activities by practicing senior balance exercises ahead of time. Please see more information at    http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now The time set aside in May to honor aging adults has a long and interesting history. President John F Kennedy was the first President to designate the month of May as Senior Citizens Month. When the Senior Citizens Month was established in 1963, only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthday. At that time, about a third of older Americans lived in poverty and there were few programs to meet their needs. Thanks to President Kennedy and others, interest in older Americans and their concerns was growing. A meeting in April 1963 between President John F. Kennedy and members of the National Council of Senior Citizens led to designating May as “Senior Citizens Month,” which was later renamed as the “Older Americans Month.” Historically, Older Americans Month has been a time to acknowledge the contributions of past and current older persons to our country, in particular those who defended our country and to raise awareness of the needs of those in the aging population. Every President since Kennedy has issued a formal proclamation during or before the month of May asking that the entire nation pay tribute in some way to older persons in their communities. Older Americans Month is celebrated across the country through ceremonies, events, fairs, and other such activities. This year, the theme for Older Americans Month is Blaze a Trail. In order to safely blaze your trail, healthcare professionals like doctors, physician assistants and physical therapists recommend that older individuals build a strong platform of steadiness through performing senior balance exercises every day.

Senior Balance Exercises For Safe Celebrations

    You can live it up and safely participate in May celebrations by first rehearsing certain senior balance exercises. One equilibrium routine to help you establish excellent stability includes standing on one foot and swinging the other foot forwards and backwards and side to side.  You can learn how to perform this steadiness routine and other senior balance exercises by following along with the Exercise For Balance DVD in the comfort of your own home.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To celebrate in May,  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

 Celebrate in May by starting balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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