Active Elderly And Senior Balance Exercises

How To Stay Active With Senior Balance Exercises

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

   Medical researchers are finding that many of the elderly folks among us are able to stay active by intentionally practicing senior balance exercises and certain strengthening exercises. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now We can all be encouraged that medical researchers have found that a carefully structured, moderate physical activity program helped vulnerable older people maintain their mobility. The new study shows that many frail older people can reap rewards from regular physical activity. As you get older, reduced mobility can raise the risk for disease, disability, and even death. Regular physical activity offers known health benefits to a variety of people. Until recently, scientists hadn’t identified a specific intervention to prevent mobility disability. An National Institute of Health -funded study enrolled more than 1,600 adults, ages 70 to 89, who were at risk for disability. They were randomly assigned to either a moderate-intensity physical activity program or a health education program focused on successful aging. The physical activity group gradually worked up to 150 minutes of weekly activity, including brisk walking, strength and balance training, and flexibility exercises. Sessions took place at a clinic twice a week and at home 3 or 4 times a week. The comparison group had 26 weekly health education workshops, later followed by monthly meetings. Over the course of the study—an average of 2.6 years—the physical activity program significantly reduced the risk of major mobility disability by 18% compared to the education group. Physical activity participants were better able to maintain their ability to walk without assistance for about a quarter of a mile. “We are gratified by these findings,” says Dr. Richard J. Hodes, director of NIH’s National Institute on Aging (NIA). “Participating in a specific program of aerobic, resistance, balance, and flexibility training activities can have substantial positive benefits for reducing risk of mobility disability.”

Stay Mobile With Senior Balance Exercises

   Elderly folks can improve their mobility and quality of life by participating in daily senior balance exercises. One such equilibrium routine involves standing on one foot at a time for about twenty seconds. It is best to perform this steadiness routine standing near a sink or a counter so you can holed on if you need to. You can join in with the senior balance exercises detailed by a qualified Physical Therapist in the comp fort of your own home through the exercise for balance dvd.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    Healthcare professionals encourage older adults 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

 For elderly adults, start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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