Tight Turns And Senior Balance Exercises

Turn Safely With Senior Balance Exercises

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

   Getting around safely is essential for older individuals and can be accomplished by practicing certain senior balance exercises.   Please see additional information at  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Throughout our days, we can be challenged in our stability in many ways. Most every day we perform movements that demand quick turns or full turns like when we turn from the sink and reach for a towel in the bathroom or turn from the stove to the counter in the kitchen. Cleaning activities in the home also require the ability to turn safely like when running the vacuum or moving clothes from the washer to the dryer. Getting in and out of a car often requires turning and moving in ways that require special balance abilities.  As a result, having adequate balance skills is  essential, especially for individuals over the age of 60 years old to help stabilize them during activities of daily living.  In the medical field, doctors, nurses and physical therapists often refer to activities of daily living as ADL’s.  One of the highest priorities for safe living for senior citizens is to return individuals to their normal level of functioning after a medical procedure, injury, surgery, fall or bout of illness.  Activities of daily living are components of our daily lives that every person does throughout the day, and they often involve the skill to turn quickly or in narrow spaces without falling. Activities of daily living can also require complex steps to accomplish the whole task. As an example, these daily routines can be difficult for steadiness and  include dressing, cooking, walking, stair climbing, getting in and out of a chair safely, or driving.  Having good balance is essential to be able to complete all  activities of daily living safely.

Senior Balance Exercises

     Most older adults desire to live at home for as long as possible and that goal can be helped by practicing senior balance exercises every day to make your movement patterns safe in the home. As an example, with activities of daily living aging individuals often must incorporate turning maneuvers in their movement patterns during cooking and cleaning activities. One of the best ways to maintain an upright position during turning movements is to practice on equilibrium routine that focuses on The sensory input from the feet to the floor. To be more specific, you can start with standing with your feet shoulder width apart and centering your body weight in the middle of your feet. From this position, you can concentrate on keeping your bodyweight centered in the middle of your feet while you turn 90° side to side. You can progress this exercise by keeping your body weight centered as you make a full 180° turn. By concentrating on the sense of touch between your feet and the floor, you will enhance your steadiness abilities. You can learn how to correctly perform seen your balance exercises by following the demonstration of a knowledgeable physical therapist in the exercise for balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

Learn balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD

    To be safe with home activities,  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

Be safe at home, by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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