Shake Inactivity With Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Active Living

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

   Older adults who want to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle can participate in fitness programs that include both strengthening routines and senior balance exercises. Please see more information   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Although exercise and physical activity are among the healthiest things you can do for yourself, some older adults are reluctant to exercise. If you listen to older individuals among you- Mothers, Fathers, Neighbors,  Aunts, Uncles-some are afraid that exercise will be overwhelming, too hard or that physical activity will harm them. Other senior citizens might think they have to join a gym or have special equipment to workout. Yet, medical studies show that "taking it easy" is risky. For the most part, when older people lose their ability to do things on their own like cooking, cleaning house, getting up from a chair, going up and down stairs or even dressing and grooming, it doesn't happen just because they've aged. Loss of independence with activities of daily living usually happens gradually and as a secondary result of not active on a daily basis. Lack of physical activity also can lead to more visits to the doctor, more hospitalizations, a greater risk for falling and incurring injuries from a fall, a more sedentary lifestyle that leads to greater muscle weakness and imbalance as well as more use of medicines for a variety of illnesses. Medical scientists have found that staying physically active and exercising regularly can help prevent or delay many diseases and disabilities. In some cases, exercise is an effective treatment for many chronic conditions. For example, studies show that people with arthritis, heart disease, or diabetes benefit from regular exercise. Exercise also helps people with high blood pressure, balance problems, or difficulty walking. before starting a fitness program, however, medical providers like doctors, physician assistants and physical therapists encourage those folks in the aging population to practice senior balance exercises to build steadiness and limit the possibility of a fall while working out.

Senior Balance Exercises For Safe Workouts

     To stay participating in a safe, active and healthy lifestyle,  those in the aging population are encouraged to rehearse  certain strengthening routines and senior balance exercises on a regular basis. To keep your activity level going strong, one of the best stability routines is standing one foot for about twenty seconds, three times on each foot. when you are ready, You can progress this single leg standing routine by doing the exercise standing on a soft surface like a couch cushion. You can further advance standing static exercises by performing them on balance equipment like a balance board or BOSU. Once you feel more confident with standing routines, you can develop your dynamic walking abilities by doing tandem walking where you walk along a line in a heel to toe manner. You can find out how to practice these and other senior balance exercises correctly by joining in with the instruction from a knowledgeable Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To beat the drag of inactivity and to stay healthy in later years, 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

Keep going by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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