Stability Issues And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Balance Deficits

Balance exercises for seniors

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

   Losing stability and mobility does not have to be a part of the aging process for older individuals if they participate in noteworthy leg and core strengthening routines and senior balance exercises. Please see more information at   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Balance problems can stem from a number of issues including:

-Leg and core muscle weakness

-Being lightheaded or dizzy

-Wearing unsupportive shoes like slippers

-Having items on the floor at home that you can trip on like throw rugs, shoes or books

-Poor vision

-Not using good lighting in the home

-Numbness in the feet and lower legs from Peripheral Neuropathy or Diabetic Neuropathy

-Medical conditions like Parkinson's or Alzheimer's Disease

-Inner ear or Vestibular issues

Having good balance means being able to control and maintain your body's position, whether you are moving or remaining still. An intact sense of balance helps you

• walk without staggering

• get up from a chair without falling

• climb stairs without tripping

• bend over without falling.

  Furthermore, being steady on your feet helps to keep you mobile and active well into your later years of life. Aging individuals improve their steadiness by performing a few key senior balance exercises and leg strengthening routines.

Improve Stability With Senior Balance Exercises

     For older individuals in general as well as those folks who have balance problems, medical professionals like doctors, physical therapists and nurses recommend that aging adults rehearse certain senior balance exercises to enhance steadiness and decrease the possibility of falling. Stability routines can be combined with leg strengthening exercises to maximize their effectiveness. For example, you can stand near a sink or counter and perform twenty heel lifts where you raise up on your toes twenty times building strength in the calf muscles. If you can perform this exercise without holding on to the counter, you are also able to develop better balance reactions at the ankles and overall improved stability skills. You can also practice standing on one foot for twenty seconds three times in a row. Next try standing on the other foot and repeating the standing routine for three repetitions. This single leg standing routine is a critical component of our walking pattern. Furthermore, rehearsing single leg standing on a regular basis will also help establish strong ankle muscles as well as enhanced stability skills. You can rehearse these and other senior balance exercises or lower extremity strengthening routines by following along with the exercise for balance DVD, designed by a qualified physical therapist.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

Learn balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD

    Any older person who struggles with balance problems should 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

Don't wait. Start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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