Keep On The Go With Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises To Be Active

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

  Continuing a consistent level of physical activity is essential for healthy living for older adults and can be enhanced by practicing specific leg strengthening exercises and senior balance exercises.  See more information at   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Unfortunately, living a sedentary lifestyle can lead to weakening of key leg muscles and trunk muscles that help with stability. A sedentary lifestyle also develops poor balance skills and a greater possibility for falling. The human body is designed for movement. Without an active lifestyle, our bodies and minds deteriorate. There are several health conditions that can interfere with achieving safe mobility medical researchers have seen that there are common causes of inactivity.
These include:

Emotional disorders (depression, fear of falling or getting hurt, dementias, apathy and lack of motivation, etc.).
Musculoskeletal disorders (arthritis, osteoporosis, foot problems, deconditioning of muscles after acute illness, etc.).
Neurological disorders (stroke Parkinson disease, numbness and pain of hands/legs, spinal cord injury, etc.).
Cardiovascular disease (heart failure, frequent angina, hardening of the arteries, etc.).
Sensory factors (impaired vision and/or hearing).
Drug side effects (dizziness, confusion, balance loss, etc.).
Environmental causes (inadequate/inappropriate devices for mobility, lack of caregivers to provide support, home safety hazards, such as lack of handrails on stairs or grab bars around a toilet, etc.).
Individuals with one or more of the above conditions are at great risk for inactivity or immobility.

The good news is that older individuals who perform senior balance exercises on a regular basis can boost their stability skills, enhance their activity level and reduce their risk for falling.

Stay Active With Senior Balance Exercises

    To beat the declining effects of inactivity or a sedentary lifestyle, it is imperative that those in the aging population take part in senior balance exercises on a regular basis. Medical researchers have shared convincing data that Balance exercises have proven to be a key component in the fight against falling. Detailed equilibrium routines have been determined through numerous research studies to reduce the risk of falling, enhance leg strength, and boost the individual's confidence. Steadiness exercises assist in advancing balance skills and balance reactions in challenging environments. Certain stability techniques make standing and walking on uneven surfaces easier like thick carpet, grass, or icy sidewalks. equilibrium routines can facilitate getting up out of a low couch or chair and not losing equilibrium upon standing. Balance specialists, like physical therapists, also have valuable techniques that help to increase safety and prevent falls. Furthermore, There are several ways to safety proof your home to reduce the risk of accidental falls. Therapists can teach viable techniques that help to diminish the risk of falling downstairs. Balance workouts and instability instruction can transform accidental occurrences into preventable situations, thereby lowering the frequency of falling. The good news is that you can perform specific senior balance exercises in the comfort of your own home by joining in with the instructions from a knowledgeable Physical therapist, provided in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

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    Medical workers understand the importance of staying active and encourage elderly folks 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

Beat inactivity by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
For more information see http://www.mayoclinic.com/health-information/