Wishing You A Merry Christmas From Exercise For Balance

Senior Balance Exercises For A Safe Christmas

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

   All of us at Exercise For Balance would like to send warm wishes to you and your family during this holiday season. We also want to encourage you to remember to practice your   senior balance exercises during the holidays to keep from falling and to avoid succumbing to a fall and injury from a fall. Please see more information at http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now

I truly hope you have a splendid time with your family as you celebrate the holidays in your own special way.

 

Senior Balance Exercises --A Daily Way Of Life

    For older adults, rehearsing senior balance exercises, even during holidays festivities, will help you stay mindful of applying good stability techniques to avoid falling during all movement activities.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To learn more about how to have good stability with movements, 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  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 another day. Start 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/

Footwear For Senior Balance Exercises

Safety With Senior Balance Exercises

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

   What shoes you wear during participating in senior balance exercises can make a difference with your proficiency and stability. Please see more information at  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Footwear can make a big difference with steadiness during standing and walking activities. Footwear helps support a person’s balance, which reduces the chances of slipping, tripping, and falling.
According to a new study, up to 83% of older people wear the wrong type of shoes, including not using the correct size. This results in foot disorders, pain, and increased risk of falling. To reduce the risk of a falling, elders in our physical therapy clinic are often advised to wear sturdy shoes. Up to 70% of elders who fall are wearing athletic shoes, oxfords or loafers, the kinds of shoes that are commonly considered sturdy and thus safe.  Many times in some cases, these shoes are the cause of the fall. For example, the shoes elders select for safety can sometimes place them at greater risk of:
* Slips and trips
* Poor balance
* Unsafe walking patterns
* Difficulty in judging whether walking surfaces are slippery. 
So, which types of shoes increase fall risk? Examples of inappropriate footwear include:

* Loose, worn or backless slippers. These are one of the most common causes of falling.

* Slip-on shoes, such as sling backs or flip flops which can result in slipping and tripping.

* Shoes with slippery or worn soles, can cause slips, especially in wet weather.

* Shoes with a heel (higher than 1”), or with a narrow heel. High heels shoes lead to the risk of ankle turns, unstable balance, and falling.

* Wearing sneakers (with bulky rubber soles) that easily get caught or drag on the floor.

* Athletic shoes with flat or worn soles that are slippery on wet surfaces.

* Lastly, walking barefoot or in socks indoors also increases fall risk. 

A better option for older adults to use as footwear include sturdy shoes such as those which have a hard, slip resistant sole, which provides traction on both dry and wet surfaces. Look for shoes with midsoles that are sturdier and not too flexible to ensure better stability. Lightweight shoes are okay because they’re easier to walk in, but make sure they’re not surfaces. Look for shoes with midsoles that are sturdier and not too flexible to ensure better stability. Lightweight shoes are okay because they’re easier to walk in, but make sure they’re not too flimsy or have too much flexibility at the midsole. In addition to wearing sturdy shoes, aging individuals should also perform specific senior balance exercises to advance their stability and limit the possibility of a fall.

Senior Balance Exercises In Sturdy Shoes

     To increase your steadiness when you are on your feet, consider wearing sturdy footwear and try performing senior balance exercises as part of a regular routine.  One of the foundations of improving balance is to have a good base of support between our feet and the floor in order to enhance the sensory feedback from the feet to the balance center in the brain. For example, in tennis shoes or flat shoes we have lots of sensory input coming from the ground through our shoes into our feet. Tennis shoes or other types of sturdy walking shoes offer a nice wide base of support for our feet to improve steadiness.  Additionally, you can maximize your balance skills by rehearsing specific senior balance exercises every day by following along with the program in the exercise for balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

[caption id="attachment_6500" align="alignright" width="150"] Learn balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD[/caption]
    Older adults 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

Be smart and start 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/

Improve Walking With Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Safe Walking

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

  Walking is a common and every day necessity for old as well as young folks and cane be made more steady by practicing senior balance exercises on a regular basis. Please see more detailed information at  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Technically speaking walking is a very complex motor program. Walking involves taking in sensory input from the feet, ankles and lower legs, processing the sensory input in the balance center in the brain. From there, the brain sends a message to the motor cortex to establish an appropriate signal to specific muscles in the legs. This motor command is sent via nerves to the muscles in the legs to stimulate muscles to contract, produce force and create a walking pattern. As you can see, walking is very complex on many levels. In addition, as we age, there are natural changes that occur that can effect the ability to walk smoothly or in a coordinated and balanced fashion. As an example, older individuals generally experience stiffness in their ankles that diminishes their stability and walking abilities. Furthermore, as we age, we often undergo changes that lead to muscle atrophy and weakness. With weaker muscles, sometimes it is more difficult for an aging person to lift their foot high enough to clear a step or a curb. As a result, many senior citizens fall on stairs or curbs. Other changes that can effect walking include having numbness in the feet, which leads to instability and a greater risk for falling. Older people with peripheral or diabetic neuropathy suffer with numbness in their feet, creating a higher possibility of falling. Surprisingly, eye sight can also impact ones' ability to walk. As we age, most individuals experience a decline in their visual acuity or depth perception. Not being able to see clearly can cause several problems for those in the aging population. For example, many aged folks who suffer with poor vision shuffle their feet, leading to a greater risk of tripping and falling. Furthermore, older persons with low visual acuity often step on objects like a shoe or book on the floor and that can throw them off balance.  So as you can see, there are numerous variables that can effect walking, balance, coordination and the ability to gait without falling. Thankfully, the ability to walk with a steady gait can be enhanced for aging individuals by practicing specific senior balance exercises on a consistent basis.

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Senior Balance Exercises For Better Walking

   TO ELEVATE YOUR STABILITY WITH WALKING, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS RECOMMED THAT YOU PERFORM senior balance exercises EVERYDAY. Walking routines can involve starting at a comfortable, easy pace with your feet in a wider spaced stance. You can make your walking program more difficult by  speeding up your pace with walking. Additionally, you can advance your steadiness skills by trying to walk along a line in a tandem fashion where one foot follows directly in front of the other foot, touching the heel and toe together. The best way to practice these walking routines at home is to follow along  with the Exercise For Balance DVD, developed by a knowledgeable Physical therapist.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    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

Walk steady 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/

Good Balance for Walking

Key Movement And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Safe Movement

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

   Moving safely is a key ingredient to healthy living for older individuals and can be accomplished by adding a dose of physical fitness combined with practicing senior balance exercises to each day. Please see more information at http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Recently, medical researchers have published informative studies on improving health for older adults by staying active and by keeping balance techniques in mind with all movement activities. Medical scientists are finding that physical activity is a key component to healthy living. According to the American Physical Therapy Association, physical therapy interventions can be effective in "resetting the aging clock of the human body." (Richard Shields, PT, PhD, FAPTA). Shields remarks in regards to the physical therapy profession includes:

Discussing the future of the physical therapy profession at "micro" and "macro" levels, Shields said that for much of the profession's history physical therapists have remained in the center of this continuum. "But the frontiers of our profession lie at the extremes. Those are the places we must travel if we wish to truly transform society by optimizing movement," he said, alluding to APTA's vision for the profession—"Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience." On the micro level, Shields said that physical therapist interventions "are powerful regulators of genes that activate the energy systems" that can reduce the rate at which cells and tissues age. These movement-based interventions trigger cellular changes "in ways that the pharmaceutical industry"—if not Doc and Hermione—"can only dream about." Shields explained how, upon contraction, skeletal muscle is more than "a mere force vector." It also releases proteins known as myokines into the blood stream, where they regulate genes in cells throughout the body. Frequent movement, then, promotes the expression of healthy genes and represses the expression of genes that can damage tissues. And while the effect is to slow biological aging in cells and tissue, the benefits are not for only the already aged; they can be applied across the lifespan. Shields said that although PTs and PTAs "most often think about strength, endurance, coordination, and function; the cellular changes that we trigger are the most fundamental ways that we improve the health and well-being of humankind." Shields explained that it's possible to estimate how many healthy genes are being blocked as a function of a person's age, injury, immobility, or disease. "It is our role as physical therapists to prescribe interventions that unblock the genes that are health-promoting," Shields said. In line with the comments that Shields makes in regards to promoting cellular function with physical activity, other healthcare professionals agree that movement activities should include a foundation of senior balance exercises, in order to enhance stability and minimize the risk of falling with all fitness regimes.

Senior Balance Exercises For Better Health

    One key component to maximizing your quality of life  and optimal health is to avoid falling by rehearsing senior balance exercises every day. To maintain an ongoing healthy lifestyle and to Keep your activity level up, one of the best stability routines is standing one one foot for about twenty seconds, three times on each foot. This single leg standing equilibrium routine will enable  you to establish adequate steadiness for all your movement activities. You can progress this single leg standing routine by doing the exercise standing on a soft surface like a couch cushion or really thick piece of carpet.  You can further promote standing exercises by performing them on balance equipment like a balance board or BOSU. Once you feel more confident with standing routines, you can enahnce your walking abilities by doing tandem walking where you walk along a line in a heel to toe manner. Both single leg standing and tandem walking exercises will prepare you to be able to perform activities of daily living at home like house cleaning or cooking or outdoor activities like hiking, brisk walking, playing tennis or many other healthy events. 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

[caption id="attachment_6500" align="alignright" width="150"] Learn balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD[/caption]
    To optimize your health, 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 healthy 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/