Seniors: Improve Your Balance
If you’re somewhat unsteady on your feet and concerned about your balance skills, there’s some good news …
With just a little bit of work on your balance skills, you can worry less and spend more time getting on with your daily activities. Even though we tend to lose balance and agility as we age, there are some very simple, easy to perform movements you can do in the comfort of your own home.
Don’t worry about these moves being too strenous. They don’t require any exercise equipment. And don’t fret if you’re not able to perform these moves to a great degree. Balance is like any other skill … if you practice it little by little, you’ll notice improvement over time. Best of all, as you begin to improve, you can move on to slightly more challenging movements as you gain stability and confidence in your balance skills.
Here are the three exercises …
Sit And Stands
This movement is extremely simple, and yet is very effective. Start by being seated in a chair. Now, stand up from the chair. If you need to boost yourself by using the arm rests, go ahead.
Once you’re standing, sit down again. As soon as you sit down, stand up again. Do this as many times as you can without feeling taxed or dizzy.
Not only does this move help your balance, it increases your leg strength, which is vital for your ability to balance and be stable on your feet.
Heel Toe Heel Toe
Stand next to a wall or table for support. Now, take one small step forward. With the other foot, place the heel in front of the toe of your first foot. To picture this movement, think of a daredevil walking on a tightrope … heel, toe, heel, toe.
Start with ten steps and stay close to the table or wall for support. You will find you’ll need to concentrate to do this. That’s good! That means you’re training your brain for better balance. Gradually increase to 20, 25 steps or more.
On Your Toes
Did you know how important your calf muscles are for good balance? Actually, all your leg muscles are important but the muscles in your lower leg are vital for stability.
This movement, while also being simple to do, has two purposes. One, you’re directly working on your balance. Two, you are strengthening your calf muscles.
Here we go … with a chair next to you for support if needed, stand on your toes for 10 seconds. If you can’t do 10 seconds, don’t worry, just work up to it. You will feel the contraction in your calves.
Try for three repetitions of ten seconds each for a week, doing this every other day. The next week, increase it to 15 seconds, then 20, and so on. After a month you will notice a marked improvement in your balance skills!
An ebook we recommend called “The Balance Manual”, has dozens of easy to perform yet highly effective balance exercises you can do at home, no matter your current abilities. Go ahead and get your copy today by clicking right here:
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