Beginner Balance Workouts for Seniors

by Cat Miller

Overview

Beginner Balance Workouts for Seniors

Prevent Falls with Easy, Simple Flexibility and Strength Training Exercises that Improve Core Fitness, Stability, and Self-Confidence

By Cat Miller

Be confident, strong, and active - and put your fear of falling to rest - by harnessing the life-changing power of balance.

If you asked any senior what their main health goals are, many might answer "staying active, maintaining mobility, and preventing injuries."

Balance is key to achieving these goals and it becomes increasingly important as you notice the subtle changes taking place in your body over time.

Perhaps, you find it a little harder to get out of a car, get up from your chair, or go up or down a flight of steps with confidence. Maybe, you are looking for a way to improve your stability, so you don't have to worry about falls.

And you may wish to continue enjoying all your preferred activities or even to try out something completely new.

The foundation of better movement, mobility, and stability is balance - and it can easily be honed through exercise - even if you are an absolute beginner.

This guide contains the exercises you need to develop stability at home by following a simple program that will improve your endurance, strength, and flexibility - all of which improve your balance.

Expertly designed with colorful illustrations, this inspiring balance workout book helps you build a physically strong foundation by working up from your feet, calves, thighs, and hips, and then invites you to continue exercising your body upward all the way to your neck and head. Each chapter emphasizes an area of the body from the bottom to the top, so you can learn how to improve your overall balance fitness.

Within its dynamic pages, you will discover:

●Balance-focused exercises to easily incorporate into your workout routines

●Colorful, Careful drawings and Clear instructions for each exercise

●Balance tests to establish a baseline and track your physical progress

●Gentle Warm-ups to start each workout

●Detailed instructions about how to create a regular workout that is doable from day one, and gradually grows in length and complexity as you improve your fitness

●Emphasis on consistency and its importance in planning your workout routine to ensure every part of your body gets some exercise each week

●Chair-based exercises in each chapter from your lower body to your core to your upper body - to use if you're just starting out

●Standing exercises with a chair for support in each chapter also from the ground up - to use once you've built up your strength and balance

●Simple exercise modifications for more advanced work like standing without using a chair and/or adding weights to your movements

●Calming cooldowns that feature relaxing stretches and gentle variations of completed movements with other suggestions too like walking, soothing baths, and massages

And much more.

Starting a new regime can be a little challenging because it involves changing your habits and maybe getting off that couch.

But once you begin and make noticeable improvements in your endurance, coordination, strength, and flexibility, your decision may be one of the most rewarding choices you ever make.

If you're ready to lead a dynamic, activity-filled life and put the fear of falls behind you, this workout guide is for you.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798891212312
Publisher:	Iola Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	08/15/2023
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.52(d)

Editorial Reviews

12/04/2023

“I consider myself a senior who likes to stay active and healthy,” Miller notes in the introduction of her inspiring nonfiction debut, which functions as an accessible, beginner exercise guide for seniors who want to improve their balance to prevent falls and injuries. What sets Miller’s guide apart is that she leads by example. As a senior herself, she understands the limitations that may prevent people from pursuing an exercise routine—but she’s adamant throughout that “it is never too late to start exercising.” Acknowledging that it might feel intimidating to begin, Miller’s guide demonstrates how to remove the fear from the experience by crafting exercises and a routine that serves the needs of people across the mobility spectrum.

A majority of exercises featured are performed from a seated position, and Miller includes easy modifications that lower or increase the difficulty, like opting for fewer reps or incorporating hand weights. Starting with the feet and moving up the body to the head, Miller’s routines target all the major areas that require strength and flexibility to maintain balance, and though it may seem overwhelmingly comprehensive at first, the author outlines helpful, practical ways to fit healthy movement into any life, such as how to structure an exercise routine into increments of 30 minutes per day. Along with detailed instructions of individual exercises, Miller also includes helpful, clear illustrations that assist readers in perfecting their form.

Beyond its practical uses, Miller’s guide also serves to educate readers about “how the many parts of our bodies interweave with each other to play a combined and crucial role in helping us balance.” For example, in Chapter 10, Miller includes a brief but detailed explanation of how arm-swinging affects walking efficiency, while in Chapter 8, she discusses the role of core strength in preventing back pain. Senior readers seeking a true beginner’s guide to improve balance and maintain independence will find all they need and more in Miller’s inviting guide.

Takeaway: Inviting exercise guide for seniors or anyone facing balance issues.

Comparable Titles: Carol Clements’s Better Balance for Life, Cindy Brehse and Tami Brehse Dzenitis’s 5-Minute Core Exercises for Seniors.

Production grades Cover: A Design and typography: A Illustrations: N/A Editing: A- Marketing copy: A

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