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Balance Exercises for Fall Prevention
Falls are the leading cause of injury, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations for seniors in North America, reducing independence and accelerating the need for long-term care. The good news is that you can reduce the risk of falling with simple exercises that anyone can easily learn. This book provides a home-based fall prevention workout that doesn’t require special equipment, sweating, or getting down on the floor. The exercises improve balance, increase muscle and bone strength, liberate joints throughout your body, and increase your confidence.
My third book of balance is an exercise guide, incorporating all the exercises presented in my first two books.
My third book of balance is an exercise guide, incorporating all the exercises presented in my first two books.
Exercises are divided into three groups:
What’s new in this book is a series of workout plans, to help guide you through eight workouts:
The gentle workouts are a combination of seated and lying or standing exercises, while the advanced workouts only comprise standing exercises.
What hasn’t changed in this book is the degree of explanation. It begins with a breakdown of each exercise by fall prevention goal—balance, posture, strength, and/or flexibility—presented with the exercise instructions and in a summary table at the end of the book. You will receive set up instructions on how to start, step-by-step instructions, and recommendations to make each exercise easier or harder. Most of the exercises also include illustrations and guidance on how to visualize the movement, to further build linkages between your brain and body.
- Standing
- Seated
- Lying (on the floor or your bed)
What’s new in this book is a series of workout plans, to help guide you through eight workouts:
- Balance, gentle or advanced
- Posture, gentle or advanced
- Strength, gentle or advanced
- Flexibility, gentle or advanced
The gentle workouts are a combination of seated and lying or standing exercises, while the advanced workouts only comprise standing exercises.
What hasn’t changed in this book is the degree of explanation. It begins with a breakdown of each exercise by fall prevention goal—balance, posture, strength, and/or flexibility—presented with the exercise instructions and in a summary table at the end of the book. You will receive set up instructions on how to start, step-by-step instructions, and recommendations to make each exercise easier or harder. Most of the exercises also include illustrations and guidance on how to visualize the movement, to further build linkages between your brain and body.
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In Ottawa, you can contact me to purchase a copy.
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