3 Simple Exercises to Improve Balance - How to Improve Balance for Seniors
- 3 years ago
There was study done by the Wall Street Journal about how different exercises help improve balance.
Exercise programs and routines such as Qi Gong and Tai Chi came out on top of the study. In this video you’ll learn three simple exercises you can do to improve your balance and help prevent falls. They're especially helpful for seniors to improve their balance.
Tai Chi and Qi Gong are ancient forms of exercises that are considered preventative exercises. They help prevent problems before they happen. By practicing these three exercises, you can help prevent falls before they happen… rather than spend the energy and resources it would take to address the effects of a damaging fall after it happens.
Qi Gong is a mind-body-heart workout. It helps clear your mind, clear tension and tightness, and reduce stress and anxiety. In this short, 5-min video, you’ll learn: - Ankle Circles. Strengthen and mobilize the energy and joints in your feet and your legs with this exercise.
You’ll focus your life-force energy into your feet to help improve balance. - Rooster Stands on One Leg. Here you want to stand tall with a nice long spine. This movement takes a little practice, so you can modify it as you need to. There’s no right or wrong way to do this exercise.
By practicing slow, graceful, mindful movement, you bring your conscious awareness to the physical qualities you want to develop. - Pull Down the Heavens. Bring all the energy you cultivated in the previous two exercises into your center.
Exercise programs and routines such as Qi Gong and Tai Chi came out on top of the study. In this video you’ll learn three simple exercises you can do to improve your balance and help prevent falls. They're especially helpful for seniors to improve their balance.
Tai Chi and Qi Gong are ancient forms of exercises that are considered preventative exercises. They help prevent problems before they happen. By practicing these three exercises, you can help prevent falls before they happen… rather than spend the energy and resources it would take to address the effects of a damaging fall after it happens.
Qi Gong is a mind-body-heart workout. It helps clear your mind, clear tension and tightness, and reduce stress and anxiety. In this short, 5-min video, you’ll learn: - Ankle Circles. Strengthen and mobilize the energy and joints in your feet and your legs with this exercise.
You’ll focus your life-force energy into your feet to help improve balance. - Rooster Stands on One Leg. Here you want to stand tall with a nice long spine. This movement takes a little practice, so you can modify it as you need to. There’s no right or wrong way to do this exercise.
By practicing slow, graceful, mindful movement, you bring your conscious awareness to the physical qualities you want to develop. - Pull Down the Heavens. Bring all the energy you cultivated in the previous two exercises into your center.