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"Some low-frequency sounds--such as noise from storms or truck engines--can make you feel dizzy and nauseated. An index finger's light touch can stop people from losing balance. You are more prone to trip when you think someone is watching you. A breakthrough in improving balance as we age might just come through the study of the Achilles tendon. A person gets "falling down drunk" due to a tiny structure in the inner ear that floats when it becomes...
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Although vital to our well-being and even to our success as a species, the physical sense of balance has never attained the same recognition as sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste. Now, with an epidemic of debilitating falls sweeping America's aging population, the time is ripe for a lively and illuminating tour of the human body's most exquisitely intricate and least understood faculty.
Balance is the first book written for a general audience...
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What if your pain and lack of mobility aren't due to your age, but your habits? The instructions in this book are the experiences of four women over seventy-five who have used these principles and exercises for years to regain strength and mobility. Bowman shows how anyone over fifty can improve their whole-body mobility-- and move and feel better-- without special equipment. -- condensed from back cover.
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Good balance is essential. Recent scientific studies point to good balance as an indicator for longevity. As we age, our balance and coordination begin to diminish, leading to a higher risk of falls. In fact, falls are the leading cause of injury among Americans over age 65. The Stand Strong workout presented in this handbook will guide you to improved balance through simple, easy to follow exercises. Now you can reclaim your independence and restore...
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YMAA Publication Center
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2020.
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Be guided through simple, practical, and easy-to-follow exercises to help prevent falls, strengthen the lower legs and feet, and improve balance with modifications for students at all fitness levels and seated changes for those who can't stand,
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BayView Entertainment
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[2016]
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English
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Everyone benefits from practicing balance and coordination. Balance and coordination take on an increasingly important role in maintaining Independence and wellness. Good balance and coordination are important to help get around town, live on one's own and carry out daily activities. Coordination and balance exercises also help one walk more confidently and decrease the likelihood of falls.
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Well Balanced Media ; Janson Media
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c2011, c2009
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Katy Bowman, M.S., discusses how chronic ailments can be allieviated by altering one's movement habits. Includes five prescribed movements to improve circulation, waste removal, muscle and bone strength, and overall health. This installment in the Aligned and well series deals with reversing foot pain.
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Well Balanced Media ; Janson Media
Pub. Date
c2011, c2009
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English
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Katy Bowman, M.S., discusses how chronic ailments can be alieviated by altering one's movement habits. Includes five prescribed movements to improve circulation, waste removal, muscle and bone strength, and overall health. This installment in the Aligned and well series deals with improving physical balance, specifically focusing on agility while aging, fear of falling, independent living, fall prevention, shuffling, and weak hips.