Single BEST Exercise to Improve BALANCE in Seniors

0:00 Intro
0:25 Balance Misconception
1:10 Phase 1 Weight Shift
2:15 Phase 2 Single Leg Stance
3:08 Phase 3 and 4
3:30 Balance Guide

Balance most often declines during these events:
✅ After a surgery or injury
✅ As we age (usually 50+)
✅ Change in medication
✅ Or Disease (vertigo, meiner’s, etc)

In ALL of these situations, there are proven ways to get better balance using: ✅ Repetition
✅ Speed
✅ Resistance

These three factors play a huge part in the balance training techniques I teach my patients. Take a look at how I use repetition, speed, and resistance with balance training.

1. Repetition: Key to Better Balance
When you want to improve your strength, you need to exercise beyond one repetition. It’s common sense that building muscle takes time and consistency.

Building better balance also requires you to be consistent in your training, and repetition has been proven to be a major factor for balance improvement.

A recent study showed that high repetition, low resistance training was effective in improving balance among people age 55+. (Nicholson, McKean and Burkett, 2015) This is really promising because it means the average person can see improvements in balance without heavy weights or intimidating gym equipment....

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[williamharris]

Short, simple, directly to the point with an articulate presenter. Well done!

[kitward]

I can hardly stand let alone walk. I am 85 yrs but after an operation for cancer (which was removed) I'd love to feel and walk again

[SherryHigdoninc]

SO appreciate not getting a lecture on the actual muscles we're gonna use or why this exercise works and all that. Just show the exercises! Great job.

[terrymartino]

I love how you got straight to the point. Thank you. I will be doing these exercises every day.

[billdetlefsen]

This is very helpful and thanks for not wasting my time with unnecessary explanations!

[anncosten]

Thank you. Straight forward. Simple. Definitely superior to other videos that have too much unnecessary talking and annoying, off-putting music.

[alimohamed]

Simple, practical & highly beneficial. Thanks...

[donvaughn]

Thank you. After I broke my hip my balance has been off. Looking forward to your videos. Going to go practice right now.

[streakerscowgurl]

Loved this video and how quickly you got to the point. Thank you!

[richardking]

good simple explanation and progression.

[adriennebeecker]

Very good exercises for balance. I learned the first exercise in my physio session with my physiotherapist. Well done!😊

[FrankDevin]

At last, someone who doesn't waste time with fluff and delivers what you need in actionable chunks. Great job.

[jamesriley]

At 79 now, I'm still trying to play golf when it's even hard to stand still. Hopefully, this exercise will help. Thanks!

[johnfarrar]

Thank you for getting to the point effectively and promptly! Too much talk only wastes time. Thank you!!!

[loridyson]

I'm in my 60's, been disabled for 20+ years due to 2 spinal problems that cause me to lose my balance & fall a lot. Bone spur in my neck growing inward into my spinal cord & fractured vertebra with slip disk in my lower spin. I hope this will help me with my balance before I start breaking bones from my falls all the time. Just a lot of bruises. & cut now.

[dixyschu]

Love the format. Thanks for the straightforward instruction!

[jerryfazi]

Very helpful. I will work on the moves.

[YellowJacket]

SO good, thank you! Other videos go on and on, with me hoping I'll learn something useful. With your video, I had immediate knowledge and was able to try it. Now I'm going to the next video, thanks!

[jbarber]

Yep. I'm a PTA and I take pride in improving my patients balance. I work with walkers and foam pad/blocks sometimes. But its the same, I progress to staggered stance, staggered stance with single arm support, etc for patients on walkers and for people high level I do similar to what you did here, but usually with single HHA. I also do a lot of graded manual resistance seated hip/knee and ankle strengthening.

[MargaretAdolph]

I'm not going well at the moment but ill keep doing it thx