{"product_id":"balance-exercises-for-seniors-2","title":"Balance Exercises for Seniors","description":"You should not have to think about your balance. This book helps you stop thinking about it.\u003cp\u003eIt rarely starts with a fall. It starts with a hand on the wall that was not there last year. A pause at the top of the stairs. Sitting down to put your socks on, because standing on one leg is no longer worth the risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat steadiness is not gone. Balance is a skill, and muscle answers to being used at any age - including well into the nineties. Both of them come back when you ask for them.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is inside\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e60 exercises, each on its own two pages.\u003c\/b\u003e The left page shows the movement in a clear, uncluttered illustration. The right page tells you exactly how to do it, how to breathe, how to make it easier or harder, and the one mistake most people make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book works outward in careful steps, so nothing ever asks you to be brave: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSeated warm-ups\u003c\/b\u003e - ten exercises you can do in any sturdy chair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStanding with both hands supported\u003c\/b\u003e - fourteen exercises at your kitchen counter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStanding with fingertips only\u003c\/b\u003e - fourteen exercises that quietly remove the support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWalking patterns\u003c\/b\u003e - ten exercises for turning, stepping over things, and stopping suddenly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStrength that supports balance\u003c\/b\u003e - twelve exercises for the calf, shin, thigh and hip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWritten to be used, not admired\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLarge print throughout\u003c\/b\u003e, so you can read the instructions from standing height\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn eight-week plan\u003c\/b\u003e - three sessions a week, fifteen to twenty minutes each, with every session written out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProgress pages\u003c\/b\u003e to record how long you can stand on one leg in week one, week four and week eight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn exercise finder\u003c\/b\u003e at the back, so you can look one up in seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNo equipment.\u003c\/b\u003e A chair, a counter, and a clear stretch of floor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWho it is for\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who has started reaching for furniture. For anyone recovering confidence after a stumble. For adult children who want to give a parent something more useful than another gadget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter two is the shortest chapter and the most important: how to set up your space, what support to use, when to stop, and how to get up off the floor - practised while you are perfectly well, so you already know it if you ever need it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteadiness is built the same way it was lost: a little at a time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50021802377466,"sku":"9798188741280","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/1253\/1962\/files\/imageloader_bced6201-5d6a-4101-a440-6402547d7535.jpg?v=1786139270","url":"https:\/\/mindsourcebooks.com\/products\/balance-exercises-for-seniors-2","provider":"Mind Source Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}