As they age, people naturally lose balance, strength, and flexibility. This increases the risk of falling, which is a big problem for older adults. Falls often lead to serious injury, loss of independence, and sometimes even death.
That’s why it’s so important for seniors to exercise regularly to reduce fall risk. We found a free video with an effective 15 minute exercise routine. It takes your senior through 10 exercises that strengthen essential muscles and balance skills.
Watch our video below and see the Fort Knox singer take on saarf London, French, Irish, Aussie and American via Matthew McConnaghey. Meanwhile, Noel also revealed that he's a big fan of Big Shaq.
Be aware:These exercises are recommended for seniors who can stand with minimal support.
These 10 simple home exercises increase balance and strength for movements that your older adult needs for everyday activities.
They can easily be done at home using household objects like tables and chairs for support. The only recommended equipment is a resistance band.
This video is useful because it’s a full routine with clear directions that can be easily followed. After the initial learning period, your senior can turn up the volume, follow the spoken instructions, and be guided through the routine.
DailyCaring tip: In exercise 3 (hip extension), we think using the Thera-Band is too dangerous and isn’t needed to benefit from the exercise. If more resistance is needed, use ankle weights instead.
Make sure your older adult is steady and strong enough to handle the exercises before encouraging them to use this routine regularly. A few times a week or more would be great!
If this routine is too advanced, try these 3 easy exercises or these chair exercises instead.
The most important thing is to make sure your senior won’t fall or hurt themselves while exercising. The first few times they try any new exercises, someone should stand close by until they can safely do the movements on their own.
These 10 exercises target different areas of the body that help your senior get up, sit down, move around, and stay balanced.
Build strength in:
Increase flexibility for easier movement and walking by stretching:
Improve balance by:
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By DailyCaring Editorial Team
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28 November 2017, 17:33 Updated: 30 November 2017, 12:59
See the Holy Mountain singer do his best Irish, Aussie, Cockney, French and American drawl.
Noel Gallagher visited Radio X HQ last week to celebrate the release of his third solo album.
While John Kennedy, Gordon Smart and Russell Brand never quite got to the bottom of which man built the moon, we did discover that Noel just can't resist doing an accent.
In fact, he actually can't seem to tell a story without doing one.
Watch our video below and see the Fort Knox singer take on saarf London, French, Irish, Aussie and American via Matthew McConnaghey.
Meanwhile, Noel also revealed that he's a big fan of Big Shaq and wants to take him on tour.
Watch our video here:
Speaking about how he first came across the Man's Not Hot star, Noel told Radio X’s Gordon Smart: “I came back from New York the other day and I was in the kitchen with my two lads who, as you know, are ten and seven.
“I told one of them to take his hoodie off while he’s having his lunch. He said – and I’d never heard it before - he said, 'Mans not hot'.
“I was like, what? And he went, ‘Mans not hot’. And I went, ‘Who’s not hot?’. And he went 'Man'.'