by Eric | Jul 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
As a personal trainer for seniors, it is safe to say that I have been encouraging them to work out for years. One of my biggest reasons for motivating seniors to exercise is because I know what it can do for them both physically and mentally. Last week, I get together...
by Eric | Jul 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Although I teach seniors balance and the importance of not falling; however, there might be the possibility that you may be faced with having to get up after a fall. One thing that I have learned by speaking to, observing and training, seniors is that getting up from...
by Eric | Jun 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s true that there are a number of pretty good ways that seniors can improve their balance and coordination, but I’m going to give you the Top 5 that I feel are crucial, aside from just doing balance exercises. We know that balance is important for seniors because...
by Eric | May 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
How many seniors have you seen doing Burpees? If you didn’t already know, Burpees are an exercise where you do a pushup, jump forward, then stand up. . This is probably not an exercise that I would ask many seniors to do, however there are many other challenging...
by Eric | Apr 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Getting out of a chair, off the toilet or just standing up are things we do everyday, which make it easy to undervalue the importance of being able to squat. In my opinion, the squat is probably one of the most important exercises for seniors. If you have ever been...
by Eric | Apr 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
When it comes to fall prevention, and seniors (55+), the advice that is most commonly given is that seniors should do exercises to improve balance. While I would agree that doing balance exercises is important, which specific exercises will best help improve balance...
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