Falling Is Not An Option: A Way to Lifelong Balance

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Excellent depiction of biomechanics for senior mechanical improvement…well-reasoned plan for balance improvement…easy read…makes sense…great pre-rehab guide to resolve common problem. Essential for this kind of work is tone, and it’s clear in Locker’s eloquent and confident presentation that he truly believes in the system of Postural Retraining, which will certainly be empowering for the reading audience to feel in his words.

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Postural Retraining™ is a practical and effective method for anyone who wants to develop better balance: seniors with insecure balance and hesitant walking, mid-lifers to prevent age-related imbalance, and elite athletes to improve upon excellent balance. George Locker’s Falling Is Not an Option was of particular interest to me as I have had knee problems for some years now, and balance is of considerable concern to me. If you have older relatives, you will completely understand the problems that arise when a loved one suffers a fall.Not only does he teach seniors how to remember to balance, but also to teach the younger generation, so that they will not have a balance issue when they get older. They emphasize simple but challenging weight-bearing positions, small movements, and increased duration. I was impressed by both his depth of understanding of the topic and his presentation, and quickly began to understand why my earlier attempts at Tai Chi were accompanied by pain. L. Lauder First of His Kind by Dan Sugralinov Banjo Pickin' Karate Kickin' Crime Fightin' Grandmas by Mike Knudson, Vaughan Duck Cradle of Life by R.

Falling Is Not an Option by George Locker is a comprehensive guide into the little known subject of improving balance and stability for the elderly. Informative and inspiring, everyone who wishes to grow old gracefully without the worry of falling will want to own this book. The author, George Locker, a long-time student of martial arts and teacher of T’ai Chi, adapted the lessons of these ancient arts into an approach he has trademarked as “Postural Retraining". Falling Is Not an Option: A Way to Lifelong Balance by George Locker is a self-help book to help people regain their balance.The book distills generations of Chinese martial-arts wisdom about balance and stability into a practical and effective exercise system that can improve balance and stability in people of all ages, from seniors with insecure balance to elite athletes looking to improve excellent balance. While this is not a book about the martial side of T'ai Chi, it is about the balance and stability component, which is the most important - and the most challenging. These exercises activate and strengthen the postural or balance muscles, and develop the ability to create downward force to increase stability. This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc. This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free.

I put it in quotes because they are not really exercises as such; nor are they for example yoga balance postures. The postures and exercises - which do not have to be memorized and can be done at home - emphasize simple positions and small movements that are appropriate for those who have mobile impairments, including several exercises that acknowledge the common elderly struggle to sit down and stand up.Overall, I would highly recommend Falling Is Not an Option: A Way to Lifelong Balance to readers seeking gentle but very worthwhile improvements to their physical health in the long term.