Simple Balance Exercise
I've been having neuropathy in my feet for several years, in fact from before I discovered that I was T2 diabetic. It started BEFORE my BG started rising. Probably from my back injuries. With therapy it is getting better but it is a mighty slow process.
All that said, it was giving me balance problems so I discovered this simple exercise that I now do a couple of times a day.
One simply stands on one foot and swings the other back and forth to begin with. Obviously you switch feet and do each side. At first I could only do about 10 reps without losing my balance. That got better so I started to swing my arms at the same time. Then I started holding weights in my hands (5 - 7 lbs). Now I can do about 50 reps on a side before tiring and I don't lose my balance. This can only be a good thing.
Simple, easy, can be done while watching TV or whatever.
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update, I'm now up to a full minute on a side several times a day and it is definitely helping. I'm suddenly able to do 60 ab crunches at a time now whereas it had been difficult to do 25 up to just a week ago. I had to take a couple of days off because of a head cold and maybe, just maybe, one shouldn't go at it everyday, but give the body some time to recover in between.
Love this! Thank you!
Thanks so much hugh for that. I have had a lot of problems with my balance since I have had 3 ministrokes back in December 2005. I will have to try that and add it to my exercise scheme.