Falling Is Not An Option: A Way to Lifelong Balance

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Balance issues are a major concern among my patients-almost everyone has or knows someone who has broken a hip or an arm. With Postural Retraining exercises focused on activating and using postural muscles to ensure stability, taken from techniques used in the martial art form of T'ai Chi, this book gives the reader the simplest tools to create a secure lifestyle. This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. Falling Is Not An Option (A Way to Lifelong Balance) by George Locker is a revolutionary health and fitness reference manual that benefits everyone who wants to build and maintain a steady and mobile lifestyle as they age. They emphasize simple but challenging weight-bearing positions, small movements, and increased duration.

But if the physical challenges that are part of T’ai Chi stance and movement are removed, and the exercise becomes more of a dance than a martial art, its benefits to balance and stability are greatly reduced. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you.

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. The exercises are so easy to follow and I believe anyone can gain something from this book to improve overall mobility, bone structure, or posture. Locker has created an enlightening and uncomplicated guide that explains why we need to work on our balance and the detailed instructions on how to improve it.

Falling Is Not an Option: A Way to Lifelong Balance is a nonfiction health and fitness book written by George Locker. I found the section on Issac Newton's insights into stability absolutely fascinating as well as the history of T'ai Chi. Falling Is Not an Option: A Way to Lifelong Balance begins with an illuminating discussion about the nature of balance: its inherent beauty, its elusive source, its necessity, and its common loss late in life. The words "Mighty Ape" and the Ape device are registered trademarks of Mighty Ape Limited in New Zealand and Australia. This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free.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. I also loved that he had a glossary at the end so I did not have to look up words, but it was pretty easy to read. In this book, he shares exercises, and the principles behind them, for maintaining balance and moving with fluidity and strength.

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Because of its focus on developing and maintaining automatic balance skills, Falling Is Not an Option is a much-needed guide both for health professionals and their patients. 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. If you have older relatives, you will completely understand the problems that arise when a loved one suffers a fall. The second part of the book presents 15 postures and exercises derived from T'ai Chi, which are described in words and illustrated with 122 sequential photos of the author.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. Including instructions and clearly depicted exercises, everyone has the opportunity to enjoy an upright and fall-free life! I thought that the photographic demonstration of the exercises was a wonderful touch, one which endears the author to us and also helps add clarity to the work. 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.