Susie Vanderlip is passionate about helping others, and especially seniors, live their best
lives by encouraging everyone to exercise, dance, MOVE. She has 50 years of dance and yoga
teaching and performance experience. She is currently a certified AFAA Group Fitness
Instructor and has taught Zumba Gold since 2014 to 55 through 92-year-olds. She also teaches
Core Awareness and Balance classes that she calls ‘Core Life’ to provide seniors with
one-on-one feedback on how to use their core muscles, good posture, increase flexibility,
and improve balance. In 2013, she founded and continues to direct SOS Dance Crew (Seniors
Over Sixty Dance Crew), taking her students to senior living facilities and community events
to perform and inspire all ages to exercise, to move, and to dance.
She is a Lifetime Credentialed instructor in Dance from Coastline Community College District
in Orange County, California where she taught for 12 years. For twenty years, she was
Executive Director, choreographer, and principal dancer for Dance Kaleidoscope of Orange
County, a regional modern and jazz dance ensemble.
“The very first page grabbed my attention. This talks about how we may
experience feeling off
balance as we
get older. This hit home to me as I find myself grabbing on the stair banister going
up and down the
stairs.
This book is based on research and gives many practical ideas on ways to do
exercises during every day
life.
It includes a variety of exercises as well. I am 65 and have arthritis in my
neck,back,hip knees and
tail
bone. Susie explains how important movement is and demonstrates the variety of
exercises that anyone can
do
with directions and photographs. The M.O.V.E. Method (Mobility, Optimization,
Vitality, and Engagement)
is
explained in a way for the reader to incorporate it in our every day lives..“
“Susie Vanderlip’s Balance for Seniors
lays out a step-by-step process to regain
one’s core strength and ultimately improve
one’s balance. It’s also a path towards
improved well-being. Well written and illustrated,I enjoy working with these simple
exercises. I
amenjoying
all this book has to offer and I found it at the time in my life when I need it
most.Excellent book and
a
great kick start to better aging.This book clearly and compellingly describes why
balance and core
strength are so important as we age. But more importantly, this book will step you
through the various
exercises and remind you when and where you can incorporate them into your life.”
“I’m 63 and am working on my own balance, and I also teach balance as a health
coach and Functional Aging
Specialist for clients at midlife and beyond. So often, people 40+ realize that
their balance is worsening,
but they either think nothing can be done or they don’t know how to address. This
book provides simple,
practical and much-needed answers. In a warm, engaging and encouraging manner, the
author explains why
balance declines and exactly what to do about it, with clear illustrations, plans
and a printable guide. She
also includes much-needed habit change and mindset — without those, even the best
information doesn’t help
us. I highly recommend this book!
“This book is perfect for my needs. I love the fact we can download exercises
and that the appendix shows
what exercises are best for each part of my day. I am at an age where my balance is
not the best, so this
book came in time! The fact that Susie not only is helping us with physical work but
that she addresses the
mental part as well.
“I needed to read this book, because I just had back surgery recently. The
information I read was
invaluable, as it taught me how to properly carry myself so I would be able to
recover my flexibility and
strength. I’ve spent many years unable to move without pain, and now that I can move
I want to do it
correctly, with balance, so I can stay healthy into my very old age.
“Wow! This book couldn’t have come at a more perfect time for me! Now in my 55+
years and just diagnosed
with degenerative disc disease and arthritis in my lower back…I need this book! I’m
gingerly stepping into
these exercises, as I recognize that lack of core strength is a major reason for my
back problems.
This book clearly and compellingly describes why balance and core strength are so
important as we age.
