Day 6: Balance Work to Prevent Falls

Day 6 of our 7-Day Get Stronger in 10 Minutes Challenge will improve your balance and help prevent falls.

This workout features 5 exercises that will help you improve the 3 sensory systems responsible for balance: the visual, vestibular and proprioceptive systems. These sensory systems send information to the brain about where the body is in space. The visual system tells you where your body is in relation to what you see in the environment; the vestibular system tells you the position and movement of your head; and the proprioceptive system provides information about where the body is in space based on muscle and joint activity.

Exercising — including balance and strength training — managing your medications, checking your vision, and making your environment safer are things you can do to prevent falls. Visit the yes2next.com blog for additional information to help prevent falls: How to Prevent Falls

Here are the five exercises:

✳️ Gaze up and down

✳️ Tennis match gaze

✳️ Push and pull

✳️ Crane pose

✳️ Marching

Want more balance practice? Check out our library of videos to prevent falls.

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