Can You Pass the Balance Test?

Let’s test our balance!

Having good balance is important for everything we do in our daily lives, including walking and standing up from a chair –  and toilet!  Also, because falls are the number one cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among older adults, it is important to improve your balance to prevent them. 

Check your balance ability with a four-step test.  Try to hold each move for 10 seconds. If you can’t hold it, then do balance exercises until you master it and move on to the next step. Not being able to hold the tandem step for 10 seconds means you are at increased risk for falls, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

✅ Stand with feet parallel

✅ Stand with one foot in the instep of the other

✅ Stand heel to toe in tandem position 

✅ Stand on one leg

Balance exercises can strengthen the muscles to keep you sure on your feet. Two exercises are included in this video to get you started:

✅ Stand Up and Step

✅ High Marching 

Try our other balance workouts to keep getting stronger! Balance Workouts

Also, you’ll be happy to know that many of our cardio workouts naturally include balance work. See them here! Cardio Balance Workouts

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