Maintaining stability and coordination as you get older isn’t always the easiest. And unfortunately, you may be more at risk of falling or getting injured if you’re off-kilter. Rather than continuing ...
Stand tall and then step back with one foot, with your heel lifted. Keeping most of the weight on your front foot, bend both knees until your back knee is almost touching the floor. Your torso can ...
Want to have better balance? You can learn a thing or two from this Olympic skier.
Balance: It’s not just for tightrope walkers. As we age, different factors affect how well we're able to balance. The visual system (responsible for processing information from our eyes), ...
Standing on one leg seems like a simple enough task. But — as anyone who has wobbled their way through it or crashed out in a yoga class while attempting a tree pose can tell you — it can be trickier ...
Taking a shower. Grocery shopping. Moving around the kitchen. Getting dressed. The underappreciated link between these mundane activities is good balance, which geriatricians say is key to maintaining ...
A 2022 study found the inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds could indicate significant higher risk of health problems, so Nike master trainer and founder of the Exercise Snacks movement, Joe ...
In The Physio Fix, a physiotherapist from the Singapore General Hospital shares practical exercises to improve mobility, and ease aches and pains.
Balance is the body’s ability to maintain its center of mass over its base of support. When you have good balance, you can remain upright and stable, distributing your weight in a way that allows you ...