{"id":22657,"date":"2025-02-22T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T10:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=22657"},"modified":"2025-02-22T10:24:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T10:24:43","slug":"5-exercises-to-improve-your-balance-and-age-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=22657","title":{"rendered":"5 Exercises to Improve Your Balance and Age Well"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Falls are the second-leading cause<\/a> of unintentional injury deaths worldwide, worldwide, with people over 60 suffering the highest number. While balance impacts both our longevity and our quality of life, it\u2019s an often-neglected skill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A 2022 study<\/a> by a team of Brazilian researchers found that 20 percent of the 1,700 older adults they tested couldn\u2019t balance on one leg for 10 seconds or more. And that inability to balance was associated with a twofold risk of death from any cause within 10 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a downward spiral of the people who don\u2019t go out, who don\u2019t walk, who don\u2019t exercise, who don\u2019t do balance training, and they become weaker and weaker,\u201d said Dr. Lewis Lipsitz, a professor of medicine at Harvard University and the director of the Marcus Institute for Aging Research.<\/p>\n

The following workout was originally created as part of an article offering a 10-second test<\/a> to assess your balance. If you have tried the test (with a wall or chair nearby for safety) and didn\u2019t pass, don\u2019t panic: It\u2019s never too late to start working on balance training. And even if you can<\/em> pass the 10-second test, it\u2019s important to keep working on your balance, especially if you\u2019re over 50.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Having a good sense of balance doesn\u2019t have to mean handstands and acrobatics. In fact, you can start at home without any equipment.<\/p>\n