Balance is more than standing still, balance is your ability to keep your body steady while standing, changing position, or moving. It helps you walk on uneven ground, step into a shower, turn around, reach for something, and recover from a small stumble. Why balance can change with age? Good balance depends on teamwork between your eyes, inner ear, brain, sensation in your feet, and muscles. Vision changes, medications, illness, reduced activity, and loss of strength can all affect steadiness. A change in balance is not always simply “getting older.” The encouraging news is, balance is a trainable skill. Practicing safe, progressively challenging movements can improve stability and confidence. Strengthening the legs and hips also helps support everyday movement. Improvements vary, and people with significant balance difficulties may benefit from individualized guidance. Three building blocks of better balance 1. Strength: legs, hips, and trunk help you control movement. 2. Balance practice: gradually challenge your ability to stay steady, with appropriate support. 3. Everyday movement: practice useful skills such as standing up, turning, stepping, and walking safely. The goal is not to perform a perfect balance test. It is to build the strength, skill, and confidence to keep doing the things you love—safely and independently. What everyday activity makes you feel less steady: stairs, uneven ground, stepping over obstacles, getting out of a chair, or turning quickly?

Balance is a skill that you can improve at any age! See the new balance video under the "Classroom" tab. Start improving your balance today! And let us know about your progress. 😊

Hi 👋 from south Australia can't wait to start moving again I had osteoarthritis and a torn labrum.

I’m looking forward to start and especially do the exercises with my husband who needs this.

Our balance program has been released! Phase 1 is now live. Phase 2 will be out shortly, if you struggle with balance and want to avoid falls, this one is for you.