Be in Balance

Finding our Center

As we age, we often lose our connection to our center, which allows us to stay balanced between our two feet as we move through our day.

This class will help you align body and mind for better balance, then take you across the floor with a variety of options for slow, quick, turning, and pivoting gait.

We use a tennis ball and a small raised object (Kleenex box or water bottle) to learn to redefine what it means to stand on your own two feet.

What Happens in Class:

Balance Exercises

  • Ankle workout seated; shift of weight seated

  • Getting up and down from chair

  • Standing stances

  • Shift of weight

Vestibular Exercises

  • Visual field practice, eyes open and closed

  • Stand, feet together, arms at side or crossed to shoulders – THEN CLOSE EYES AND HOLD CHAIR

  • Vestibular practice with ball

Gait Exercises

  • Gait practice across floor

  • Backwards walk

  • Dual task – STROOP test, recite animals, subtract by 3

Learn to balance, seated and standing, and feel secure as you shift weight and experiment safely with movement in all directions. Practice gait shifts moving forward, backwards and sideways.

NOTE: If needed, you can take class in the chair and still benefit.

Anyone Can Move

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Anyone Can Move 〰️

Be In Balance

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Be In Balance 〰️