Bounce Back
Mastering the Art of Falls and Recovery
There are many fall prevention classes that teach you to stay off the ground. This class actually prepares you for the inevitable falls you may take because of leg instability or weakness, tripping over sidewalks or your cat, medications, poor vision, and a host of other things!
Bounce Back uses techniques from dance, martial arts, and contact improvisation to get you to the ground and back up again safely and with confidence.
Are you afraid of falling?
If you trip, if you don’t pick up your feet as you walk, you may have seen the ground faster and harder than you intended. To take the terror and danger out of falling, you need to learn HOW TO BALANCE and how to FALL.
The statistics say it all: 1 in 4 people over 65 fall each year, and once they have fallen, they are more likely to fall again. Studies show that up to 50% of elderly individuals who remain on the floor for an hour after a fall may die within six months, even if they did not sustain an injury in the fall. This is primarily due to complications like pressure sores, dehydration, hypothermia, and potential complications from prolonged immobility. A great Chinese martial arts master once said, “Gravity never fails and the earthnever misses.”
BOUNCE BACK: Mastering the Art of Falls and Recovery, is our latest program. It is a movement class for older adults based on safety, strength and confidence.This program was developed in collaboration with Pilobolus Education Director Emily Kent.The 6-week course shows elders how to get to ground safely and how to recover without effort. Click here to sign up.
Learn about our collaboration with Triad Wellness, where you will learn both sides of the equation — fall prevention and fall recovery!
Fall Down / Stand Up
Mastering the Art of Fall Prevention and Fall Recovery
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Fall Down / Stand Up: Mastering the Art of Fall Prevention and Fall Recovery is designed to help older adults feel safer, more confident, and more independent in everyday life.
A fear of falling can change the way you move. It can make you hesitate on stairs, avoid certain activities, stop getting down to the floor, or feel less confident leaving the house. Over time, that fear can quietly shrink your world.
Most fall prevention programs focus only on avoiding falls. Fall Down / Stand Up teaches both sides of the equation: how to reduce your risk of falling through better strength, balance, mobility, and body awareness, and how to respond more safely and confidently if a fall does happen.
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Throughout the series, you’ll learn practical skills to improve everyday movement, navigate common balance challenges, and trust your body more. You’ll also practice techniques for getting to and from the floor, reducing fear around falling, and recovering with greater confidence and independence.
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The program combines two complementary approaches:
• Stand Up to Falls, led by Stephen Cornely of Triad Wellness, focuses on fall prevention through strength, balance, mobility, gait training, and functional movement.
• Bounce Back, led by Judith Sachs of Anyone Can Move, focuses on fall recovery by teaching safe ways to lower to the ground, roll, move on the floor, and return to standing with greater confidence.
Header image courtesy of Emily Denaro.