Strength & Balance Exercises

Balance exercises can help you stay independent by helping you avoid a disability that may result from falling. Each year, U.S. hospitals have 300,000 admissions for broken hips. Frequently, falling is the cause for these fractures. By doing strength and balance exercises regularly you can reduce your risk of suffering from a debilitating fall.

The strength and balance exercises have some overlap since very often, one exercise serves both purposes. The lower-body strength exercises which include; plantar flexion, hip flexion, hip extension, knee flexion, and side leg raise are also balance exercises.

Regularly scheduled strength exercises will improve your balance at the same time. They can improve your balance even more if you add the following modifications: Note that these exercises instruct you to hold onto a table or chair for balance. .....CLICK HERE TO READ MORE