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Balance training: Boost your long-term health with these exercises
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1. Change your base of support
2. Change your surface
3. Close your eyes
4. Turn your head or look up and down
5. Add movement elsewhere
Experiments
1. Change your base of support
Try standing with your feet closer together, walking by putting one foot directly in front of the other or balancing on one leg.
- Walk the balance beam. Pretend you're on a balance beam and walk one foot in front of the other while maintaining balance. Get kids involved in the fun, too.
- Be a flamingo! Balance on one foot any chance you get: during TV commercials, waiting for the bus, reading the news. Look for everyday opportunities to practice.
