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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
Experiments
Aim to incorporate balance exercises into your life for at least a few minutes each day — get started with these experiments.
- During phone calls or television commercials, practice standing on one leg like a flamingo for 45 seconds, then switch sides. If this is too easy, try closing your eyes.
- Line up several pillows end to end, and walk across them, pretending you're on a balance beam. If this is too challenging, walk on a flat surface. Experiment with slowly turning your head side to side, then up and down while you are walking.
- Try a class designed to challenge and enhance your balance, such as tai chi, Pilates or yoga.
