Strength for Balance: 3 Exercises to Improve your Balance

This month’s focus is BALANCE and here are three more exercises you can easily do at home to improve your balance. This time, we are focusing on strength training!

Exercise 1: Build Stronger Upper Legs

First try sitting and standing up from a chair! Is that too easy? Try Squatting out of the chair. Use a chair or steady surface if you need a little assistance.

Once squatting becomes easy, grab some light dumbbells or soup cans to add a little bit of weight.

Exercise 2: Stronger Calves

With a chair or steady surface for hand support, try rocking back and forth on your heels to strengthen your calves. If that becomes too easy, let go of your support. The next step in this progression is to add light dumbbells or household objects like soup cans for weight.

Exercise 3:

A lot of us have steps in our home, which we can use for side step-ups. Start with holding on to a handrail for support. Once you are ready for a greater challenge, let go of the handrail or surface.

Do these three balance exercises twice a week: 3-5 Sets of 5-10 repetitions per movement.

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