As you age, balance becomes a crucial component of fitness. According to the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.cdc.gov/falls/data-research/index.html” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow” data-url=”https://www.cdc.gov/falls/data-research/index.html” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>CDC, falls are a leading cause of injury among adults over 50, often setting off a cascade of setbacks that can impact your confidence, mobility and independence.
What makes fall prevention tricky is that balance is more complex than simply standing on one foot. data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11853489/” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11853489/” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>Research shows balance involves an interaction between muscle strength, coordination, reaction time and your nervous system’s ability to respond to unexpected…
