Every 11 seconds, an older adult visits an emergency room for a fall-related injury. Yet most Americans remain blissfully unaware that a simple 10-minute daily routine could dramatically alter these ...

Balance training sounds like something only gymnasts and yoga instructors need to worry about, but it’s actually the most underrated predictor of how gracefully you’ll age and how long you’ll live ...

Perturbation-based balance training might be one of the most versatile fitness techniques you’ve never heard of today. Touted as a way to prevent falls among older adults and those with neurological ...

Most people don’t think about their balance until they take a spill. But that’s common: 1 in 4 adults 65 and older falls each year, and 20 percent of those spills result in serious injury, such as a ...

Balance training is a necessary element of a functional fitness routine, helping you effectively perform all the activities of daily life, from tying your shoes to dodging a puddle on the sidewalk. A ...

I’m not sure how or why it happened. Most likely, while changing direction I slipped or tripped on one of the taped lines of the Har-Tru (clay) court I was playing on. It’s not the first time it’s ...

Home-based high-intensity aerobic training was associated with greater improvement in cerebellar ataxia symptoms, fitness, and fatigue compared with guidelines-recommended balance training in a ...

This simple, often neglected skill can pay huge dividends later in life. By Hilary Achauer Len Kaplan began having difficulty walking in a straight line when he was in his 50s. Scoliosis combined with ...

While it may not be the focus of your typical strength-training plan, balance is integral to running. “The running motion effectively involves being airborne or balancing on one leg with each stride,” ...

It’s becoming popular for cyclists (and triathletes) to put a big focus on “balance training” as a part of their strength training. Do you really need the wobble, or is it just throwing your training ...