@fiesty76 Good morning, Fiesty. You made my day! Thank you! I’ve always been athletic and took my strength/balance for granted. I think we all do... Never in my life had I felt frail. That feeling scared me outta my skin! It hadn’t occurred to me it was my lack of core strength throwing me off!

The shocker was when my physical therapist, at the first appointment, had me stand in front of a Ballet bar. She instructed me not to touch it but to have my hands hover over the top in case I lost my balance. She had me close my eyes and raise one foot off the ground. Easy peasy, right? Nope!! The second I closed my eyes, I was going over, but grabbed the bar of course. That rattled me!!

Such a simple test to check for balance but so revealing! Try doing that in front of a chair or a countertop for support and test your own balance. Holding your hands out over the counter or chair for a quick grab, close your eyes then lift one foot slightly off the ground. Do you feel tippy? Then try the other foot.

Honestly, it took less than a week for my feeling of frailty to pass and my balance to return after doing the simple exercises she provided. Do you do any arm strengthening exercises?

We’ll be so buff by the time people can see us again. Go take on the day!! Lori.

@tomberry. Hello again, Tom. I just want to add to my post about using a walker. I really balked at the notion of using a walker for quite some time. Once I gave in to the idea, and knew that it was more than wise for me because of the limitations I was experiencing, I began a tentative walk around my apartment for the first while. Once I was feeling more confident and less shy about it, I headed out, with my back straight and my head held high! Good health to you. Warm regards, Laurie