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@serious. Have you been working on your balance? I’ve been targeting my balance in my workout sessions with a personal trainer for 2 years. The reason I asked to do this is that balance changes (becomes worse) as we age and falls are so dangerous in seniors. Jumping on a small trampoline even low to the ground is also a balance exercise. If you lose your balance and fall you then increase the risk of fracture. My endocrinologist and I talked extensively about ways to prevent more fractures. He recommended walking for a minimum of 60 minutes per day and so that is what I do in addition to my workouts in which I weight lift, practice balance and use bands.

What do you think of my comments about balance?

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Balance is of course very important. I am practicing standing on one leg but would be interested in any useful variations to this one legged standing and also additional balance exercises.

I have on and off read of various external protections like wearing hip ads and putting padding at the bottom of stairs but these seem extreme. What do you think?