Balance is just as important as building muscle strength and fitness, especially as you grow older. Balance is your ability to distribute your weight in order to stand or move without falling (or catch yourself if you trip).
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Balance exercises specifically challenge your coordination and sense of gravity.
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The reason balance becomes more critical with age? Your body’s balance systems naturally decline over time. “As we age, our brain slows down in its processing of key sensory inputs that includes our inner ear, eyes, and even how we feel our feet on the ground — called proprioception,” says Colleen M. Casey, PhD, a board-certified…
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