Better Balance for Life

Description

This 10-week program incorporates simple exercises for balance and posture into regular daily activities. Scheduling disciplined workout sessions is not required! Four simple skills are introduced each week, built into everyday habits like brushing your teeth, rinsing the dishes, putting on socks, or going up stairs. Each challenge gradually increases in difficulty to build strength and confidence. For example, you'll begin by brushing your teeth while standing on one leg, steadying yourself with your fourth finger. By the end of the program, you'll be brushing your teeth, standing on one leg, with your eyes closed! When you can stand on one leg and button your shirt, you are ready to find your center of gravity and trust your ability to walk on uneven pavement. You can stand up without holding on!

Carol Clements has more than 40 years of experience as a personal trainer working with older populations. She lives in New York and has a BS and MA in dance therapy. She is also a modern dance performer and choreographer and teacher of dance and yoga.

"There are ways to minimize the chances of a dangerous fall, starting with regular exercise to maintain leg strength, balance, endurance and coordination that can help you 'catch yourself' and avoid a fall if you should trip. . . Get Carol Clements's new book, Better Balance for Life, that details a 10-week plan for improving stability."--Jane Brody, The New York Times "These excellent illustrated instructions that can easily be performed will help seniors increase their strength and avoid injury."--Library Journal "Carol Clements has reached into her decades of experience in exercise methods and movement arts to create a program that aims to improve balance by integrating exercise routines into the daily activities of life."--from the foreword by Jon LaPook, MD, Chief Medical Correspondent, CBS News