Hi there Friend,
When she heard about the balance workshop, one of our wonderful clients sent me an interesting article about balance, longevity and the potential for change.
It's cool because it talks about not just addressing balance once you feel wobbly, but about how crucial it is to maintain your balance and work on it BEFORE it becomes an issue!
Articles about balance and the ability to get up and down from the floor are sometimes overly focused on mortality. There's a fear factor that I don't think is helpful. When we're scared, or told that xyz leads to early mortality, we're inclined to do LESS, to take fewer chances and to feel like it's too late.
It's NEVER too late to make change!
So if you can't stand on one foot for 10 seconds, or you can't get up from the floor without your hands, don't be afraid and defeated! Be inspired to figure what you CAN do, and do it. You'll gradually progress, I promise.
So with that in mind, here's the part of the article I thought was most important:
"But part of the problem is that once balance begins to fail, the process becomes a downward spiral. Older people who can’t – or are afraid to – walk around outside their homes, let alone tackle anything more strenuous, develop further imbalances as their muscles and sense of balance atrophy, making falls more likely. This means that prevention is better than cure, and with many people’s balance appearing to diminish from midlife onwards, it’s probably better to start sooner rather than later. The loss of balance starts at 45, and it’s very clear... So you have to start prevention in midlife.”
Even if you aren't aware of a distinct loss of balance, studies show that we gradually lose our balance precision (if you have a sudden loss of balance that's very different and needs attention).
Continuing to move, and even moving more, as we get older is amazing and protects us more than pretty much anything else from the vicissitudes of older age.
Join me on Nov 26 from 2:30-4:30 for Build Better Balance! We'll have fun, we'll play with static balance, dynamic balance and we'll do what none of these articles include: we'll prepare all your systems for better balance.
Your feet, your eyes, your core, even your posture and alignment all affect how quickly you respond to slips and falls. They also help you do all those fun things in life that challenge your balance: skiing, hiking, pickleball, tennis, gymnastics, parkour, putting your socks on, getting in and out of the tub, walking in today's snow!
This workshop is good for you, wherever you are on the balance spectrum. Feeling wobbly? No worries, we're going to warm you up and there are always hold-onto-something options. Feeling confident? We'll give you some extra challenges!
There are only 2 spots left for the in-studio part of the workshop at my studio, Boomerang Pilates. If you're in Toronto and that's what you want to do, grab one now!
If you prefer the online experience or you're nowhere close to Roncesvalles Ave, you get the Zoom half of the workshop! 🖥️✔️
We've been having fun with hybrid classes at the studio and it will all work out beautifully if the virtual version is better for you. You won't be seen by everyone else, you still get to ask your questions and of course you get the replay and the downloadable exercise list afterwards!
