The Fall Prevention Lady

11/13/2025

Lower body weakness is the #1 cause of falls. Your legs get you up, your hips keep you up.

If you sit a lot during the day, give this hip strengthening exercise a try.

Hip strength is a vital component of Stability & Balance. Coach Kelly demonstrates an excellent drill to strengthen hip using internal & external rotation.

09/30/2025

Dynamic Mid-Back Warm-Up!
Walking with arm punches across the body, then walking with arm throws across the body.

This wakes up the hip and spine and FEELS GREAT!

Dynamic Warm-UP: walking with arm punches in transverse plane Then walking with arm throws in transverse plane.This feels so good after a long day, especial...

09/30/2025

Dynamic Walking Warm-Up: Arm Punches and Arm Throws in transverse plane.
This feels great after a long day, especially if you sit a lot.

Dynamic Warm-UP: walking with arm punches in transverse plane Then walking with arm throws in transverse plane.This feels so good after a long day, especial...

09/23/2025

Yes, I do this to my clients!!! This is an obstacle course during my Brains and Balance training class.

Navigating through the environment with good posture and using visual skills to avoid obstacles is a game changer. Think about doing laundry.....

Happy Falls Prevention Awareness Day!

09/23/2025

Investing $45 million/year in falls prevention programs could save up to $1.2 billion/year.

Senators Angus King (ME) and Mike Rounds (SD) get the bottom line: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Literally.

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09/23/2025

Happy Falls Prevention Awareness Day!!! The National Council on Aging has developed an Action Plan for 2025 Falls Prevention.

Sounds good to me!

Read the 2025 National Falls Prevention Action Plan, outlining six actionable steps for reducing falls among older Americans.

09/08/2025

A little more about the "Muscles and Senses" approach to better balance and why you want to invest in yourself.

Learn how to train the muscles and senses involved in balance at a progressively challenging pace that is individualized to your ability

09/04/2025

Biomarker of Longevity #6: Dental Health

The final biomarker of a long life is dental health. Those who take care of their teeth are more likely to take care of their body. Good oral hygiene habits, more likely to have better health habits overall.

Older adults are at a higher risk for gum disease and tooth decay due to the 'dry mouth' side effect of a lot of medications. People with cognitive decline are less likely to care for their teeth and gums.

Having bad teeth affects the ability to chew, enjoy, and digest food.
Care for your teeth because you care about your body.

Make sure to keep your mouth wet and activate the parasympathetic nervous system to increase saliva production. How?
Slow, deliberate nasal breathing
Humming
Tongue circles

09/02/2025

Online course: Muscles and Senses Approach to Better Balance.
Train at Home so you can Stay at Home.

https://www.balancetraining101.com/offers/guehZXDU

09/02/2025

Biomarker of Aging #5: Bowel Habits and/or Constipation.
Not the sexiest topic on a Tuesday morning😊 but bowel habits are indicative or healthy aging.

Having LESS THAN 3 bowel movements per week is linked to increased cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's Disease.

This is concerning when you consider the overuse of narcotic pain medications and how narcotics cause constipation.

The vagus nerve (cranial nerve 10) innervates all organs, including the intestines. To 'get things moving', try activating the vagus nerve by humming, gargling, swallowing, shrugging shoulders, and doing all kinds of tongue drills.

Lastly, take it easy on the antacids as prolonged use destroys the enzyme in the gut that is responsible for digesting protein.