Balancing

lindagrimm904
lindagrimm904 Posts: 87 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm having trouble with my balance, does anyone else have that problem?

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  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    Not me. I suggest mentioning it to your doctor, because poor balance can be from neurological issues or other medical causes. Once you have ruled that out, there are exercises you can do to improve your balance. :+1:
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    I'm with Cherrimoose, talk to your doctor.

    A rapid change in weight may mean you have to realign your centre of gravity a bit, and menopause can make one a little clumsier or uncoordinated for a while, but a chat with your doctor will be the best thing to do as balance can be thrown off by so many things.

    Cheers, h.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Cherimoose wrote: »
    Not me. I suggest mentioning it to your doctor, because poor balance can be from neurological issues or other medical causes. Once you have ruled that out, there are exercises you can do to improve your balance. :+1:

    ^^ This....
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Definitely talk to your doctor. Once you have cleared it with him/her, you may get a referral to a physical therapist who could help you with the issue. I recently went through a round of PT and part of it involved working on balance issues. The exercises were amazingly simple but really helped.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    It's pretty typical as we age. That's why it's important to include a balance component in your exercise program. I'm not clear if you mean you have trouble walking across the room (see your doctor) or doing a one leg deadlift (normal).
  • happyauntie2015
    happyauntie2015 Posts: 282 Member
    I do because of medical reasons. I suggest talking with your DR to rule any medical reasons out and then ask about exercises to help improve your balance. A physical therapist helped me some but I'm still a little off balance at times
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »
    It's pretty typical as we age. That's why it's important to include a balance component in your exercise program. I'm not clear if you mean you have trouble walking across the room (see your doctor) or doing a one leg deadlift (normal).

    Here was I thinking wtf is a one legged deadlift, only to look it up and realise I do that

    Badly

    But I do it
  • spzjlb
    spzjlb Posts: 602 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »
    It's pretty typical as we age. That's why it's important to include a balance component in your exercise program. I'm not clear if you mean you have trouble walking across the room (see your doctor) or doing a one leg deadlift (normal).

    Agreed. I'm fit and flexible, but I have really noticed a deterioration in my balance over the past few years. I'm 52 and do the bendiest or toughest poses in yoga - but I'm just garbage at the simplest move on one foot. Regular yoga did help. Now that I think about it, I should do it more often.

    But yes - get a medical check up: inner ear issues, neuropathy, and other pathologies should be ruled out. (I'll mention my balance to my physician, too.)
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