#90: Balance: Use it or Lose it!

40+ Fitness for Women: Strength training in perimenopause & menopause

Balance isn’t just something you need for yoga—it’s a key component of staying safe, functional, and independent as we age. 🧘‍♀️
In this episode of 40+ Fitness for Women, I dive into why maintaining your balance is crucial and how you can improve it without adding extra hours to your week.

Tune in as I share:

• Easy ways to incorporate balance exercises into your daily routine
• How small tweaks to everyday activities can help challenge and improve your balance
• Three levels of balance exercises, from beginner to advanced, that you can start doing today
• How practicing balance now can prevent falls and improve your quality of life as you age

You don’t have to spend hours in balance classes—learn how to keep your balance in check with small, easy-to-do changes in your daily life.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Want to see some of my favorite balance exercises? Check out my Instagram reels this week for inspiration >>
• Check out my lower body warm-up, which includes balance exercises >>

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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. The Importance of Balance (00:01:12)

3. Personal Story: My Father's Journey (00:01:32)

4. Balance Exercises: Level One (00:04:00)

5. Balance Exercises: Level Two (00:06:05)

6. Balancing While Dressing (00:06:27)

7. Making Balance Fun at the Gym (00:07:21)

8. Incorporating Balance into Daily Routines (00:08:16)

9. Warm-Up Balance Exercises (00:08:43)

10. Maintaining Balance Without Extra Time (00:09:48)

11. Proof of Balance Improvement (00:10:50)

12. Final (00:11:29)