Healthy Living for ME Workshops
A Matter of Balance
About the workshop
This class meets either once a week for eight weeks, or twice a week for four weeks, for two hours. This class is more conversation-based than exercise-based. You’ll learn to:
- View falls and fear of falling as controllable
- Set realistic goals for increasing activity
- Change their environments to reduce risk factors
- Use exercise to increase strength and balance
"I can do my leg lifts much better than when I started. So handy to attend the classes near my home!"
- A Matter of Balance Workshop Participant
Benefits of the workshop
- Feel comfortable increasing activity and continuing exercising
- Feel more comfortable talking about fear of falling
- Meet new friends
- Provide support and encouragement to your peers
- Become more involved in your community and with your neighbors
More information about this program’s research and evaluation can be found here.
Who should take the workshop
This class is for any adult who fears falling. It is particularly suited for people who:
- Are concerned about falls
- Have had a fall in the past
- Restrict activities because of concerns about falling
- Want to improve flexibility, balance and strength
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