BETTER BALANCE WORKOUT

True enough: As we log more and more birthdays, some of us become less surefooted. But feeling wobbly is in no way your destiny.

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Specific exercises can help strengthen and improve things that impact balance such as tight hips and pelvis and poor posture. Good balance is also key to brain health—the top cause of brain injury for older people is concussion resulting from a fall, according to the National Institutes of Health. “The more your body can trust its own stability, the less likely you may be to fall or injure yourself,” says Kymberly Nolden, a personal trainer in New York City. She created this five-move balance workout just for you—aim to do it at least once a week.

SINGLE-LEG BALANCE WITH ABDUCTION

►STEP 1: Position yourself next to a chair or a wall. Stand with your feet hip-distance apart with a mini loop resistance band around the arches of your feet.

►STEP 2: Place your left hand on the wall or chair, then lift your right knee to about hip height.

►STEP 3: Keeping your hips even and facing forward, move your raised right knee out to the side as if it is a door you are opening.