BETTER BALANCE for Life
The BETTER BALANCE for Life program (formally Fall Prevention) to be taught by Margie Galanos, OTA is based on nationally accredited balance and fall prevention programs: STEADI by the CDC, Otago Exercise Program and Fallproof by Debra Rose, PHD.
The benefits of balance training are:
- Improve reaction time - important to keep you upright if you start to fall
- Improve coordination and muscle strength - provides protection to bones and joints
- Building bones to help resist fractures
- Improved brain function - clearer thinking helps avoid situation that increase falls
- Reverse age-related loss of balance and help prevent falls
- Build better posture and improve coordination
- Recover faster from injury
- Feel stronger, steadier and safer
Participants will meet twice a week for 6 weeks and learn exercises that will improve:
- strength
- balance
- reaction response time
- power
- agility
- coordination
- confidence
Meeting Days/Times/ Fees:
April 28th - June 12th (note: no class the week of Memorial Day - May 26th + 28th)
Monday + Wednesday
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
$180
The program is open to members and non members. Register on the app, member portal or email Margie Galanos at [email protected]