Five Safe Chair Moves to Sharpen Balance After 65
The article shares five chair-based balance exercises—sit-to-stand, seated marching, seated heel-to-toe raises, seated weight shifts and reaches, and a supported standing weight shift to single-leg balance—taught by a Balanced Body educator. It emphasizes safe progression from seated to standing, reduces fear of falling, and notes that balance relies on the integration of vestibular, visual, and somatosensory systems, along with mobility and strength, to support daily independence for adults over 65.
