10 Best Balance Exercises (Basic) – Ask Doctor Jo
These basic balance exercises can help improve your balance and can also strengthen your hips, knees & ankles. This series is a good place to start for improving your balance. Purchase a printable worksheet with these balance exercises here: https://www.askdoctorjo.com/purchase-balance-exercise-worksheet
The Romberg series starts out on the easier side, but can get harder. When you place your feet together, it makes your base of support smaller, and this makes your muscles work harder. You can do Romberg with your eyes open, eyes closed, head turns side to side, head movements up and down, and on an uneven surface.
You can also do all of these with a tandem stance. Tandem is when one foot is directly in front of the other. You can modify this by just placing one slightly ahead of the other.
Related Videos:
Improve Your Balance with Simple Exercises:
https://youtu.be/Nc62Ju2kUAc
Balance Exercises for Fall Prevention:
https://youtu.be/lJyropf3Jgs
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10 Best Balance Exercises:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv__41ctwp8
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These basic balance exercises can help improve your balance and can also strengthen your hips, knees & ankles. This series is a good place to start for improving your balance. Purchase a printable worksheet with these balance exercises here: https://www.askdoctorjo.com/purchase-balance-exercise-worksheet
The Romberg series starts out on the easier side, but can get harder. When you place your feet together, it makes your base of support smaller, and this makes your muscles work harder. You can do Romberg with your eyes open, eyes closed, head turns side to side, head movements up and down, and on an uneven surface.
You can also do all of these with a tandem stance. Tandem is when one foot is directly in front of the other. You can modify this by just placing one slightly ahead of the other.
Related Videos:
Improve Your Balance with Simple Exercises:
https://youtu.be/Nc62Ju2kUAc
Balance Exercises for Fall Prevention:
https://youtu.be/lJyropf3Jgs
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Doctor Jo is a licensed Physical Therapist and Doctor of Physical Therapy.
SUPPORT Dr. Jo on Patreon for as little as $1 a month, and get cool rewards: http://www.patreon.com/askdoctorjo
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10 Best Balance Exercises:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv__41ctwp8
DISCLAIMER: This content (the video, description, links, and comments) is not medical advice or a treatment plan and is intended for general education and demonstration purposes only. This content should not be used to self-diagnose or self-treat any health, medical, or physical condition. Don’t use this content to avoid going to your own healthcare professional or to replace the advice they give you. Consult with your healthcare professional before doing anything contained in this content. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Ask Doctor Jo, LLC, its officers, employees, and contractors for any and all losses, injuries, or damages resulting from any and all claims that arise from your use or misuse of this content. Ask Doctor Jo, LLC makes no representations about the accuracy or suitability of this content. Use of this content is at your sole risk.
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This is great! Thank so much. I had been (incorrectly) diagnosed with Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, but I only get my balance issues in dim light or darkness (I sometimes look like a drunk walking at night). I was just reading on Ototoxicity and know I had a few years where I was on antibiotics almost constantly. I'm hoping these exercises help!
I'm deaf and it's serious hard for me to stand with eyes closed even for 3 seconds. I dunno how I'm supposed to get around that.
i’ve always walked on my top toes now my balance is terrible , hoping to improve
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I'm only 20 but i've always find it hard to balance. I'm gonna try doing this today, thanks Dr. Jo!
We love you doctor Jo you're funny and lovely
Do I do this every Day
Hi your videos are cool but please suggest the time frame and reps for each exercise
I come across this video. I will do this because I myself need this. I have an imbalance. Thank you very much. God bless.
Please Dr Jo….. give us an idea of home long to hold each exercise. Others have asked but so far no info on this
I have high functioning autism and I am 20 years old and my balance has gotten worse can I improve my balance
These look great. I will need to do balance PT when I’m cleared from my spinal fusion. I have a feeling that things are going to shut down again due to delta. I want to get back to yoga, and you know yoga requires balance!
how long do you hold each one?
I had no trouble with the Romberg exercises. However, I couldn’t do any of the tandems without holding on.
This is great. Thanks for all your excellent videos.
how long are we suppose to hold one possition
I just started today and 'm noticing I feel nauseous on the ones where it's hard to balance. Dr. Jo, is that normal? Is there anything else I should be doing?
hi doctor .I have tingling in upper leg it can be afemoral nerve or problem whis back? what exersize good for this problem ? thank you
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Great variation of exercises. Thanks.