Stay strong, steady and confident
What is balance and healthy ageing exercise?
Ageing well is not about avoiding movement. It is about finding the right way to continue building strength, balance and confidence so you can keep doing the things that matter to you. Strength and balance can change following pain, illness, surgery, injury or periods of reduced activity, and some people become less confident after a fall. These changes do not mean becoming less active is inevitable.
What it can help with
- Strength for everyday tasks
- Balance and confidence when walking
- Falls risk reduction
- Osteoporosis and bone health
- Osteoarthritis management
- Recovery after joint replacement
- Maintaining independence
Your assessment
Some people arrive already exercising and want guidance to progress. Others may not have exercised for years. Your individual assessment looks at your strength, balance, walking and the everyday activities you want to continue doing, such as getting out of a chair, climbing stairs, getting up from the floor or walking over uneven ground. Where falls risk is a concern, your physiotherapist can also consider whether other assessment or health-professional input may be useful.
Your treatment
Your program may include standing balance, walking confidence, lower-limb strength, coordination and functional strengthening. Where bone or joint health is a focus, it may include resistance exercise and weight-bearing activity appropriate to your health and current capacity.
We then help determine whether ongoing one-to-one exercise, a small group or an independent program is most suitable. As your strength and confidence improve, the level of challenge can increase with you.