29/08/2026
Balance = Longevity!
A 12 year study examined the relationship between balance and mortality.
This report has been published in the British Journal of Medicine and is quite an eye opener!
See comments below 👇 for the study
I’ve always known that it was important to keep strong and active as we age as this helps to slow down the aging process and enables us to keep moving freely and easily without pain.
But this research really proves just how much an impact not looking after ourselves can have on our mortality.
So firstly, let me ask you this question 🙋♀️
Can you stand on one leg and if so, how long for❓
The research suggests that the inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in mid to later life is linked to nearly double the risk of death from any cause within the next 10 years!!
The risk is that high that one of the doctors carrying out the research suggests that we should include a balance test as part of health checks for older people.
In our Pilates classes at New Healthy Body we always include balance work to help our members improve balance, core strength and stability 💪🏻
Here’s one of the groups from this week performing a moving balance exercise and a static hold passing the ball around the body
They did amazing 🤩
