Balancing Act

I was asked to comment on improving balance. Yes, it can be done. One simple way to intiate improvement of balance is a Balance or Wobble Board. It is a simple piece of equipment that allows you to practice balance and balance recovery. What happens is that over time you increase these skills by increasing "muscle memory" (so to speak) of your eyes, inner ear as well as your proprioceptors* in the joints for spatial and kinestetic awareness - positioning of your body limbs and touch sensors located at the bottom of your feet.

FYI *Proprioception means "sense of self". In the limbs, the proprioceptors are sensors that provide information about joint angle, muscle length, and tension, which is integrated to give information about the position of the limb in space.