Physical therapists say short balance-focused workouts can strengthen key muscles, boost coordination, and help people feel more confident in everyday movements—especially as they get older.

This 10-minute standing workout uses just a light dumbbell to build balance, stability, and full-body strength.

Feb 27, 2026, 7:22am CST Updated: Feb 27, 2026, 8:06am CST Getty Images (FatCamera) A recent study found that the inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in mid to later life was linked to a near ...

To find your "Walking Steadiness" score, head to the Health app on your iPhone, then, using the search button in the ...

Standing on one leg seems like a simple enough task. But — as anyone who has wobbled their way through it or crashed out in a yoga class while attempting a tree pose can tell you — it can be trickier ...

Balance is the body’s ability to maintain its center of mass over its base of support. When you have good balance, you can remain upright and stable, distributing your weight in a way that allows you ...

Equinox trainer Alicia Archer demonstrates how to do five moves using just a yoga mat and floor space to help improve your stability and flexibility. Well+Good’s (Re)New Year Challenge is close to ...

Dr. Allyson Coffin, our local chiropractor and wellness expert, stopped by the 207 studio to share a few exercises to improve ...

Let’s start by addressing the elephant in the room: Aging doesn’t equal decline. Getting older doesn’t automatically include growing weaker, slower and more fragile. As Kris Herbert, founder and ...

Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Peter Finch—Getty Images, Vitalalp/Getty Images, Boris ...