NOVEMBER IS FALL PREVENTION MONTH
DID YOU KNOW? People with strong legs and good balance are less likely to fall.
Exercising with resistance bands is a great way to build strength in all parts of your body – legs, arms, and core. Bands are portable and inexpensive. You can use them at home, outdoors, or at the gym. Building strength with bands is safe and effective and will:
- Reduce your risk for falls
- Improve your physical capabilities
- Deter some chronic diseases
- Generally, increasing your strength will lessen the symptoms of aging (Seguin et at. 2003).
Almost anyone can exercise with bands. If you:
- have talked with your healthcare provider about exercising
- have been regularly doing some exercises and/or activities
- have enough strength in your hands to hold a band securely
then you are ready to exercise with bands.
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