Benefits of Brains an Balance Training per Personal Testimonies

As the Brains and Balance Coach, I have been interviewing private clients and class participants about their experience with the brain-based training that I teach.  I'm known as The Fall Prevention Lady and now, The Brains and Balance Lady.  Either or, same person.

It was awesome to listen to the different reasons for joining the class.  The "why" of brains and balance training.  The personal motivators.  I loved listening and I am thankful for the survivor in each of you.  The warrior. The believer.

Benefits of Brains and Balance Training

When I asked what the greatest benefit, the best personal improvement from participating in the four-week brains and balance training class that I teach, there were common themes.

Benefits of Brains and Balance Training with Coach Kelly

1. Walk steady.  Improved walking.  Feel better walking.
2. No more fear.  Reduced fear.  Better confidence.
3. Gain control of body.   Increased awareness.
4. Understanding of what balance is and how to train it.
5. The amazing benefits of neuro-vision and neuro-vestibular training.

Aren't these the goals of a balance and mobility training program?  

Aren't these the things you want out of your balance and mobility training efforts?

Yes!  These are the things I want from my training.

Yes!  You can get these things in four-weeks!  Four weeks of brain-based training. Live.  In-Person. 

You can also get these benefits from my online course, Balance Training 101.  

4-modules.  4-weeks of balance drills. Easy.  Learn at your own pace.  Just do the exercises!

Do you want to feel more steady on your feet???

I  recently completed two Brains and Balance Training sessions in local communities.  As you know, I'm always commenting on how well the class does but this time, I decided to get personal testimonials from class participants so you can see directly how mature adults felt about the Brains and Balance Training.

After ten testimonials, I'm noticing some recurring benefits that class participants are sharing.   After participating in my four-week balance training program that combines brain activation and balance skill, older adults walk more steady.  Their walking gait is more confident and they are more aware of their surroundings and when they need to react.

Isn't that the number one purpose of balance training?

• To feel more steady on your feet?  
• To be aware of your body in space?
• To know when and how to react in the case of imbalance???    

My Brains and Balance Training class teaches mature adults of all ages and ability levels how to walk steady and know when and how to react.

Walking is one of the first skills we learn as infants and one of the first skills we take for granted as adults.  Opposite arm, opposite leg is now replaced with a cane or using a walker.

Walking is a window to brain function because it is a reflexive activity; an automatic process that we don't have to think about.   Unfortunately, years of prolonged sitting, untreated injuries and movement compensation result in unstable, unsteady walking gaits.

The fear of falling worsens the walking gait because your brain triggers protective behaviors such as short steps, hunched forward posture and shuffling feet.

It doesn't have to be this way!!!!  You can learn how to walk strong and confident again.  You're too young to sit back and let life happen to you;  make life happen for you.  One step at a time.

Register now for my 2019 Brains and Balance Training classes:  Local Schedule

Enroll in my online Balance Training 101 course:  Balance Training 101

Woodland Seniors Get Stronger, Quicker and More Flexible From Brains and Balance Training

I just completed a four-week Brains and Balance Training session at the Woodland Community Center and the fitness testing results are some of the best I've seen.  Every one of the 17 participants  improved in either lower body strength, lower body flexibility or dynamic balance and agility; some improved in all three components!  Way to go Woodland! 

As a certified FallProof™ Balance and Mobility Specialist, I perform pre- and post-assessments on all class participants to provide objective data about the effect of participation on their fall risk: I test three fitness components associated with fall risk on the first and last day of class.    

Here are some of the noteworthy improvements from this group of 17 seniors:

• 81-year old gentleman improved lower body flexibility by 4 inches in four weeks!
• 87-year old woman increased lower body strength by 3, lower body flexibility by 1.5 inches and increased her dynamic balance and agility by 1.4 seconds
• 85-year old woman increased lower body strength by 2, lower body flexibility by 3 inches and dynamic balance and agility by 1.1 seconds. 
• 77 year old woman increased lower body strength by 5, increased lower body flexibility by 2.7 inches and increased dynamic balance and agility by 1.4 seconds.  

That’s just objective data.  I don't measure posture, confidence or vision and I can say that every single person in the class improved in all of those areas, too.  

I'm super proud of everyone of everyone in the class and look forward to my next session of Brains and Balance Training at the Woodland Community Center beginning June 5.  

Save your spot and register today!

Brains and Balance Training with Coach Kelly

T/Th, 1-2:30pm

June 5-June 28

8 sessions for $125 

Woodland Community Center

You're worth the investment. 

  

BENEFITS OF FALLPROOF BALANCE TRAINING

For nearly a decade, I have been doing what I love and living my purpose; teaching older adults how to improve balance and strength so they 

DO NOT FALL DOWN!

Dr. Debra Rose designed FallProof™ balance training with a specific target audience in mind.  Although FallProof™ is not for everyone, I have seen people of all ability levels benefit from the program and hundreds of lives have changed for the better because of this program.  

Benefits:

The Fallroof™ program has been proven to reduce the risk of falling in participants who have completed one or more rotations of the program. The goal of FallProof™ is to deliver:

• Improved postural alignment
• Increased limits of stability
• Improved integration of sensory information
• Increased confidence
• Improved performance of activities of daily life
• Heightened awareness of risk factors and circumstances
• Improved walking ability
• Improved ability to recover from loss of balance

One achieves these benefits from the structured and progressive program of activities specifically designed to address the multiple dimensions that contribute to balance and mobility.  THIS IS NOT YOUR SENIOR CENTER FALL PREVENTION CLASS!!!

Techniques taught by balance and mobility specialists include: 

• Center of Gravity Control Training
• Multisensory Training
• Postural Strategy Training
• Gait Pattern Enhancement Variation Training
• Strength & Flexibility Training

Improvements are measured by pre- and post-assessment testing.  

Obviously, volunteers cannot teach this class.  A person cannot become a FallProof™ specialist after a 3-day training.  Certified specialists are required to re-test every two years in order to maintain certification.  WARNING:  There are people who were certified and have failed to maintain their certification.  Not only is this unsafe for the consumer but it also lacks integrity and fidelity to the program.  Ask your instructor if she is currently certified. 

As I mentioned, FallProof™ was designed with a specific target audience in mind.  The ideal candidate for the classes I teach meet the following criteria:

• Community dwelling, live independently in own home or apartment
• Able to safely walk a distance of 200 feet without the use of any assistive device (cane or walker)
• No memory loss or cognitive impairment likely to adversely impact judgment and/or decision-making abilities
• No unstable medical condition (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, or asthma)

 If you meet these criteria and are ready for results, 

please visit my website for dates and locations of upcoming classes.  

www.thefallpreventionlady.com