Improving your balance is extremely important to prevent falls. The American Geriatrics Society believe you can improve your balance dramatically in just two minutes per day. Click on the image opposite to download the exercises
Preventing accidental falls in and around the home – information for friends, neighbours, relatives and carers of older people.
This leaflet is now out of print, but you can download the pdf here.
How to avoid falls in the home – Information for older people. This booklet gives advice on how to Be safe….. Be Careful….Be Independent.
This leaflet is now out of print, but a pdf can be downloaded here.
Information for older people on how to use the stairs safely.
This leaflet is designed to give practical advice and simple steps that you can take to reduce the risk of falling on stairs.
Click on the image opposite to download the leaflet.
Debra J.Rose ISBN 0-7360-4088-9 A comprehensive balance and mobility training programme from Debra Rose. The second edition of FallProof! A Comprehensive Balance and Mobility Training Program is a practical guide to implementing a multidimensional balance and mobility training program to address the increasing incidence of falls among older adults. Now packaged with a DVD, this…
Deanna Wilson
What science tells us about ageing well
You can purchase this and other lifeguides from AgeUK, click here.
Cynthia Quarta.
Fair Winds Press. ISBN – 1-931412-60-X
Easy 15 minute routines for beginners. Available from good bookshops from Amazon.
Easy to read book with illustrated exercises by Betty Perkins-Carpenter.
ISBN 0-9621031-5-2.
Available from good bookshops or click here.
2nd Edition. This book is for those dedicated to improving their strength and fitness. Wayne Westcott and Thomas Baechle.
Available from Human Kinetics.
This book, written in 1998 by Susie Dinan and Dr Craig Sharp gives advice on fitness and exercise in later years.
Piatkus Books. ISBN 0-7499-1577-3
Available in good book shops and from Amazon.
