You don't need a gym to improve your balance
You don't need a gym to improve your balance By Jane E. Brody Normal text size Advertisement Several times a day, whether I'm indoors or out, my bone doctor's mantra reverberates in my head: "Do not fall!" That might seem like telling the sun not to shine, but it does remind me that my balance is not what it used to be. I can no longer take for granted my ability to remain erect when moving about among a plethora of unexpected tripping hazards — broken sidewalks, fallen branches, a dog on the loose. How can I keep from falling when I stumble?