Unbalanced advice?

[Robert Urbanek]

Got a letter from my doctor with advice to seniors on how to maintain their balance and stay safe from falls: “Stand on one foot. Try to hold this position for 15 seconds. It may take some practice! Repeat with your other leg.”

Am I the only one who thinks “Let’s practice almost falling down” may not be good advice?

 

[luiza]

It is tip top advice and should be followed .Anybody who attempts it without having something near ( a wall ) to balance against if necessary, almost deserves to fall over because that shows you also suffer from Alzheimers or something else equally exciting . Most of you old codgers here will fall over unless you take sensible and obvious precautions .

 

[LeroyDumonde]

People need to learn how to correctly fall. Take a few judo classes and you'll understand what I mean.