How's Your Balance?

United States
February 12, 2026 5:54am CST
Mine is okay, not great, but not bad. I'm 61 years old. I go to the gym 4 days a week and work on maintaining muscle and strengthening but I don't really do any yoga or balance exercise, but I think I should. I can't stand on one leg anymore without losing my balance. I had that fall in Poland in August, but I don't count that as balance as my leg gave out on me. How is your balance as you're aging?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (167720)
• United States
5h
I'm 62 and my balance isn't good anymore. Pretty gave my bicycle away when I started to go for a ride several years ago and crashed immediately. She didn't want me to get hurt in a crash. We found out a year or so later that I have hyperthyroidism/Graves' Disease and it can affect my balance. Sometimes I can walk just fine and other times I have to hold onto walls and doorways just to walk through the house to reach the bathroom. Now, we found out I also have hydrocephalus, which can also affect my balance. I have a quad-cane but don't use it in the house. Sometimes my balance is good enough I don't need the cane outside the house, either. Every day is a new experience.
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Gayle Harrelson
@2ndchances24 (11703)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
1h
I gave mine away yrs ago cause I was too big to ride, now I wish I still had it.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (167720)
• United States
1h
@2ndchances24 Pretty should have kept mine. It was a good bike. She went and bought one for herself two or three years ago.
May2k8
@May2k8 (19688)
• Indonesia
9h
I still have good balance, I'm still young. Only sometimes my feet get tingly when I'm on the roof of the house.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (167720)
• United States
1h
You claiming to be young is really funny when we all know you're 70 years old.
Toni
@toniganzon (73218)
• Philippines
10h
You are active and that's good. I think I have a good balance for my age.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (88650)
• United States
7h
My balance isn't horrible but it isn't great. I definitely can't stand on one leg anymore,
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (213563)
• United States
9h
Not good. I always use a cane/walker/wheelchair. I am always afraid of falling, especially when I'm out walking on concrete or an uneven surface. I will be 78 in March.
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Gayle Harrelson
@2ndchances24 (11703)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
10h
I use to have great balance till I landed in the hosp & everything went south on me now I have to make sure I watch how I get up & where I step & all that cause I get dizzy spells at times if I get too hot or move too fast, But other than that I'm doing pretty good at 68 in April.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (202837)
• United States
11h
Could be better, but could be worse. Hopefully going to chair PGA today. That may helo. I could do light yoga, but this is free.
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