Balance came a lot easier when we were kids, tightrope walking across a log, or leaping one-legged in a game of hopscotch. As we get older and spend much of our time walking on land and sitting down, we begin to slowly lose our steadiness. Like strength, balance is one of our use-it-or-lose-it skills and the cost if we fall likely won’t be a bruise or scrape but rather a break.

Whether you’re 65 or 35, the time to practice balance is now, and you can begin, today with the brand new Body Balance class at Curves.* The body balance poses require you to focus on and engage your core, so the bonuses are that they’ll help you strengthen your abs, hips, and lower back and improve your posture. Better balance not only helps prevent falls, it can raise your quality of life.

*Scheduled workouts and classes vary.

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