I never had particularly good balance growing up, and didn’t think to train it. Partially this was due to a reaction of the Bosu ball craze. Standing on a wobbly plastic half circle while doing dumbbells over your head seemed a quick way to get injured.
One of the best sports things my parents did was introduce us to sports we could continue to play our whole lives. Good luck playing tackle football - or even finding enough friends to consistently field a baseball beer league - in your 50s. But tennis, skiing, xc skiing - you can keep playing into your eighties (and in my dad’s case, 90s) and keep some semblance of balance and strength going decades after the football star is confined to shuffleboard and a walker…
One of the best sports things my parents did was introduce us to sports we could continue to play our whole lives. Good luck playing tackle football - or even finding enough friends to consistently field a baseball beer league - in your 50s. But tennis, skiing, xc skiing - you can keep playing into your eighties (and in my dad’s case, 90s) and keep some semblance of balance and strength going decades after the football star is confined to shuffleboard and a walker…
Anyway, exercise tips much appreciated!