Fall prevention tips

National Council on Aging shared this information about fall prevention for your loved ones.

Factors:

1. Balance and gait
2. Vision
3. Medications
4. Environment
5. Chronic conditions

Actions:

1. Enlist their support in taking simple steps to stay safe
2. Discuss their current health conditions
3. Ask about their last eye checkup
4. Notice if they’re holding onto walls, furniture, or someone else when walking or if they appear to have difficulty walking or arising from a chair
5. Talk about their medications
6. Do a walk-through safety assessment of their home

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#NordicWalkingGuy reaches back for another way to walk, slowing it down a little to 103 BPM.

Start your day with a win

This post from a Nordic walking pole distributor I like made me think of the connection with exercise and one's mood the rest of the day.

I find I have a more positive outlook the rest of the day if I have a win of some kind at the start. A win can even be something small. For me, it's achieving some exercise goal.

With Nordic walking it might be completing my target distance, achieving my target pace, or even just getting my heart rate into a higher zone. A major win is starting off with a high glucose level and seeing it drop after a walk.It becomes a challenge to lower that level with a shorter work, sort of an efficiency project.

What can be your first win of the day?