A Matter of Balance
Many older adults have concerns about falling and have consequently restricted their activities to avoid them. A Matter of Balance is an award-winning, evidence-based program designed to manage falls and increase activity levels for participants. The program emphasizes practical strategies to manage falls.
A Matter of Balance consists of weekly two-hour sessions conducted over a period of eight weeks. The classes are agency funded and FREE to participants!
- View falls as controllable
- Set goals for increasing activity
- Make changes to reduce fall risks at home
- Exercise to increase strength and balance
- Anyone concerned about falls
- Anyone interested in improving balance, flexibility and strength
- Anyone who has fallen in the past
- Anyone who has restricted activities because of falling concerns
The next four-week A Matter of Balance workshop is scheduled as follows:
Date: October 11, 2022, through November 3, 2022 (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Location: 1165 Elkview Ave. (Upper-Level Activity Room A), Gaylord, Michigan
Cost: This program is Agency Funded – FREE to Participants!
A Matter of Balance MOB October 11 – November, 2022 Flyer
To register for A Matter of Balance, please contact us at (989) 732-1122.
A Matter of Balance Coaches

Credits:
A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls
This program is based on “Fear of Falling: A Matter of Balance.” Copyright (c) 1995 Trustees of Boston University. All rights reserved.
Used and adapted by permission of Boston University.
Inquiries regarding the original program may be directed to:
Boston University
Health & Disability Research Institute
53 Bay State Road
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
A Matter of Balance was created with support from the National Institute on Aging.
A Matter of Balance Lay Leader Model was developed by a grant from the Administration on Aging (#90AM2780).
(c)All rights reserved, Maine Health’s Partnership for Healthy Aging.
“Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise
will sooner or later have to find time for illness.”
~ Edward Stanley