He shows how bent leg positions and a more narrow stance work together to ensure balance and stability. Even if you are using a walker or other means of support, this book is meant for you as well as the athlete. George Locker’s Falling Is Not an Option was of particular interest to me as I have had knee problems for some years now, and balance is of considerable concern to me. This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free.

It explains how athletes in sports such as surfing and skiing remain stable and upright, and the implications for balance exercises. The second part of the book presents 15 weight-bearing postures and exercises, described in words, and illustrated with 122 sequential photos of the author demonstrating how to perform them. Postural Retraining exercises teach the balance and stability component of T'ai Chi, which is the most important. I loved this book because it not only deals with improving balance and stability but also how to improve the ability to turn, maneuver yourself around, and walk with increased confidence.

The exercises are so easy to follow and I believe anyone can gain something from this book to improve overall mobility, bone structure, or posture. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Falling Is Not An Option (A Way to Lifelong Balance) by George Locker is a revolutionary health and fitness reference manual that benefits everyone who wants to build and maintain a steady and mobile lifestyle as they age. I also loved that he had a glossary at the end so I did not have to look up words, but it was pretty easy to read. Locker explains how the wide stance often taught to seniors will actually lessen stability rather than improve it.

The exercises look very achievable whatever your current abilities may be, and I certainly think it is an excellent book for groups to learn from together. Falling Is Not an Option is presented in a clear, straight-forward style that is well-suited to the subject and audience. While this is not a book about the martial side of T'ai Chi, it is about the balance and stability component, which is the most important - and the most challenging.Change country: -Select- Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Fiji Finland France Gabon Republic Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Republic of the Congo Romania Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Vietnam Virgin Islands (U. The Requirement of Grief by Danielle Ariano The Requirement of Grief by Danielle Ariano What’s In a Cloud? Postural Retraining™ is an incremental method that emphasizes simple positions, small movements, and increased duration. He differentiates between single and double-weighted stances and illustrates how one transfers from the former to the latter. In Falling Is Not an Option by George Locker, as we get older, our overall balance and stability will naturally decline.