Build Better Balance With Eye Movements (3 Minute Exercise!)

Balance is an essential aspect of our everyday lives, affecting everything from athletic performance to overall stability. And, if you've ever tried balancing exercises with your eyes closed you already know how critical vision is to balance.
Beyond this, however, research has shown some really interesting connections between eye movements and foot function that play a key role in your balance. This means that by incorporating targeted eye movements into our training regimen, we can unlock new levels of balance and coordination.
Today, we're going to explore this research by practicing a 3 minute exercise focused on horizontal saccades - rapid eye movements that have a profound impact on our ability to maintain balance.
Many of our clients are often amazed at the immediate improvements they experience in balance, proprioception, and overall body control after just their first practice session and we hope you find it very useful, too!
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Enjoy!
Video Highlights:
-- Balance Training
-- Eye Movements
-- 3 Minutes of Saccades
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[@smca7271]

Yes seems to help...cerrebellum recovery here

[@kjlkathandjohn6061]

Wow - at 71 years old, this could explain why balance while running on a treadmill is much more problematic for me than balance running outside, where eyes are constantly changing focused objects.

[@christinegates4453]

You are fantastic!!

[@michaelyoung6837]

Thanks doc

[@michaelmatuszewski7474]

Are we supposed to practice the eye movements while balancing as well?

[@beyondfitnessonline]

Do you have a link to the study referenced in this video?

[@lesleybludworth6316]

Do the saccades while standing only on 1 foot or while on 2 feet and then retest?

[@AdellBridges]

This really helped my left foot which is always wanting to lift up and then when I try to balance, the arch collapses in. But I wanna know WHYYYYYYY haha why does this work??

[@jillymet]

I’ve plateaued. I can move around stood on one leg v easy. So I tried shutting my eyes 😱game changer- I can do 3 seconds only! How to improve??

[@ahmdnaube3745]

Do i have to stand on one foot while doing eye movement?

[@paulgabhart6397]

No. Test your balance on one foot or any other challenging variation, then do the eye movements, then retest your balance.

[@smca7271]

Yes seems to help...cerrebellum recovery here