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his year marks the 10th Annual Fall Prevention Awareness Day, celebrated each year on the first official day of fall - September 22, 2017. As part of this National Awareness Day, Live 2 B Healthy
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has created a comprehensive Fall Prevention Event that we can bring to your community. Participants in this special Live 2 B Healthy® event will learn how to reduce their odds of falling, contributing factors to falls, and specific exercises and strategies to help improve balance and reduce the risk of falling.
The probability of falling increases with age and physical fitness decline. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2002d), one out of every 3 adults, 65 years or older, falls every year. Falls can be costly and debilitating, but they are NOT a natural part of aging, and can be avoided.