Working from the centre

alance is the ability to maintain

B your body’s center of mass over its base of support. When this is all working as designed and fully functioning, your balance system allows you to maintain a clear vision to orient yourself in space, continually gauging where you are, and to determine your direction and speed of movement.

All of this happens in the blink of an eye, while making the automatic body adjustments you need to maintain posture and stability in changing activities and conditions.

The challenge that balancing brings constitutes a ‘good stress’ (eustress) for both mind and body. This is the kind of stress that prompts you to adapt and focus, so you are faced with no choice but to stay with the task.