FIND YOUR BALANCE Though we may not always think about it, balance is essential to just about everything we do in our daily routines. From simply getting out of bed, leaning over to tie our shoes, or even walking to the mailbox, we need good balance to keep ourselves steady while performing normal tasks. Though balance training is important for everyone, it is especially important for those who have problems due to illness, weakness, or dizziness. It allows them to overcome stiffness or unsteadiness and to develop an awareness of body segments and how to align them. 5 Exercises to Improve Balance
Know why balance is important. Balance is the ability to control your body’s position, whether stationary or moving. It is a key component of fitness that many people neglect while developing their fitness regimen. Balance training is a great way to help your body recognize where it is and control movements in a given space. When
These exercises help with balance. Balance training involves exercises to strengthen the muscles that help keep you upright and improve stability. These types of exercises can be done as often as you like or even every day. Consider trying the following exercises: • Standing with your weight on one leg and raising the other leg to the side or behind you. • Putting one heel right in front of the other foot, as if you were walking a tightrope. • Standing up and sitting down from a chair without using your hands. • Walking while alternating knee lifts with each step. • Stretching and gentle movement as part of yoga or tai chi. Balance is essential to living a healthy, functional life. It’s important to incorporate balance training into your fitness regimen. That way you can decrease the risk of injuries and help move freely and confidently.
the body knows where its limbs are in space — known as proprioception — it is able to produce smooth, controlled movements with fewer risks of injuries.
Reaction time and agility are also improved with balance training. The body learns how to quickly correct itself but not overcompensate
and has the ability to quickly change direction effectively and efficiently.
WILL MY CHILD HAVE TO ATTEND MY DIVORCE TRIAL? IT DEPENDS
Many concerns and fears will arise during a divorce case, but one of the most consistent is the fear that one’s child will have to attend the trial. Most parents don’t want to put their children in the middle of their divorce, but in some instances, the child may be requested to appear. According to California Family Code Section 3042, there is no “statutory mandate, rule, or practice requiring children to participate in court or prohibits them from doing so.” This essentially means that the judge will determine if a child’s appearance is necessary on a case-by-case basis. When deciding whether to allow the child to testify, the court uses the “best interest of the child” standard. To make this determination, the judge considers the child’s age, capacity, and ability to state an “intelligent preference.” The judge also considers whether other portions of the proceeding might put the child at risk emotionally. The judge also considers relevance and can limit who is present during the child’s testimony in an effort to keep them protected.
Sometimes the court decides not to call the child as a witness but still believes the child’s input could
matter. They may have the child participate in child custody mediation or appoint a child custody evaluator. Sometimes other admissible evidence covers the child’s input. If this is the case, that evidence needs to be gathered and presented in writing by an adult who can testify and be cross-examined while also representing a thorough testimony of the child’s views. Often, the court will opt to use alternative methods because they can provide a healthier environment for a child to express views. Some children want to address the court, and if the child is 14 or older, the court must hear from the child unless there’s a good “best interests of the child” reason not to. There’s a common belief that a child can choose who gets custody of them, which is completely untrue. The court may allow the child to state a preference, but the preference is just one of many factors the court has to take into account when determining the child’s best interests.
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