Helping people build the strength and endurance to live longer and healthier.

Falls Prevention Awareness Week is a national health campaign begun by the National Council on Aging. It is observed near the first day of fall to “increase awareness around falls health and injury prevention.” This year it is September 22–26, 2025.

There is much you can do to prevent falls for yourself or a loved one. Now is a good time to review it and take action.

Strength training can reduce your risk of falling, reduce the severity of injuries from falling, and improve your recovery after falling.

Squats and hip hinges are the two primary lower body exercises I teach. I do this because they are fundamental to human movement and are precisely where we want to build strength.

Think about your day. Do you need to get out of a chair? Pick up a child? Those are squats. Do you need to pick up the basket of laundry from the floor? Pick up the big bag of dog food from the bottom shelf at the store? Those are hip hinges. You need to train the squat and hip hinge patterns in order to build and maintain the strength and muscle mass that you need to live life.