Fall Prevention and Physical Activity – let’s get moving!
A Matter of Balance is for you if you’ve fallen in the past or are doing less of the things you love because you’re worried about falling. You’ll learn that falling is not an inevitable part of aging, and how simple changes to your home, management of when and how you take medications, plus increased exercise to improve strength and balance, can reduce your risk.
The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program offers low-impact exercises and gentle activities to help increase joint flexibility and range of motion, and to help maintain muscle strength. This program was developed specifically for people with arthritis, but the workshops can also help those without arthritis.
The Arthritis Foundation Walk with Ease Program helps people create and get going on a walking plan to meet their particular needs. Learn how to stay active, manage pain and exercise safely to keep muscles strong and joints stable. The program will also help you to boost your energy, reduce stress and help control your weight.


Bingocize is a 10-week health promotion program combining bingo with fall prevention exercise and health education. Proven to increase an individual’s physical fitness and health knowledge, it is downright fun. Bingo games are twice per week for 1 hour.
EnhanceFitness helps older adults at all levels of fitness become more active, energized, and empowered to sustain independent lives. It focuses on dynamic cardiovascular exercise, strength training, balance, and flexibility to help older adults maintain health and function as they age. Participants’ progress can be measured with fitness checks as they continue through the program. Overall, it has been proven to increase strength, boost activity levels, and elevate mood.
Tai Chi for Arthritis is an effective program for people with arthritis, as it incorporates exercises that improve balance, muscular strength, flexibility, and fitness. The program is based on Sun style Tai Chi, and can be practiced standing or seated. In addition to improving balance, strength, flexibility, and fitness, Tai Chi for Arthritis has been shown to decrease pain, improve brain health, and reduce falls.
Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (TJQMBB) is an evidence-based fall prevention program for community-dwelling older adults. The program is delivered in two 1-hour sessions each week for 24 weeks. Each session consists of warm-up exercises; core practices, which include a mix of practice of forms, variations of forms, and mini-therapeutic movements; and brief cool-down exercises.
Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) is a strength, balance and fitness program for adults 65 and older. The entire curriculum of activities in the SAIL program can help improve strength and balance, if done regularly. SAIL is offered 3 times a week in a one hour class. SAIL exercises can be done standing or sitting.
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Physical Activity and Fall Prevention
Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program
Programa de Ejercicios de la Fundación de Artritis: Colonia Jess Lopez
Address: 2627 E Olympic Blvd , Los AngelesArthritis Foundation Exercise Program: Rose Gardens (Watts) Senior Center
Address: 1657 E. Century Blvd., , Los AngelesArthritis Foundation Exercise Program: New Hope Home
Address: 1150 East New York St., , Long BeachArthritis Foundation Exercise Program: Encanto Court
Address: 1345 W. 105th St., , Los AngelesArthritis Foundation Exercise Program: Atria Tarzana
Address: 5325 Etiwanda Ave , TarzanaPrograma de Ejercicios de la Fundación de Artritis: White Memorial
Address: 1720 East Cesar E. Chavez Ave., , Los AngelesArthritis Foundation Exercise Program: Santa Anita Family YMCA
Address: 501 S. Mountain Avenue , MonroviaArthritis Foundation Exercise Program: Parks Chapel AME Church
Address: 1102 Fourth St., , San FernandoArthritis Foundation Exercise Program: Fuller Ave Senior Housing
Address: 1627 N Fuller Ave , West HollywoodPrograma de Ejercicios de la Fundacion Artritis – East Los Angeles Service Center
Address: 133 n Sunol Dr., , Los AngelesArthritis Foundation Exercise Program: Madison Ave Senior Housing
Address: 1151 N Madison Ave., , Los AngelesTai Chi for Arthritis
Tai Chi for Arthritis – Ferndale, CA
Address: 100 Berding Street , FerndaleTai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention / In-Person Class (English)
Address: 225 30th Street , San FranciscoTai Chi for Arthritis – Group W – Online
Address: 732 Mott St., Suite 150 , San FernandoMatter of Balance
A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls
Address: , Corte MaderaIn Person A Matter of Balace
Address: 24932 Veterans Way , Mission ViejoA Matter of Balance – Simi Valley Senior Center
Address: 3900 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley, CA, United States , Simi ValleyA Matter of Balance: Cerritos Senior Center
Address: 12340 South St. , CerritosA Matter of Balance
Address: ,Stepping On
Stepping On: Fall Prevention – Oxnard Performing Arts Center
Address: 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, CA 93030 , OxnardTai Chi-Moving for Better Balance
Tai Chi Moving for Better Balance – VCAAA County of Ventura California Room
Address: 669 County Square Drive , VenturaWalk With Ease
Arthritis Foundation: Walk with Ease – Willett Ranch Community Room
Address: 55 Willett Street, Ventura, CA 93003 , VenturaArthritis Foundation Walk With Ease Program – Seasons at Compton Senior Apartments
Address: 15810 S. Frailey Ave., , ComptonArthritis Foundation Walk With Ease Program – La Mirada Activity Center
Address: 13810 La Mirada Blvd., , La MiradaArthritis Foundation Walk With Ease Program – Beverly Hills Carmel North
Address: 8757 Burton Way , Los AngelesArthritis Foundation Walk With Ease Program – Beverly Hills Carmel South
Address: 8750 Burton Way , Los AngelesArthritis Foundation Walk With Ease Program – Joslyn Adult Recreation Center – Alhambra
Address: 210 N. Chapel Ave., , AlhambraArthritis Foundation Walk With Ease Program – Vineland Avenue Senior Housing
Address: 4900 Vineland Ave., , North HollywoodArthritis Foundation Walk With Ease Program – Duarte Senior Center
Address: 1610 Huntington Drive , DuarteBingocize
Bingocize at the Fortuna Senior Center
Address: 3000 Newburg Road, Suite B , FortunaBingocize – Irwindale Senior Center
Address: 16116 Arrow Ave., , IrwindaleBingocize – Miramar Towers
Address: 2000 Miramar St., , Los AngelesBingocize – Camarillo Health Care District
Address: 3639 Las Posas Rd., Suite # 117 , CamarilloBingocize – Sherman Oaks Senior Housing
Address: 14567 Dickens St., , Sherman OaksStay Active and Independent for Life
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