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A tailored balance and falls prevention initiative led by exercise physiologist Charlie Gordon has helped residents at Bolton Clarke’s The Terraces, Varsity Lakes build confidence and independence. The Better Balance Initiative by Balance Metrix is a combined balance testing ...

I was very excited to meet Olympic gold swimming star Duncan Armstrong OAM on 18 September 2025 at Parliament House, Sydney. Balance Metrix was there at the invitation of Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)'s General Manager Policy & Advocacy ...

Mobile Accredited Exercise Physiologist Jo MacAllan - seen here displaying her Balance Mat near the Sea Cliff Bridge on the Illawarra escarpment south of Wollongong - is our newest partner in the Better Balance Initiative. Jo is gearing up to ...

On 26 June 2025, the Australian Falls Guidelines were updated by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. I was hugely excited to read  Preventing falls and harm from falls in older people: Best Practice Guidelines for ...

"Your Health Never Retires" is a powerful message for older people from Wini Health - our new partner. Wini Health is the leading, award-winning online health program for independent adults and lifestyle villages. Their allied health professionals and fitness team ...

Over the past two and a half years Abishek Shrestha has been working diligently on his PhD studies at University of Canberra (UC), as well as supporting the Balance Mat technology day-to-day as the Balance Mat Pty Ltd company's ...

MAY IS EXERCISE RIGHT MONTH. It's a celebration of the part exercise scientists and exercise physiologists play in keeping Australians healthy. The event was held in Brisbane by their professional accreditation and membership body, Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA). ...

Three distinct clusters have now emerged from Balance Mat testing: low, medium and high. I moved into my new workspace at Hastings Medical Centre in October 2024. Since then the practice nurses like Sarah King (pictured with a patient - ...

Balance Metrix is keen to partner with exercise physiologists, physiotherapists, aged care providers, community groups and doctors to promote #strengthspan in the community using the Better Balance Initiative as a proactive falls prevention strategy. If you're interested, please browse the ...

An esteemed team of allied health researchers from the College of Healthcare Sciences at JCU in Townsville have now received ethical approval for a body of research involving the Balance Mat. The team comprises two researchers from the discipline of ...