Balance board guides
Five questions people ask before they buy, answered from the published research rather than from the product page. Every figure below carries the number of trials behind it.
15 September 2026
What 108 trials measured about balance boards
Across 108 randomised trials and 23,407 people, balance and functional exercise cut the rate of falls by 24% — rated high-certainty. Strength training alone did not.
15 September 2026
Balance board or wobble board?
One tips on a single axis and stays predictable. The other tips in every direction. They train different things, and the words are used differently in Britain and the United States.
15 September 2026
The downsides of using a balance board
Adverse events were reported in 27 of 108 trials, and only one watched both groups properly. Harm here is poorly recorded rather than proven absent — and we sell these boards.
15 September 2026
Balance exercises for seniors
Starting from the floor, with a chair within reach. Includes what a normal single-leg stand time looks like at 60, 70 and 80, measured across 22 studies.
15 September 2026
The 20-8-2 rule for standing desks
Alan Hedge proposed it as a recommendation, not a trial result. One thesis has tested it, and its findings are written almost entirely in negatives.