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Library Provides Practice Music!
Madison Central Library partners, again, with BB4B! Guy Hankel, reference librarian and music selector*, will be providing music and books for participants in our downtown class (sponsored by the Madison Senior Center) each week, starting in 2020! On Friday 13...
Partnership with UW Legal Clinic
We would like to thank the University of Wisconsin Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, and especially law student Kaitlyn Wolfinger, for partnering with BB4B in 2019! Community partnerships are the bedrock of BB4B, and we are deeply grateful for this one. The L&E...
New WEST side class this fall!
Starting Tuesday 10 September, Physical Therapist and BB4B Instructor Hannah Johnson will be leading our first BB4B class on Tuesdays at Dale Heights Presbyterian Church in Middleton ! More details here!
In Memory of Micah Wong
21 December 1994 - 22 March 2019 If you would like to share a memory or image of Micah, please leave a comment below, or send it to us and we will add it to this post. Micah Wong was part of our BB4B community, an Instructor who volunteered his time generously for...
Research Summary: BB4B and Cognition
Click here to check out our easy-to-understand poster!
Research Summary: BB4B and Cognition
Check out this easy-to-understand poster!
Is Dancing the Kale of Exercise?
Research shows that dance offers a wealth of anti-aging benefits. It’s also fun. By Marilyn Friedman (April 30, 2019) Read the full article on the New York Times website.
The Association Between Timed Up and Go Test and History of Falls: The Tromsø Study
Gyrd Thrane, Ragnar M Joakimsen and Eline Thornquist Summary: A relationship between TUG time and history of falls in men but not in women was determined. However, the clinical relevance of this associated is limited due to the relatively small statistical...
Otago Exercise Program in the United States: Comparison of 2 Implementation Models
Tiffany E. Shubert, Matthew L. Smith, Lavina Goto, Luohua Jiang, Marcia G. OrySummary:Otago Exercise Program (OEP) is a fall prevention program that consists of 5 warm-up exercises and 17 strength and balance exercises, which are progressed over the course of the...
Balance Confidence and Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Are Most Predictive of Falling in Older Adults: Prospective Analysis
Merrill R. Landers, Sarrie Oscar, Jessica Sasaoka, Kyle Vaughn Summary: Physical-based measures (Berg Balance Scale, Sensory Organization Test, Timed “Up & Go”, and Dynamic Gait Index) as well as psychological-based measures (Falls Efficacy Scale, Activity...