If single-leg balance feels harder for you, and you’re hypermobile…
you’re not imagining it.
Research shows people with joint hypermobility often have:
• ↓ proprioception (joint position awareness)
• delayed muscle activation
• ↑ postural sway during balance tasks
Not because you’re weak.
But because your joints give your brain different sensory input.
That’s why tests like the 10-second single-leg stance can be more challenging for hypermobile bodies — and why balance should be trained differently, not avoided.
✨ The good news?
Balance is trainable — especially when the focus is:
✔️ control before complexity
✔️ stability before mobility
✔️ fewer reps, more intention
If balance feels shaky, that’s not failure.
That’s information your nervous system is giving you.
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