Tipping Toward Balance: A Fitness Trainer’s Guide to Stability and Walking

by Tracy Markley

In this book I share eight exercises and the reasons why they have helped clients regain their balance.These particular exercises have helped clients stoptripping and falling and to regain the ability to feel safe in movement again. I also share some short stories of clients who all have various reasons for losing their balance.A range of personal and specific factors may play a role in the body’s balance and walking gait as they become off-kilter. This leaves people feeling unsafe in their movements, which, in turn, causes the walking gait to change and slow down because they feel out of balance or unstable. At this point, individuals may find themselves tripping often and/or falling down.At any age, but often as we get older, the body can become weaker.

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Tracy Markley

Tracy L. Markley is an Award-winning Personal Trainer, educator, and author. She is the author of sixteen books. Two of these books are children’s books. In November 2017, she published her first book, The Stroke of an Artist, The Journey of a Fitness Trainer and a Stroke Survivor. An inspiring journey of a stroke survivor. Since then, she has become an award-winning author of fifteen books and a co-author of one book.

As of August 2025, Tracy has received thirty-two book awards.

Tracy has been working and studying in the fitness industry since 1994. She is the owner of Tracy Markley’s Fitness. Tracy is recognized by the National Fitness Hall of Fame as one of 2024 America’s Top Fitness Educators. Tracy is the recipient of the 2021 IDEA World Personal Trainer of the Year, and She was a Finalist to the 2020 IDEA World Personal Trainer of the Year award. She is a Certified Fitness Specialist, Personal Trainer, Dance & Group Exercise Leader, Fitness & Nutrition, Biomechanics Specialist, CHEK Institute, Pain Management Specialist, AFAA Group Exercise Examiner, BOSU Master Trainer, FiTOUR Pro-Trainer, Reiki Master-Teacher, and many more including certified Pilates and 200 RYT Yoga Instructor.

She has become a Specialist in stroke recovery and senior balance, functional training, and fall prevention. Her stroke recovery books, and her education courses and videos have helped stroke survivors and caregivers worldwide.

She was Medical Fitness Professional of the Year, 1st Runner up in 2020. She was listed in the National Fitness Hall of Fame Book and Website as one of the 2019 top Personal Trainers.

Tracy is the Author/Creator of the Advanced Education CEC Stroke Recovery Training Course and Functional Anatomy 101 Course for the fitness and health industry.

Tracy is the radio show host of The Health and Fitness Show with Tracy.