One of the biggest reasons that our balance gets worse as we get older is because we stop doing activities that use our sense of balance.
One such activity that you may have done more when you were younger is dancing.
The shifting of your center of gravity from one foot to the other, along with turns, arm motions, and occasionally stepping on someone's foot all stimulated your sense of balance and helped keep it in good working order.
So when was the last time you danced? It's probably been a long time.
Maybe it's time to give it a try again.
You don't need to take lessons, and you don't even need a partner.
Here's how to get started:

• Find an open space, like your living room, and move anything you might trip on out of the way (like electric cords, newspapers, or shoes).
  
• Put on some catchy music that gets you moving.
  
• Start by shifting your weight back and forth from one foot to the other.
  
• As you sway and put your weight on your left foot, simultaneously lift your right foot off the ground just an inch and tap.
  Then put your right foot back down and sway to the right, putting your weight on your right foot.
  Now lift your left foot off the ground and tap it.
  Step and tap.
  Step and tap.
  
• Once you've got a hang of that, when you tap your foot, put it down in a different spot a couple inches ahead or behind where it originally was.
  If you move your right foot back a few inches each time and your left foot forward a few inches, you'll start to rotate to the left.
  
• Now you can spice up this basic move by swaying your arms, shoulders, hips, and head in whatever manner suits you.
  Just go with the music.
  

Dance for two or three songs.
Good work! You just exercised your sense of balance.
The key thing to remember is that it doesn't have to look pretty.
Just start very basic, and do it several times per week.
Even if it looks ugly, you're still helping your balance.