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A 12-week supervised combination of balance and strength/power training improves balance, strength/power, body composition, cognitive function, psychosocial well-being, and falls self-efficacy in healthy older adults (65-80 years).
If you are over 65, a structured exercise program focusing on both balance (standing on one leg, walking on uneven surfaces) and strength (chair stands, jumping) performed three times a week for 12 weeks is expected to reduce your fall risk and improve your daily functioning. Supervision is recommended for the best results.
It is expected that particularly the supervised combination of balance and strength / power training will improve performance in variables of balance, strength / power, body composition, cognitive function, psychosocial well-being, and falls self-efficacy of older adults.
Why this rating
This is a study protocol; no results are reported yet, only hypotheses.
Source
A best practice fall prevention exercise program to improve balance, strength / power, and psychosocial health in older adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Yves J. Gschwind et al. · BMC Geriatrics · 2013
DOI 10.1186/1471-2318-13-105
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