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. 2014 Jun 26;14:652. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-652

Table 2.

All possible combinations of the five training categories in Table 1 and the time (minutes) allotted to each category for each combination

Number of exercise categories Combination of exercise categories (*) Cardio (Ca) Extra cardio Neck/Shoulder (NS) Large Muscles (LM) Core Stability (CS) Balance (Ba) Combi- nations used
0
 
20
5
 
25
 
 
 
1
Ca
20
5
 
25
 
 
21
 
NS
20
 
20
10
 
 
1
 
LM
20
5
 
25
 
 
 
 
CS
20
5
 
5
20
 
 
 
Ba
20
5
 
20
 
5
 
2
Ca + NS
20
5
20
5
 
 
17
 
Ca + LM
20
5
 
25
 
 
 
 
Ca + CS
20
5
 
5
20
 
2
 
Ca + Ba
20
5
 
20
 
5
 
 
NS + LM
20
 
20
10
 
 
3
 
NS + CS
20
 
20
 
10
 
12
 
NS + Ba
20
 
20
5
 
5
1
 
LM + CS
20
 
 
15
15
 
 
 
LM + Ba
20
5
 
20
 
5
 
 
CS + Ba
20
 
 
10
15
5
 
3
Ca + NS + LM
20
 
20
10
 
 
17
 
Ca + NS + CS
20
 
20
 
10
 
33
 
Ca + NS + Ba
20
5
20
 
 
5
6
 
Ca + LM + CS
20
5
 
15
10
 
16
 
Ca + LM + Ba
20
5
 
20
 
5
3
 
Ca + CS + Ba
20
5
 
 
20
5
1
 
NS + LM + CS
20
 
15
5
10
 
16
 
NS + LM + Ba
20
 
15
10
 
5
 
 
NS + CS + Ba
20
 
15
 
10
5
7
 
LM + CS + Ba
20
 
 
15
10
5
 
4
Ca + NS + LM + CS
20
 
15
10
5
 
18
 
Ca + NS + LM + Ba
20
 
15
10
 
5
1
 
Ca + NS + CS + Ba
20
5
15
 
5
5
15
 
Ca + LM + CS + Ba
20
5
 
10
10
5
1
 
NS + LM + CS + Ba
20
 
15
5
5
5
 
5 Ca + NS + LM + CS + Ba 20   10 10 5 5 3

(*) Ca: Cardio training, NS: Neck/shoulder strength training, LM: Large muscle groups strength training, CS: Core stability functional training, and Ba: Balance functional training.

Last column shows the number of participants who were allocated to the combination at baseline.