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. 2015 May;29(5):417–425. doi: 10.1177/0269215514546770

Table 2.

Exercises standing at basic, moderate, and advanced levels in the balance training programme.

Basic Moderate Advanced
Exercises standing • Standing in a circle, chairs in between, passing (rolling) a large ball
• Standing in a circle, passing around a big balloon
• Standing in a line, passing a small ball, slalom
• Standing in a line, passing (rolling) a large ball, slalom (supplementary material Figure 3)
• Tandem stance
• Standing on one leg
• Standing, one balance cushion under each foot
• Standing, both feet on one balance cushion
• Standing on soft foam mat
• Standing in pairs, facing each other, both holding a ball. One leads and the other follows when moving the ball in the air
• Standing in pairs, facing each other with a ball between chests, pushing gently*
• Standing in a circle, hitting a balloon, doing a lunge when hitting
• Standing in a circle, passing a ball, doing a lunge when passing ball
• Standing in a circle, throwing a ball, doing a lunge when throwing (one or two balls
• Standing in a circle, throwing a ball with different bases of support (feet together, tandem stance, etc.)
• Standing in a circle, passing around a glass of water, one foot on balance cushion
• Standing in a line, passing a small ball, slalom, with different bases of support (one foot on balance cushion, semi-tandem, etc.)
• Standing in a line, passing (rolling) a large ball, slalom, with different bases of support (one foot on balance cushion, semi-tandem, etc., supplementary material Figure 3)
• Standing with one hand lightly resting on back of chair for support, one foot on balance cushion, doing lunges with other leg in different directions
• Standing with different bases of support (tandem stance, standing one balance cushion under each foot, both feet on one balance cushion), adding motor or cognitive task
• Adding a cognitive task (reciting or counting) to the exercises in moderate level
• Standing with different bases of support (tandem stance, standing one balance cushion under each foot, both feet on one balance cushion), adding both motor and cognitive tasks
*

Exercises excluded for participants with osteoporosis.