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

Table 3.

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

Basic Moderate Advanced
Exercises walking • Slalom walking around 4–7 balance cushions
• Walking, stepping with one foot on balance cushions (4–7 cushions)
• Walking around in a “messy” surrounding (chairs, balls, steps, cones, etc.)
• Walking forward at a fast speed and returning walking backwards
• Walking forward at a fast speed, finishing with stepping up and down on two step platforms, returning at normal speed
• Walking forward in fast speed, finishing with stepping up and down on two step platforms, returning walking backwards
• Walking on a long soft foam mat
• Semi-tandem or tandem walking
• Slalom walking, adding motor or cognitive task (supplementary material Figure 4)
• Walking, stepping on balance cushions, placed in a row wide apart
• Walking around in a “messy” surrounding (chairs, balls, steps, cones, etc.), reciting or counting
• Walking around, doing lunges on request (with left foot when tapped on left shoulder)
• Walking forward at a fast speed and returning walking backwards, adding motor or cognitive task
• Walking forward at a fast speed, finishing with stepping up and down on two step platforms, returning at a normal speed, adding motor or cognitive task (supplementary material Figure 6)
• Walking forward at a fast speed, finishing with stepping up and down on two step platforms, returning walking backwards, adding motor or cognitive task
• Walking on a soft foam mat, adding motor or cognitive task
• Tandem walking, adding motor or cognitive task
• Slalom walking, adding both motor and cognitive task
• Walking, stepping on balance cushions placed in a row (supplementary material Figure 5)
• Walking around buttoning and unbuttoning clothing or reciting or counting in a “messy” surrounding, doing lunges on request (with left foot when tapped on left shoulder)
• Walking forward at a fast speed and returning walking backwards, adding both motor and cognitive task
• Walking forward at a fast speed, finishing with stepping up and down on two step platforms, returning at a normal speed, adding both motor and cognitive task
• Walking forward at a fast speed, finishing with stepping up and down on two step platforms, returning walking backwards, adding both motor and cognitive task
• Walking on a soft foam mat, adding both motor and cognitive task
• Tandem walking, adding both motor and cognitive task