Table 3.
Exercises walking at basic, moderate, and advanced levels in the balance training programme.
Basic | Moderate | Advanced | |
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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 |