Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria of the PASSWORD study

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Age 70 to 85	Severe chronic condition or medication affecting cognitive and/or physical function:
Community-dwelling	-cancer requiring treatment in the past year (except for basalioma, cancers that have been cured or carry an excellent prognosis)
Able to walk 500 m without assistance (cane is allowed)	-severe musculoskeletal (e.g. osteoarthritis, osteoporosis with fragility fracture) disease
	-severe lung, renal or cardio-vascular disease, diabetes with insulin medication
Sedentary or at most moderately physically active (less than 150 min of walking/week and no regular attendance in resistance training)	-severe psychotic disorder, cognitive impairment or disease affecting cognition (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, abnormal CERAD score),
	-serious neurological disease or disorder (e.g. Parkinson’s disease), stroke or cerebral hemorrhage with complications
MMSE ≥24 Informed consent to participation	Underlying diseases likely to limit lifespan and/or intervention safety. Contraindication for physical exercise or walking tests based on ACSM41
	Other medical, psychiatric, or behavioral factor that in the judgment of the PI and study physician may interfere with study participation or the ability to follow the intervention protocol
	Excessive and regular use of alcohol (more than 7 units per week for women and 14 for men)
	Difficulty in communication due to severe vision or hearing problems
	Unable or unwilling to give informed consent or accept randomization into either study group
	Another member of the household is a participant in PASSWORD

MMSE Mini mental state examination test, MCI Mild cognitive impairment, ACSM American college of sports medicine