Table 1.

Description of the supervised exercise program

Duration of exercise program	12 weeks (24 sessions)
Duration of exercise sessions	60 min (10 min of warm-up, 45 min of PRT and 5 min of stretching)
Exercise frequency	2 times a week
Rest period between exercise sessions	2–5 days
Warm-up	Exercises of light to moderate intensity with elements of balance and flexibility training (e.g. walking around in circles with changing directions, walking on toes and heels, floor touch, walking lunges, exercises on balance board)
Description of PRT exercises	Chest press, abdominal crunch, leg press, leg curl (hamstrings), leg extension (quadriceps), lower back and low row
No. of repetitions (PRT)	15 RM (session 1–2), 12 RM (session 3–13), 10 RM (session 14–24)
No. of sets per session (PRT)	2 (session 1–6), 3 (session 7–24)
Rest period between sets (PRT)	60 s

Abbreviations: No. (number), PRT progressive resistance training, RM repetition maximum