Table 1.
Multicomponent exercise program protocol.
Exercise Training | Description | Duration | Intensity Progression |
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Chair Aerobic Training | (i) seated marching, (ii) leg marching, (iii) arm swing, (iv) tap and clap, (v) side bend, and (vi) arm raised | 10−20 min | month 1: 10 min month 2: 15 min month 3: 20 min |
Resistance Training with Theraband | (i) arm curl, (ii) backward arm press, (iii) hip flexor, (iv) hip extensor, (v) hip adductor, (vi) hip abductor, (vii) knee flexor, (viii) knee extensor, (ix) ankle plantar flexor, and (x) ankle dorsiflexor | 25−30 min | month 1, Reps: 8 × 2 set, intensity: 65% of the 1RM month 2, Reps: 10 × 3 set, intensity: 75% of the 1RM month 3, Reps: 12 × 3 set, intensity: 85−90% of the 1RM (Intensity was set by the color of the theraband.) |
Balance Training | (i) sit to stand, (ii) knee bends, (iii) backwards walking, (iv) walking and turning around, (v) sideways walking, and (vi) heel toe standing (vii) heel toe walking (viii) one leg stand | 10 min | Month 1: two hands support month 2: one hand support month 3: no hand support |