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. 2020 May 26;17(11):3760. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17113760

Table 1.

Multicomponent exercise program protocol.

Exercise Training Description Duration Intensity Progression
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