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. 2020 Aug 11;17(16):5805. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17165805

Table 2.

List of physical activities offered by group homes.

GHA GHB GHC GHD
Regular Physical Activities
Basketball X c
Dance class (video) X c
Exercises (badminton, stationary cycling) X c X a
Individualized fitness exercise (targeted residents) e X b X b X b
Hiking trip (weekends) X d X d,k
Morning exercise (20 min, video) X a
Seated Tai-chi (weekends) X c
Small group fitness exercise (targeted residents) f X c
Swimming classes (weekends) X d
Walking trip to community (weekends) X c X c
Walking trip to supermarket X c X c X c
One-off Physical Activity Program (mostly 1X per week for 8 weeks, led by group home staff g, part-time instructors h, or external organizations i)
Fall prevention training X i
Gate ball X h
Jogging training X i X i
Lion dance X h X h,k
Multi-ball games (offered twice) (basketball, handball, soccer) X g
Small group exercises/games X i X i X i
Taekwondo X h
Thai boxing X h,k
Video games of bodily movements X g

a Daily; b 2X per week; c 1X per week or 1X per two weeks; d seasonal, 1X per few months; e for overweight/obese or inactive ones, designed by physiotherapist/occupational therapist, 10 to 20 min duration on treadmill, stationary cycling, or calisthenics exercises; f for 10 highest BMI; 1-h outdoor games or indoor fitness activities; g led by group home staff; h led by part-time instructor; i led by external organization; j led by group home’s staff; k applied external fund; l future plan.