Table 3.

Intervention effects on Functional Fitness (Mean±SD)

Functional Fitness	Pre-tests		Post-tests		Follow up-test		Group by Time interactions
	MEG	CCG	MEG	CCG	MEG	CCG	p value
Gript-RT	20.1 ± 7.2	22.6 ± 5.4	19.6 ± 6.5	22.1 ± 6.7	19.6 ± 5.5	20.2 ± 4.9b**	0.106
Grip-LT	18.8 ± 7.3	20.9 ± 5.0	18.1 ± 5.8	20.6 ± 5.3c*	18.2 ± 5.8	18.9 ± 4.2b**	0.059
Walk Speed-usual pace (m/s)	0.8 ± 0.2a*	0.9 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.2	0.9 ± 0.1c***	0.9 ± 0.3	0.8 ± 0.1	0.033*
Walk Speed-fastest pace (m/s)	1.1 ± 0.2a**	1.2 ± 0.2	1.2 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.2c**	1.1 ± 0.3	1.0 ± 1.2b*	0.006**
30 s-stand-sit	12.7 ± 5.7	15.7 ± 4.7a*	13.5 ± 4.5	12.7 ± 5.1	13.0 ± 6.6	11.1 ± 5.3b**	0.019
30 s-arm curl	13.5 ± 4.5a**	13.8 ± 4.7	15.5 ± 3.3	15.9 ± 3.0	15.7 ± 4.8b**	14.3 ± 4.8	0.352
One leg stand- RT	5.3 ± 3.8	3.6 ± 3.9	8.9 ± 8.2c**	4.1 ± 3.7	5.5 ± 7.0	3.2 ± 4.1	0.167
One leg stand- LT	5.8 ± 4.3	3.9 ± 2.3a*	7.5 ± 5.2	2.8 ± 2.8	5.9 ± 6.5	3.2 ± 4.7	0.111
8 ft TUG	9.9 ± 3.3a***	9.4 ± 3.3	8.4 ± 2.4	9.4 ± 2.6c**	9.6 ± 5.1	11.2 ± 3.7b*	0.162
2 min steps	67.0 ± 19.9a*	63.2 ± 14.8	77.6 ± 17.7	70.1 ± 24.4c**	78.1 ± 23.2b*	52.8 ± 16.8b*	0.002**

p < 0.5a*, p < 0.01a**, p < 0.001a*** compared between pre-test and post-test within group.

p < 0.5b*, p < 0.01b**, p < 0.001b*** compared between pre-test and follow up-test within group.

p < 0.5c*, p < 0.01c**, p < 0.001c*** compared between post-test and follow up-test within group.