Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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- Age: ≥ 70 years | - Exercise > 1/week in past 3 months - Moderate to vigorous physical activity > 150 min/week in past 3 months |
- Living at home OR “supervised living” without having active assistance | - Medical conditions: - Heart failure (NYHA class III & IV) - Recent cerebrovascular accident (< 6 months) - Parkinson’s disease - On active cancer treatment (last 6 months) - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Gold class III & IV - Unstable lower limb fracture - Amputated lower extremity (−ies) - Acute treatment of depression - Uncontrolled resting blood pressures of a systolic > 160 or diastolic > 100 or higher |
- Fall risk, defined as > 2 falls within the last 12 months OR 1 injurious fall within the last 12 months OR subjectively perceived balance decline AND Timed Up-and-Go time ≥ 12 s | |
- Able to speak and read in German | |
- Able to ambulate 200 m without personal assistance | - Unavailability for home visits within 11 weeks after baseline assessment |
- Travel > 2 months planned within first 6 months of the study | |
- Moderate to severe cognitive impairment (Montreal Cognitive Assessment < 23) | |
- Current participation in another scientific trial |