Table 3 Progression of complexity of secondary tasks by levels of difficulty
Main cognitive function | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Attention | Divided (cognitive) CATEGORIES:Buildings/ Dairy products/ colors | The participant will repeat a specific word from a certain category (e.g house) every time the instructor says it | The participant will raise a hand every time the instructor says a specific word from a certain category or when a green card is presented | The participant will raise a hand every time the instructor says two specific words from certain categories or when a green card is presented | The participant will raise a hand every time the instructor says two specific words from certain categories or when a green card is presented or when the instructor claps | The participant will raise a hand and repeat the word every time the instructor says two specific words from certain categories or when a green card is presented or when the instructor claps |
Divided (physical) | Participants will carry out the physical task whilst maintaining a cup with a ball upright to avoid the ball from falling | |||||
Sustained | Naming months of the year forward | Naming months of the year forward starting from a random month | Naming even or odd months of the year forward | Naming months of the year backwards | Naming months of the year backwards starting from a random month | |
Shifting | Participants will be asked to shift focus from a cognitive task to another on some of the dual tasks | |||||
Semantic fluency | Naming colors/days of the week/names | Naming members of the family/clothes | Naming professions | Naming cooking instruments or general tools | Naming fish, dog or tree types | |
Inhibition | If the instructor says YES they respond NO and viceversa | Every time the instructor says HEADS they have to answer TAILS and viceversa and Previous entry | If a green card is presented they have to say RED and when a red card is presented they have to say GREEN | Level 2 and level 3 instructions altogether | If the word RED is presented in a green color they have to say GREEN and vice versa and when the word YES in red color or NO in green color, they have to name the color. | |
Problem solving (calculus) | Counting by twos starting from a numberāā„ā30 | Counting by threes from a numberāā„ā50 | Substracting by twos from a numberāā„ā30 | Substracting by threes from a numberāā„ā50 | Substracting by fours from a numberāā„ā100 | |
Movement coordination | Inherent to the muticomponent exercise program | |||||
Movement learning and sequencing | ||||||