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Table 1 Supervised exercise program

From: The role of supervision and motivation during exercise on physical and mental health in older adults: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (PRO-Training project)

 

Session nº

Exercise nº

Intensity report

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

Type

WARM-UP

1, 2 & 3

1

-

Seated ankle circumduction

Joint mobility

2

-

Knee flexo-extension

3

-

Hip circumduction

4

-

Forward–backward shoulder circumduction

5

-

Wrist circumduction

6

-

Neck mobility

7

-

Diagonal foot touches

Foot touches forward, to the side and back with hands on the waist

Foot touches forward, to the side and back with arms in cross position

Balance

8

-

Heel lifts

One leg balance

One leg balance with arms in cross position

9

-

Lateral movement without impact

Lateral movement with impact

Rope skipping

Soft cardio

10

-

´V´ front

Knee-elbow

Low skipping

MAIN ACTIVITY

1

1

-

One leg balance with arms in cross position

One leg balance with leg abduction

One leg balance with shoulder flexion

Balance

2

RIR

Machine chest press

Cable crossover

Dumbbell chest press

UB push (pectoral, triceps)

3

RIR

Box squat

Goblet squat

Jump squat

LB (quadriceps, gluteus)

4

RIR

Pulley shoulder flys

Alternating dumbbells shoulder flys

Simultaneous dumbbells shoulder flys

UB pull (trapezius, deltoid)

5

RIR

Assisted TRX lunge

Lunge

Weighted lunge

LB (quadriceps, gluteus)

6

RPE

Front plank with shoulder touches

Front plank with knees

Front plank

Core

7

RIR

Seated rowing machine

Standing cable row (medium height)

Unilateral dumbbell row

UB pull (dorsal)

8

RIR

Knee-banded seated hip abduction

Monster walk

Clamshell

LB (gluteus)

9

RPE

Lateral movements

Jumping jacks

Side-to-side shuffle

Cardio

10

RPE

Bike or elliptical

Step machine

Running

2

1

-

Foot touches forward, to the side and back with hands on the waist

Foot touches forward, to the side and back with arms in cross position

Foot touches forward, to the side and back with arm movements at the same level

Balance

2

RIR

Seated dumbbell shoulder press

TRX pendulum press

Standing barbell shoulder press

UB push (deltoid)

3

RPE

Bird dog

Unilateral bird dog

Alternating bird dog with abduction

Core

4

RIR

Pulley facepull

Pulley facepull with external rotation

Assisted scapular pull up

UB pull (trapezium, rhomboids)

5

RIR

Leg press with external foot rotation

Multipower sumo squat

Weighted sumo squat

LB (quadriceps, gluteus)

6

RPE

Pulley lateral rotation

Dynamic kneeling side plank

Static kneeling side plank

Core

7

RIR

Standing cable row (high pulley)

Standing unilateral cable row (high pulley)

Standing cable pullover (high pulley)

UB pull (dorsal)

8

RIR

Glute bridge

Hip thrust

Unilateral hip thrust

LB (gluteus)

9

RPE

Slow climber

Beginner burpee

Beginner burpee with jump

Cardio

10

RPE

Bike or elliptical

Step machine

Running

3

1

-

One leg balance with knee elevation

One leg balance with knee elevation and external rotation

One leg balance with hip extension and external rotation

Balance

2

RIR

Pulley triceps extension

Dumbbell triceps kickback

Unilateral overhead triceps extension

UB push (triceps)

3

RIR

Step up (alternative)

Step up (same leg)

Bulgarian squat with support

LB (quadriceps, gluteus)

4

RIR

Pull down

Unilateral pull down

Machine assisted pull up

UB pull (dorsal, biceps)

5

RPE

Isometric wall squat

Dynamic unilateral isometric wall squat

Static unilateral isometric wall squat

LB (quadriceps)

6

RPE

Press pallof with elastic

Press pallof with elastic and disc

Pulley pallof press

Core

7

RIR

Standing biceps cable curl

Alternating standing dumbbell biceps curl

Simultaneous standing dumbbell biceps curl

UB pull (biceps)

8

RIR

Pull throught

Kettlebell deadlift

Barbell deadlift

LB (quadriceps, gluteus)

9

RPE

Low skipping

Medium skipping

High skipping

Cardio

10

RPE

Bike or elliptical

Step machine

Running

COOL-DOWN

1, 2 & 3

1

-

Calf stretch

Dorsal stretch

Back stretch

Flexibility

2

-

Chair hamstring stretch

Biceps and pectoral stretch

Pectoral stretch on the floor

3

-

Gluteus stretch

Deltoid stretch

Hamstring stretch with elastic

4

-

Quadriceps stretch with support

Lying quadriceps stretch

Psoas stretch

5

-

Back stretch with support

Standing hamstring stretch

Soleus stretch

6

-

Pectoral wall stretch

Neck stretch

Forearm stretch

7

-

Neck stretch

Adductor stretch

Seated gluteus stretch

  1. LB Lower-body, RIR Repetitions in reserve, RPE Rate of perceived exertion, UB Upper-body