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Table 2 Unsupervised 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

Wall push-ups

Quadruped push-ups

Knee push-ups

UB push (pectoral, triceps)

3

RIR

Chair squat

Squat with elastic

Jumping squat

LB (quadriceps, gluteus)

4

RIR

Vertical rowing with elastic

Alternating shoulder flys with elastic

Simultaneous shoulder flys with elastic

UB pull (trapezius, deltoid)

5

RIR

Lunge with support

Lunge

Lunge with elastic

LB (quadriceps, gluteus)

6

RPE

Front plank with shoulder touches

Front plank with knees

Front plank

Core

7

RIR

Seated rowing with elastic

Simultaneous standing rowing with elastic

Unilateral standing rowing with elastic

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

Kneeling on the spot

Alternating step-up

Simultaneous step-up

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 shoulder press with elastic

Unilateral seated shoulder press with elastic

Standing shoulder press with elastic

UB push (deltoid)

3

RPE

Bird dog

Unilateral bird dog

Alternating bird dog with abduction

Core

4

RIR

Scapular retraction with elastic

Alternating scapular retraction with elastic

Scapular retraction lying with elastic

UB pull (trapezium, rhomboids)

5

RIR

Sumo chair squat

Sumo squat

Sumo squat with elastic band

LB (quadriceps, gluteus)

6

RPE

Kneeling side plank

Kneeling side plank with leg abduction

Lateral rotation with elastic

Core

7

RIR

Seated rowing with elastic

Simultaneous standing rowing with elastic

Unilateral standing rowing with elastic

UB pull (dorsal)

8

RIR

Glute bridge with elastic

Frog pump with elastic

Unilateral glute bridge with elastic

LB (gluteus)

9

RPE

Slow climber

Beginner burpee

Beginner burpee with jump

Cardio

10

RPE

Kneeling on the spot

Alternating step-up

Simultaneous step-up

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

Seated triceps extension with elastic

Triceps kickback with elastic

Unilateral overhead triceps extension with elastic

UB push (triceps)

3

RIR

Lunge with support

Lunge

Lunge with elastic

LB (quadriceps, gluteus)

4

RIR

Scapular retraction with elastic

Pull with elastic

Alternating pull with elastic

UB pull (dorsal, biceps)

5

RPE

Isometric wall squat

Dynamic unilateral isometric wall squat

Static unilateral isometric wall squat

LB (quadriceps)

6

RPE

Dead bug with leg movements

Dynamic dead bug

Static dead bug

Core

7

RIR

Seated biceps curl with elastic

Alternating standing biceps curl with elastic

Simultaneous standing biceps curl with elastic

UB pull (biceps)

8

RIR

Sumo deadlift with elastic

Conventional deadlift with elastic

Unilateral conventional deadlift with elastic

LB (quadriceps, gluteus)

9

RPE

Low skipping

Medium skipping

High skipping

Cardio

10

RPE

Lateral movements

Jumping jacks

Side-to-side shuffle

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 band

4

-

Supported quadriceps stretch

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