Research Article

Effects of a Multicomponent Exercise Program on Groups of Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Low Schooling: A Pilot Study

Table 2

Description of the adapted program applied to each group [41].

G1-Multicomponent group with dual task

5-minute warm-upUpper and lower limb stretching
30 seconds for each limb
2 exercises
Upper limb exercises + cognitive taskElbow flexion + naming the months of the year in order
1 set of 12 consecutive repetitions for each upper limb with a 1 kg dumbbellElbow extension + when the color presented is green, the subject says yellow, and vice versa
Lower limb exercises + cognitive taskKnee flexion + naming colors/days of the week/names
1 set of 12 consecutive repetitions for each lower limb with a 1 kg ankle weightKnee extension + when a green card is shown, individuals raise their hand
Balance training 2 sets, 10 seconds for each exerciseOn tiptoes +
Naming the months of the year starting with a random month (if the individual says January, the second says February and so on until the time is up)
Single-leg stance +
The instructor says Yes and the individual says No, and vice versa
Semitandem +
The instructor says a word (house, ball, tree, and flower) while the individual holds a glass and a ball without letting them fall, repeating the word
Reach for a ball that the instructor alternates in different directions
Counting 10 + 1, 11 + 1, 12 + 1 + ….

G2: simple multicomponent group
5-minute warm-upUpper and lower limb stretching
30 seconds for each limb
2 exercises
Upper limb exercises Elbow flexion 
1 set of 12 consecutive repetitions for each upper limb with a 1 kg dumbbellElbow extension
Lower limb exercises Knee flexion  
1 set of 12 consecutive repetitions for each lower limb with a 1 kg ankle weightKnee extension
Balance training 2 sets, 10 secondsTiptoe 
Single-leg stance
Semitandem
Reach for a ball that the instructor alternates in different directions