Most participants had low (≤3) Charlson’s Comorbidity Index scores (n=17, 100%), were well nourished (n=16, 94.1%), not sarcopenic (n=16, 94.1%), and not cognitively impaired (n=13, 76.5%), anxious or depressed (n=14, 82.4%). Pre and post assessments included the Timed Up & Go (TUG) the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) the Short Form Health Survey-36 (SF-36) the Falls Efficiency Scale International (FES-I) and an ActivPal accelerometer to measure participants’ physical activity. InterventionĪ Judo-based exercise program conducted twice weekly for 60 minutes per session over eight weeks. ![]() DesignĪ total of 17 participants (mean age 74.3☖.2 range 66–87 years 76.5% female). This study aimed to explore the feasibility (including recruitment, safety and adherence) and the effects of a twice weekly supervised Judo-based exercise program over eight weeks on mobility, balance, physical performance, quality of life, fear of falling and physical activity (including by frailty status) in community-dwelling older people aged ≥65 years.
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