EFFECTIVENESS OF MOTOR SKILL OF WALKING GROUP EXERCISE IN OLDER ADULTS: A CLUSTER RANDOMIZED TRIAL

Many standard group exercise programs emphasize muscle strengthening, flexibility and general conditioning because of the association of such impairments with walking difficulties, but do not emphasize the ability to walk or the timing and coordination of movement that is critical to walking. We developed a group exercise program that includes timing and coordination exercises for walking called On the Move (OTM). In a single blind...