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Table 3 wLiFE55 + activities implemented during the intervention (n = 15)

From: The work Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise program for preventing functional decline in employees aged 55 years and older: development and initial evaluation

Activity module

Frequency of Practice

Activity type (No. of participants implemented the activity)

Daily, times/day

Percentage of intervention days practiced, % 1

Strength

Squatting (n = 9)

1.9 ± 1.0

64.5 ± 16.7%

Lunging (n = 10)

1.6 ± 0.7

58.3 ± 21.2%

Sit-to-stand (n = 6)

2.3 ± 0.9

63.0 ± 25.0%

Toe standing and walking (n = 1)

1.0 ± 0

25.0 ± 0%

Heel standing and walking (n = 1)

1.0 ± 0

75.0 ± 0%

Stair climbing (n = 9)

2.2 ± 1.4

61.3 ± 20.2%

Move sideways (n = 7)

1.5 ± 0.7

57.0 ± 20.1%

Tightening muscles (n = 8)

1.6 ± 0.5

74.2 ± 22.9%

 

Total value (n = 51)

1.6 ± 0.9

59.8 ± 21.1%

Neuromotor function

Tandem stand (n = 13)

1.7 ± 0.4

66.3 ± 20.0%

One-leg stand (n = 15)

2.0 ± 1.0

68.2 ± 18.9%

Tandem walk (n = 15)

1.8 ± 0.8

57.6 ± 20.2%

Leaning (n = 8)

1.6 ± 0.6

67.1 ± 16.1%

Stepping over objects (n = 3)

3.0 ± 1.1

68.8 ± 15.0%

Stepping and changing direction (n = 0)

-

-

Square stepping, hopping, or jumping (n = 8)

1.6 ± 0.8

46.1 ± 20.3%

 

Total value (n = 61)

1.9 ± 0.8

62.4 ± 18.4%

Physical activity

Walk longer (n = 7)

1.9 ± 1.5

58.2 ± 26.4%

Walk faster (n = 12)

2.3 ± 3.1

60.5 ± 21.6%

Sit less (n = 5)

2.5 ± 2.2

59.4 ± 26.4%

Break up sitting (n = 6)

2.0 ± 1.1

67.0 ± 17.3%

 

Total value (n = 30)

2.2 ± 2.0

61.3 ± 23.0%

  1. The data are presented as the mean ± SD or in %. The wLiFE55 + activities implemented during the intervention period are given. 1Percentage of days the activity was practiced in relation to the total days of the intervention. n = 15 were included in the analysis, but not all participants implemented each activity type, as indicated in the table