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Table 1 Exercises used in the HIIT group

From: Feasibility and safety of high-intensity interval training for the rehabilitation of geriatric inpatients (HIITERGY) a pilot randomized study

 

Exercise A

Exercise B

Exercise C

Exercise D

Upper-body options

- NuStep

- Two-armed abduction over head

- Two-armed abduction to shoulder level

- Two-armed abduction to maximum level

- Two-armed extension over head

- Two-armed extension to shoulder level

- Two-armed extension to maximum level

- Alternating torso twist to same side as step

- Alternating both hands to opposite hip

Lower-body options

- cycle ergometer

- pedal exerciser

- Step up + step down

- Step front + step back

- Squat

- Sit on chair + get up (with or without help from arms)

- Side-step right + side-step left

- Foot touch floor right + foot touch floor left