The Otago exercise program is a fall-prevention exercise program for the elderly. It was designed to prevent falls by strengthening muscles and improving balance in older adults.

People who were not enrolled in the exercise program got between 5.2 and 7.4 fewer MET hours of exercise per week — the equivalent of 1.5 to 2.25 hours of brisk walking.

Baton Rouge's Deane Capone, 70, a client in the 'Exercise is Medicine' program at Woman's Hospital's Woman's Center for Wellness, warms up on a recumbent cross trainer, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.

Following lung cancer resection, patients had more improved exercise outcomes and health-related quality of life with a home-based exercise and self-management program vs. usual care, according to ...