Chair yoga to improve fitness and daily living activities in older adults

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsClinical Trials Registry - India
Year 2026
INTERVENTION: Intervention1: Chair Yoga Therapy: 1 Warm up session for 5 mins at the beginning of the session 2 Chair yoga poses in sitting will be given for 10mins for 8 weeks 3 A short break will be given for 2 mins 4 Chair yoga poses including balance training while standing will be given for 10 mins 5 Cooling down and relaxation activities will be given for 2mins at the end of the sesion. Control Intervention1: Conventional physiotherapy exercises: This group will receive conventional physiotherapy that is the daily mobility and stretching exercises for 8 weeks CONDITION: PRIMARY OUTCOME: Functional fitnessTimepoint: At baseline ; After 8 weeks SECONDARY OUTCOME: Activities of daily livingTimepoint: At baseline ; At 8 weeks INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1 Community living older adults 2 Older adults aged greater than or equal to 60 3 Both males and females 4 Older adults having low fitness in TUG test scoring less than 13 secs 5 No communication barrier 6 Able to walk without any assistive devices 7 Informed consent to participate in the intervention and willingness to cooperate
Epistemonikos ID: c940deefc4a0ea38720985a0c220c6b23bef5d67
First added on: Oct 08, 2026