We started with the second part of the balance specific training programme for mobility enhancement in a group of community dwelling elderly

  In the second half of October we began with balance specific exercise program with a group of community dwelling elderly. The aim of the second series of training sessions is to evaluate the possibilities for use of aerobic steppers during training with the group of community dwelling elderly. We will determine the type of exercises, optimal duration of the aerobic step section of the programme, optimal height of the step, optimal sequencing and combination of the training stations. The next important part of the balance specific training program is training on compliant surface where participants enhance their responsiveness to sudden perturbations similar to perturbations that are experienced during public transportation. A verity of compliant and soft surfaces will be used to enable the training of quick postal responses. At the end of the training programme the satisfaction with the programme will be assessed. At the end we intend to include the training on stepper into the proposed model of balance specific training.