Participants
skeletal disease
AIDS
Forty healthy older adults, age 50 and older and who live independently, were randomly assigned to either the control group (CG, n = 20) or the experimental group (EG, n = 20). Assignment to the EG and CG was random using computer-generated numbers. A breakdown of each group’s characteristics is detailed in the results section. The exclusion criteria included: (1) the presence of acute, severe, or unstable medical illness; (2) reporting any significant neural, muscular, or skeletal disease; and (3) inability to safely walk overground without mobility aids, e.g., cane, walker, crutches. The Columbia University Medical Center Institutional Review Board approved this study (IRB Number: AAAT7862; Expiration Date: 07/04/2023). Before beginning, study personnel informed participants of the study procedure, risks, and benefits. Participants had the opportunity to ask questions, and once the research staff answered questions, all participants signed an informed consent form. Procedures were carried out adhering to all applicable guidelines and regulations throughout.