Exclusion criteria
dementia
Older adults were excluded from this study if they: 1) were unable to stand by themselves with or without hand support; (2) were unable to walk without physical assistance from staff (with or without walking aid); (3) were unable to comprehend simple instructions during the exercise program (determined by the intervention health professional within the first two classes, based on their observation of each participant); (4) had severe dementia (score on the sMMSE ≤ 10) [