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Table 1 Overview of exercises included in MOBIGAME

From: Mobile Exergaming for Health—Effects of a serious game application for smartphones on physical activity and exercise adherence in type 2 diabetes mellitus—study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Category

No.

Exercise (no. of variants)

Strength

1

Hip/knee extension, dynamic (15)

 

2

Knee extension, static (3)

 

3

Leg lift, frontal/lateral (9)

 

4

Arm elevation (7)

 

5

Arm abduction (7)

 

6

Elbow extension/shoulder protraction (6)

 

7

Back extension, dynamic (6)

 

8

Upper back/shoulder extension, static (4)

 

9

Abdominals, static (5)

 

10

Abdominals, dynamic (10)

Endurance

 

Aerobics

 

1

March (2)

 

2

Tap (6)

 

3

Step touch (4)

 

4

Out-In (2)

 

5

V-step (2)

 

6

Box-step (2)

 

7

Grapevine (2)

 

8

Leg curl (2)

 

9

Knee lift (2)

 

10

Front kick (2)

 

11

Heel dig (2)

  

Walking

 

1

Continuous (1)

 

2

Interval (4)

Flexibility

1

Chest/upper back (2)

 

2

Torso (1)

 

3

Neck (2)

 

4

Lateral torso (1)

 

5

Ischiocrural muscles (2)

Balance

1

Two-leg stand (5)

 

2

Tandem stand (5)

 

3

One-leg stand (5)

  1. Data captured in bold indicates that all Aerobics exercises as well as the two Walking exercises are sub-categories of the Endurance exercises