A program of balanced physical fitness incorporated into a medical "team" approach to treatment contributed significantly to the general health of elderly ambulatory patients. Each week for eleven months, 13 patients were given one hour of balanced exercise and encouraged to perform it for two additional hours per week. Initial differences favoring the control group. Physicians' single-blind assessment of the two groups resulted in significantly better health ratings for the patients who had received the therapeutic exercise program than for those who did not participate.
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