Exercise testing and training in frail older adults with an orthopedic impairment participating in a geriatric rehabilitation program: an international Delphi study

Key summary points Aim To obtain expert-consensus-based recommendations for exercise testing and prescription for orthopedic geriatric rehabilitation. Findings For endurance training existing guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine can be strived for but adapted as needed and for muscle strength training only lower intensities are agreed upon. Message In orthopedic geriatric rehabilitation, endurance and muscle strength testing should be pragmatic and is preferably performed in functional activities.