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Outcomes included the 30-s sit-to-stand test (STS), 30-s biceps curl test (BCT), timed up and go test (TUG), 6-min walk test (6-MWT), Tinetti falls efficacy scale (TFES), Tampa kinesiophobia scale (TKS), and World Health Organization Quality of Life\u2013Older Adults Module (WHOQOL-OLD). All outcomes were assessed at baseline and after a 12-week supervised training program (3 sessions\/week).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of the 32 participants enrolled, 28 completed the study (NW\u2014\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200914; TW\u2014\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200914). Both groups improved across outcomes, with greater improvements in the NW group for STS (MD: 1.36; 95%CI 0.48\u20132.24), BCT (left\u2014MD: 2.33; 95%CI 1.37\u20133.28; right\u2014MD: 2.13; 95%CI 1.17\u20133.09), 6-MWT (MD: 51.13 m; 95%CI 23.78\u201378.47), TFES (MD:\u2009\u2212\u20093.49; 95%CI \u2009\u2212\u20095.35 to \u2009\u2212\u20091.65), TKS (MD: \u2009\u2212\u20098.08; 95%CI\u2009\u2212\u200912.32 to\u2009\u2212\u20093.84), and WHOQOL-OLD (MD: 3.46; 95%CI 0.84\u20136.09). No significant between-group difference was observed for TUG.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>NW training was superior to traditional walking in improving parameters such as, upper and lower extremity muscle strength and performance, aerobic capacity, fall efficacy, fear of moving, and quality of life in older individuals. 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