International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences 12(5): 769-774, 2024 http://www.hrpub.org DOI: 10.13189/saj.2024.120502 Simple Balance Exercises Is as Good as Twelve Balance Exercises in Improving Functional Mobility and Reducing the Risk of Falling in Elderly Women I Gede Putu Wahyu Mahendra 1 , Luh Putu Ratna Sundari 2,* , Nur Basuki 3 , N. Adiputra 2 , RA Tuty Kuswardhani 4 , I Gusti Ayu Widianti 5 1 Magister Program of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Indonesia 2 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Indonesia 3 Department of Physical Therapy, Health Polytechnic of Surakarta, Indonesia 4 Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Indonesia 5 Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Indonesia Received April 5, 2024; Revised July 23, 2024; Accepted August 24, 2024 Cite This Paper in the Following Citation Styles (a): [1] I Gede Putu Wahyu Mahendra, Luh Putu Ratna Sundari, Nur Basuki, N. Adiputra, RA Tuty Kuswardhani, I Gusti Ayu Widianti , "Simple Balance Exercises Is as Good as Twelve Balance Exercises in Improving Functional Mobility and Reducing the Risk of Falling in Elderly Women," International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 769 - 774, 2024. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2024.120502. (b): I Gede Putu Wahyu Mahendra, Luh Putu Ratna Sundari, Nur Basuki, N. Adiputra, RA Tuty Kuswardhani, I Gusti Ayu Widianti (2024). Simple Balance Exercises is As Good as Twelve Balance Exercises in Improving Functional Mobility and Reducing the Risk of Falling in Elderly Women. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 12(5), 769 - 774. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2024.120502. Copyright©2024 by authors, all rights reserved. Authors agree that this article remains permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License Abstract Background: Inadequate muscle strength and balance impair the mobility of the elderly and increase their risk of falling. An effective sort of exercise is required to increase mobility and minimize the risk of falls in the elderly. Aims: The purpose of this study was to show that simple balance exercises (SBE) are as good as twelve balance exercises (TBE) in improving functional mobility and decreasing fall risk in the elderly. Participants and Methods: The research was a randomized control trial. The participants were 22 old people screened following inclusion and exclusion criteria and then grouped into two groups. Group 1 was administered SBE, whereas Group 2 was given TBE. Each group practiced three times each week for a total of six weeks. The timed up and go test (TUGT) is used for assessing functional mobility, while the berg balance scale (BBS) is used to assess the risk of falling. Results: Both groups showed significant increases in mean TUGT and BBS scores before and after exercise (paired sample t-test, P < 0.05). The independent t-test TUGT and BBS yielded a P > 0.05, indicating that there is no significant difference between the two groups' mean TUGT and BBS values after training. Conclusions: According to the results, SBE is equally effective as TBE in improving functional mobility and minimizing the risk of falls in elderly women. Keywords Elderly, Fall Risk, Functional Mobility, Simple Balance Exercises, Twelve Balance Exercises 1. Introduction The aging process causes a decrease in functional abilities and falls are one of the risks that a person can experience when he enters old age [1]. Each year, approximately 30% of individuals aged 65 and above encounter incidents of falling, with a significant proportion of the elderly who undergo falls, ranging from 30% to 73%, being prone to recurrent instances of falling [2]. The rate of falls among the elderly in Indonesia was reported to be 17%, whereas in Bali, 3% of the elderly who attend the Emergency Room at local hospitals experienced falls [3]. Research indicates that there are differences between