en <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#f79646">Aims:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> Preventing falls among the elderly is a significant public health priority in aging populations. This study examined the impact of an eight-week square stepping exercise program on fall risk in elderly men.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#f79646">Materials & Methods:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> In this randomized clinical trial, 30 elderly men aged 60-75 were recruited from senior day care centers in Tehran and randomly assigned to either a square stepping exercise group or a control group. Fall risk was measured using the Biodex Balance System and Fall Risk Test at levels 10 to 12. The exercise group participated in a structured square stepping exercise regimen three times per week, with each session lasting 60 minutes, over an eight-week period. The control group continued their usual daily routines. Fall risk was reassessed after the intervention, and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to compare pre- and post-intervention results between groups.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#f79646">Findings</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">:</span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> After verifying the ANCOVA assumptions, results indicated a significant group effect in the post-test, with a substantial reduction in fall risk in the exercise group (2.35&plusmn;1.15) compared to the control group (4.85&plusmn;1.70; p=0.001) following the eight-week intervention.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#f79646">Conclusion</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">:</span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> Square stepping exercises provide a straightforward, effective, and affordable option for reducing fall risk among elderly individuals, supporting its potential as a practical home-based intervention.</span></span></span></span></span> Accidental Fall,Exercise Therapy,Elderly,Postural Balance, 239 244 http://ijwph.daneshafarand.org/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2168-2&slc_lang=en&sid=3 M.J. Nezhadmohammadi 1003194753284600379467 1003194753284600379467 No Department of Sports Rehabilitation and Health, Faculty of Sports Sciences and Health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran M. Zarei 1003194753284600379466 1003194753284600379466 Yes Department of Sports Rehabilitation and Health, Faculty of Sports Sciences and Health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran S.M. Hosseini 1003194753284600379307 1003194753284600379307 No Department of Sports Rehabilitation and Health, Faculty of Sports Sciences and Health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Z. Asady Samani 1003194753284600379308 1003194753284600379308 No Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Hasht Behesht Institute of Higher Education, Isfahan, Iran