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4 types of progressive activities of 2 hour session two times/week with resting periods of 30 mins. Activities consist of treadmill walk ,walk on floor, core muscles exercises ,home tasks . To ensure the proper heart rate and loads during the exercises, measurements of individual heart rate and muscle strength are taken during the first session (baseline) with HR Tracking portable device and also during the session to continuously monitor HR of the Patient. To withdraw or adjust the training intensity for each patient Borg's Scale of Perceived Exertion is used throughout the session for monitoring Training intensity of endurance, muscle training, individual's effort and exertion level.

4 task oriented physical fitness activities which include walk on floor, walk on inclined surface using treadmill ,sit to stand , stair climbing and descending for duration of 2 hour session with frequent breaks. Each treatment session began with 10 minutes of warm-up exercise, which consisted of passive stretching of the calf muscles, hamstring, and hip adductors. The level of difficulty and frequency for each task were gradually increased during the 6 weeks with the patients consent.10 minutes of cool down at the end of each treatment session.