This study aimed to identify the characteristics of elderly people with fall experience who have low fall self-efficacy relative to balance ability. A total of 144 community-dwelling elderly participants were included in the study and their fall selfefficacy was assessed using the Falling Self-Efficacy Scale (FSE) and their history of falls in the past year. Then, the balance ability was evaluated using the Mini-BESTest. No significant differences were observed between the non-fall and fall groups in the Mini-BESTest and FSE scores. In the fall group, those with a balance ability that matched their fall self-efficacy (matched group) were compared with those with fall self-efficacy lower than their balance ability (discrepant group). The results showed that the discrepant group showed significantly lower scores in the total score of FSE, "crouching," "walking in shoes that are difficult to walk in," and "climbing stairs without handrails" than the matched group, and the effect sizes of these items were larger. These results suggest that community-dwelling elderly people with low fall self-efficacy for balance ability have lower self-efficacy for activities they have few experiences in daily life.

The purpose of this study was to clarify and compare exercise intensity and mood between the newly developed Tachibana Towel Taiso and Iki-Iki Hyakusai Taiso which were aimed at the prevention of frailty. A total of 13 healthy adult male subjects were assessed for exercise intensity during each exercise, and changes in the mood before and after each exercise were measured. The results showed that the mean METs, time over two METs, time over three METs, exercise volume, maximum METs, minute ventilation rate, mean heart rate, maximum heart rate, and heart rate 3 minutes after the end of exercises were significantly higher in Tachibana Towel Taiso than those in Iki-Iki Hyakusai Taiso. The arousal and activation levels, as determined using the mood scale, were significantly higher after Tachibana Towel Taiso than before the exercise. Tachibana Towel Taiso showed higher exercise intensity than Iki-Iki Hyakusai Taiso. Positive emotions changed after Tachibana Towel Taiso, indicating that this exercise could be applied to prevent frailty in elderly people.