Introduction and objective:
Old age is a period of life in which occur involutionary processes that concern all systems of the body. Physiotherapists are constantly looking for new solutions that would allow them to better and more effectively physically activate seniors and thus prevent, among others, falls and their consequences. The literature shows that one of the tools used in working with the elderly is vibration training, therefore, the aim of the study is to check the effectiveness of the authors’ original exercise programme using vibrating exercise equipment on selected indicators in elderly women.

Material and methods:
The study participants comprised 47 elderly women (60–71 years), randomly divided into three groups: ES – undergoing the authors’ original exercise programme with vibrating exercise equipment, E – subjected to the authors’ exercise programme without any equipment, and group C – no intervention. For evaluation of selected indicators, the following were used: baropodometric platform (foot load), Single Leg Stance test (balance and risk of falls) and the Biosway platform (balance and risk of falls).

Results:
Statistically significant changes were observed before and after the therapy for the ES group in relation to the Single Leg Stance test (eyes closed) and Limit of Stability results. For comparisons between groups after the therapy, such significance was observed for the load on the left forefoot (ES versus C), Single Leg Stance test (ES versus C) and the Limits of Stability test (ES versus E and ES versus C).

Conclusions:
The author-designed exercise programme using vibrating exercise equipment proved to be more effective in improving selected indicators compared to exercises without vibration and to the control group.