Otago exercise program (OEP) is a sports program based on family training, which has been widely studied and gradually applied in medical or pension institutions in foreign countries, targeting mostly the elderly. However, such research in China is rare. In order to cope with population aging in China, this article reviews the influence of the OEP on geriatric infirmity, cognitive behavior and social life, laying a theoretical foundation for its development and implementation in China in the future.