Investigating Relationships between Balance Confidence and Balance Ability in Older Adults [PDF]
Journal of Aging Research, 2021 Increasing balance confidence in older individuals is important towards improving their quality of life and reducing activity avoidance. Here, we investigated if balance confidence (perceived ability) and balance performance (ability) in older adults ...
Lara A. Thompson +8 more
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Superior gait performance and balance ability in Latin dancers [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 BackgroundLatin dance consists of various fast and stability-challenging movements that require constant body adjustments to maintain proper posture and balance.
Yen-Ting Liu +8 more
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Balance Ability and Athletic Performance [PDF]
Sports Medicine, 2011 The relationship between balance ability and sport injury risk has been established in many cases, but the relationship between balance ability and athletic performance is less clear. This review compares the balance ability of athletes from different sports, determines if there is a difference in balance ability of athletes at different levels of ...
Con Hrysomallis
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The effect of core stability training on the balance ability of young male basketball players [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the impact of a 10-week Core Stability Training (CST) compared to Traditional Strength Training (TST) on the balance abilities of adolescent male basketball players.Methods: Subjects (age: 15.70 ± 0.75 ...
Jian Gong +3 more
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Effect of gymnastics on balance ability in children aged three to six years [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyObjectiveThis study aims to explore the intervention effect of gymnastics movements on children’s balance ability.MethodsThe study selected 24 healthy children aged 3–6 years and randomly divided them into a control group and an experimental group for a ...
Qiaoyan Yu +4 more
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The effect of instability resistance training on balance ability among athletes: a systematic review [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyBackgroundInstability resistance training (IRT) has been the focus of extensive research because of its proven benefits to balance ability, core stability, and sports performance for athletes.
Jianxin Gao +4 more
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Effects of “accurate measurement” comprehensive sports activities on balance ability, body composition and bone density of female college students [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Background: A sedentary lifestyle with little movement has affected modern youth, and regular exercise has real benefits for people; such studies are mostly for older adults, and more evidence is needed for adolescents.Objective: To compare differences ...
Zhilei Zhang +3 more
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The impact of additional visual tasks in physical exercise on balance ability among 9–10-year-old children: the mediating effect of visual acuity [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 PurposeThis study aimed to explore the effects of additional visual tasks in physical exercise on the vision and balance ability of children, and to verify whether children’s vision mediated the influence of physical exercise on their balance ability ...
Rongbin Yin +5 more
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Balance ability and all-cause death in middle-aged and older adults: A prospective cohort study [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 ObjectiveThe present study aimed to explore the relationship between balance ability and all-cause death in middle-aged and elderly people and to provide a basis for formulating a balanced training plan for middle-aged and older people in China ...
Kaihong Xie, Xiao Han, Xuanhan Hu
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Effects of Aquatic Exercise and Floor Curling on Balance Ability and Lower Limb Muscle Strength in Children with Intellectual Disabilities: A Pilot Study in China [PDF]
ChildrenChildren with intellectual disabilities often face challenges in balance ability and lower limb muscle strength, which negatively impact their daily lives and motor function.
Peiting Zhao +6 more
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