Comparison of training between 2 cycle ergometers on dynamic balance for middle-aged women

Interval cycle training could positively influence dynamic balance in middle-aged women. To compare training effects of a strength ergometer and a standard ergometer on 3 dynamic balance tests. Repeated measures. Laboratory. Seventeen women were randomly assigned to standard (n = 10) or strength cyc...

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Published in:Journal of sport rehabilitation 2009-05, Vol.18 (2), p.316-326
Main Authors: Bouillon, Lucinda E, Sklenka, Douglas K, Driver, Amy C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Balance
Equipment Design
Ergometry
Ergometry - instrumentation
Exercise
Female
Humans
Middle age
Middle Aged
Postural Balance - physiology
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Summary:Interval cycle training could positively influence dynamic balance in middle-aged women. To compare training effects of a strength ergometer and a standard ergometer on 3 dynamic balance tests. Repeated measures. Laboratory. Seventeen women were randomly assigned to standard (n = 10) or strength cycle ergometry (n = 7). A control group consisted of 7 women. Ergometry interval training (3 sessions/wk for 4 wk). Three balance tests-the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), timed up-and-go (TUG), and four-square step test (FSST)-were performed at pretraining and 4 wk posttraining. Four SEBT directions improved and faster scores for FSST and TUG tests for the standard-cycle group were found, whereas the strength-cycle group only improved their TUG scores. No changes posttraining for the control group. Stationary cycle training should be included in the dynamic balance-rehabilitation protocol for middle-aged women.
ISSN:1056-6716
1543-3072
DOI:10.1123/jsr.18.2.316