TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - The effect of programed physical activity measured with levels of body balance maintenance
JO  - Medical science monitor
A1  - Mańko, Grzegorz
A1  - Kruczkowski, Dariusz
A1  - Niźnikowski, Tomasz
A1  - Perliński, Jacek
A1  - Chantsoulis, Marzena
A1  - Pokorska, Joanna
A1  - Lukaszewska, Beata
A1  - Ziółkowski, Artur
A1  - Graczyk, Marek
A1  - Starczyńska, Małgorzata
A1  - Jaszczur-Nowicki, Jarosław
SP  - 1841
EP  - 1894
VL  - 20
IS  - 
N2  - Background The aim of the research was an evaluation of 2 training programs covering the same standard physical activity in the initial stage (warm-up) and the main (motor exercises) as well as a separate end part in Program A of stretching and in Programme B of vibration training designed to improve the level of body balance. Material and Methods We tested 40 randomly chosen students of the Academy of Physical Education and Sport in Gdansk, subsequently divided into two 20-person groups: C (average age 21.3±1.2), and E (average age 21.8±1.1). The training of body balance was conducted for 8 weeks: we used in Group C Program A and in group E Program B. The evaluation of body balance was done 3 times: at the beginning, at midway point, and at the end of the experiment. The stabilographic tests with posture-graphical method and the task of 1-leg balance standing with eyes closed was used. <br><br>RESULTS It was found that in the first examination both groups did not significantly differ in terms of the tested parameters of balance. During the training process we obtained increased time of maintaining balance on 1 leg. This difference was significant between tests 1 and 2 both for Group C (p=0.0002) and for E (p=0.0034), while between the tests 2 and 3 in Group E (p=0.0213) only. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS The training Program B is more effective to maintain balance on 1 leg when compared to Program A.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1234-1010
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.889521
ID  - ref1
ER  -