<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Study aim: the aim of the study was to compare the postural stability and ability to control balance in active women who attend fitness classes versus inactive women.
Material and methods: the study included 41 women who exercise regularly (mean age 28.64±5.26 years). The control group consisted of 42 women not engaged in regular physical activity (mean age 28.55±5.05 years). In each subject, postural stability testing was performed using the Stabilometric Platform CQStab2P (the 2-platform version). Authors analysed the mean, median and standard deviation for each parameter of the stabilogram and statokinesiogram.
Results: for most of the studied parameters, the statistical analysis showed a positive effect of exercising on the level of fitness compared to the control group, for both the test with eyes open and the test with eyes closed.
Conclusions: attending fitness classes significantly affects postural stability and balance control in young women, and leads to lesser dependence on sight to maintain it.</abstract>

Study aim: the aim of the study was to compare the postural stability and ability to control balance in active women who attend fitness classes versus inactive women.
Material and methods: the study included 41 women who exercise regularly (mean age 28.64±5.26 years). The control group consisted of 42 women not engaged in regular physical activity (mean age 28.55±5.05 years). In each subject, postural stability testing was performed using the Stabilometric Platform CQStab2P (the 2-platform version). Authors analysed the mean, median and standard deviation for each parameter of the stabilogram and statokinesiogram.
Results: for most of the studied parameters, the statistical analysis showed a positive effect of exercising on the level of fitness compared to the control group, for both the test with eyes open and the test with eyes closed.
Conclusions: attending fitness classes significantly affects postural stability and balance control in young women, and leads to lesser dependence on sight to maintain it.

Effect of participating in fitness classes on postural stability of young women

Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Warsaw

Institute of Physiotherapy, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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Study aim: the aim of the study was to compare the postural stability and ability to control balance in active women who attend fitness classes versus inactive...

Effect of participating in fitness classes on postural stability of young women

Published Online: Mar 19, 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bhk-2015-0005

Keywords
Women, Fitness, Postural stability, Balance, Stabilometric platform

© University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland

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Effect of participating in fitness classes on postural stability of young women

Published Online: Mar 19, 2015

Page range: -

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bhk-2015-0005

KeywordsWomen, Fitness, Postural stability, Balance, Stabilometric platform

© University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Women, Fitness, Postural stability, Balance, Stabilometric platform