Development of new motor programs for postural balance in girls based on balance training

Melnikov A.; Smirnova P.; Cherkashin A.

doi:10.14529/jpps220410

A. A. Melnikov Russian University Of Sport (4 Lilac Boulevard, Moscow, 105122, Russia) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5281-5306 meln1974@yandex.ru
P. A. Smirnova Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushinsky (108/1, Republican st., Yaroslavl, 150000. Russia) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3218-8584 Polina954t@mail.ru
A. E. Cherkashin Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushinsky (108/1, Republican st., Yaroslavl, 150000. Russia) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9632-7072 alx.cherkashin@yandex.ru

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14529/jpps220410

Keywords: static and dynamic balance, vertical posture, force platform, balance training, healthy girls

Abstract

Introduction. Postural regulation can be improved by different training programs. However, the effects of training on unstable surfaces (balance training) on static and dynamic balance are insufficiently studied. Aims. The paper identifies the effects of balance training on static and dynamic balance in physically active girls. Materials and methods. Two groups of girls (“Balance”, n = 14 and “Control”, n = 14) were examined before and after the ten-week balance training. The control group attended PE at the university, while the balance group had balance training on unstable surfaces (3 times per week for 80 minutes). Static balance in the single-support posture was evaluated with a force platform. Dynamic balance was evaluated with a seesaw in the stance with open and closed eyes. The data were processed using a two-factor analysis of variance. Results. After balance training in the single-support posture, only a decrease in CoP velocity in the balance group was found. After balance training with a seesaw, a more significant decrease in the area of CoP displacement with open and closed eyes was found in the balance group, as well as decreased CoP velocity with closed eyes. Conclusion. Balance training causes a more significant improvement in dynamic balance and less noticeably affects static balance. The relationship between the development of static and dynamic balances under the influence of balance training is weak.

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Author Biographies

A. A. Melnikov , Russian University Of Sport (4 Lilac Boulevard, Moscow, 105122, Russia)

Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Physiology

P. A. Smirnova , Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushinsky (108/1, Republican st., Yaroslavl, 150000. Russia)

Postgraduate student, Department of Biomedical Foundations of Sports

A. E. Cherkashin , Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University named after K.D. Ushinsky (108/1, Republican st., Yaroslavl, 150000. Russia)

Assistant of the Department of Physical Education

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