Evaluating Human Balance Following an Exercise Intervention in Previously Sedentary, Overweight Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures and Data Analysis
2.3. Procedures
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Physical Characteristics of Participants
3.2. Balance Evaluations
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Physical Characteristics | Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Body Mass (kg) | Pre | 94.1 | 20.1 | 61.2 | 126.9 |
Post | 93.1 | 20.7 | 59.82 | 122.9 | |
FFM (kg) | Pre | 59.6 | 13.3 | 38.7 | 82.1 |
Post | 59.8 | 14.3 | 38.9 | 81.8 | |
FM (kg) | Pre | 33.6 | 9.0 | 21.8 | 51.0 |
Post | 33.3 | 9.1 | 20.9 | 49.0 | |
AFM (kg) | Pre | 11.9 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 22.7 |
Post | 11.6 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 18.4 | |
VO2 max (mL/kg/min) | Pre | 34.5 | 5.8 | 25.0 | 43.0 |
Post | 37.4 | 7.8 | 26.3 | 57.1 |
EQ Scores | Pre-Intervention | Post-Intervention | Latencies | Pre-Intervention | Post-Intervention |
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SOT Conditions | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | MCT Conditions | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
EO | 93.6 ± 1.6 | 92.9 ± 2.6 | BWS (ms) | 136.7 ± 10.3 | 134.3 ± 8.6 |
EC | 92.0 ± 2.2 | 92.0 ± 2.0 | BWM (ms) | 126.7 ± 12.2 | 126.3 ± 10.1 |
EOSRV | 92.0 ± 2.4 | 92.7 ± 2.2 | BWL (ms) | 120.7 ± 11.0 | 120.3 ± 12.5 |
EOSRP | 83.0 ± 9.4 | 81.6 ± 13.7 | FWS (ms) | 150.7 ± 18.0 | 149.3 ± 17.3 |
ECSRP | 68.1 ± 10.2 | 69.9 ± 7.1 | FWM (ms) | 131.0 ± 14.4 | 131.3 ± 13.4 |
EOSRVP | 69.8 ± 11.1 | 72.8 ± 10.0 * | FWL (ms) | 125.7 ± 13.7 | 126.0 ± 11.8 |
Composite | 80.2 ± 6.3 | 81.1 ± 6.7 | Composite (ms) | 128.5 ± 9.6 | 127.7 ± 11.5 |
SOT Conditions | Pre-Intervention | Post-Intervention | SOT Conditions | Pre-Intervention | Post-Intervention |
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EO | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | EOSRP | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
MLVEL (cm/s) | 0.74 ± 0.1 | 0.75 ± 0.1 | MLVEL (cm/s) | 0.93 ± 0.2 | 0.91 ± 0.2 |
APVEL (cm/s) | 1.03 ± 0.2 | 1.06 ± 0.3 | APVEL (cm/s) | 1.86 ± 0.7 | 1.64 ± 0.5 |
MLRMS (cm) | 0.15 ± 0.1 | 0.18 ± 0.1 | MLRMS (cm) | 0.23 ± 0.1 | 0.26 ± 0.2 |
APRMS (cm) | 0.32 ± 0.1 | 0.34 ± 0.1 | APRMS (cm) | 0.98 ± 0.7 | 1.11 ± 1.1 |
EC | ECSRP | ||||
MLVEL (cm/s) | 0.82 ± 0.2 | 0.81 ± 0.2 | MLVEL (cm/s) | 1.28 ± 0.3 | 1.24 ± 0.3 |
APVEL (cm/s) | 1.36 ± 0.4 | 1.23 ± 0.40 * | APVEL (cm/s) | 3.40 ± 0.8 | 3.16 ± 0.7 |
MLRMS (cm) | 0.19 ± 0.1 | 0.18 ± 0.09 | MLRMS (cm) | 0.38 ± 0.2 | 0.38 ± 0.2 |
APRMS (cm) | 0.42 ± 0.1 | 0.40 ± 0.1 | APRMS (cm) | 1.69 ± 0.6 | 1.64 ± 0.5 |
EOSRV | EOSRVP | ||||
ML EL (cm/s) | 0.79 ± 0.1 | 0.75 ± 0.1 | MLVEL (cm/s) | 1.07 ± 0.2 | 1.06 ± 0.2 |
APVEL (cm/s) | 1.20 ± 0.3 | 1.11 ± 0.2 * | APVEL (cm/s) | 2.77 ± 0.6 | 2.54 ± 0.5 |
MLRMS (cm) | 0.17 ± 0.1 | 0.15 ± 0.1 | MLRMS (cm) | 0.29 ± 0.1 | 0.29 ± 0.2 |
APRMS (cm) | 0.42 ± 0.1 | 0.37 ± 0.1 | APRMS (cm) | 1.76 ± 0.8 | 1.62 ± 0.8 |
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Morris, C.E.; Chander, H.; Garner, J.C.; DeBusk, H.; Owens, S.G.; Valliant, M.W.; Loftin, M. Evaluating Human Balance Following an Exercise Intervention in Previously Sedentary, Overweight Adults. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2017, 2, 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk2020019
Morris CE, Chander H, Garner JC, DeBusk H, Owens SG, Valliant MW, Loftin M. Evaluating Human Balance Following an Exercise Intervention in Previously Sedentary, Overweight Adults. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2017; 2(2):19. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk2020019
Chicago/Turabian StyleMorris, Cody E., Harish Chander, John C. Garner, Hunter DeBusk, Scott G. Owens, Melinda W. Valliant, and Mark Loftin. 2017. "Evaluating Human Balance Following an Exercise Intervention in Previously Sedentary, Overweight Adults" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 2, no. 2: 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk2020019