Table 1 Description of the balance training programs by the level of task difficulty
From: Effects of balance training on balance performance in youth: role of training difficulty
Group | Week 1 (session 1 & 2) | Week 2 (session 3 & 4) | Week 3 (session 5 & 6) | Week 4 (session 7 & 8) | Week 5 (session 9 & 10) | Week 6 (session 11 & 12) | Week 7 (session 13 & 14) |
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BT-low | a) Tandem stance: eyes opened, with arm support on a balance pad b) Two-legged stance: eyes opened, with arm support on an ankle disc c) Two-legged stance: eyes opened, with arm support on a balance board (difficulty level 1) d) One-legged stance: eyes opened, with arm support on an air cushion e) Walking forward: eyes opened, with arm support f) Tandem walking forward: between two lines, eyes opened, with arm support | a) One-legged stance: eyes opened, with arm support on a balance pad b)–e) cf. week 1 but without arm support f) Tandem walking forward: on a line, eyes opened, with arm support | a) cf. week 2 b) Two-legged stance: squatting position, eyes opened, with arm support on an ankle disc c) Two-legged stance: eyes opened, with arm support on a balance board (difficulty level 2) d) Walking backward: eyes opened, with arm support on a balance beam e) One-legged stance: change from eyes opened to close every 5 s f) Flamingo stance: eyes opened, with arm support | a) Two-legged stance: squatting position, eyes opened, with arm support on a balance pad b) cf. week 3 c) Two-legged stance: eyes opened, with arm support on a balance board (difficulty level 3) d) cf. week 3 e) Two-legged stance: squatting position, eyes opened, with arm support on an air cushion f) Flamingo stance: eyes opened, without arm support | a) Two-legged stance: squats, eyes opened, without arm support on a balance pad b) One-legged stance: eyes opened, with arm support on an ankle disc c) Two-legged stance: squatting position, eyes opened, with arm support on a balance board (difficulty level 3) d) Walking backwards: eyes closed, without arm support on a balance beam e) Two-legged stance: squats, eyes opened, with arm support on a sissle f) One-legged stance: squats, eyes opened, without arm support | a) One-legged stance: eyes closed, with arm support on a balance pad b) Two-legged stance: squats, eyes opened, with arm support on an ankle disc c) Two-legged stance: squats, eyes opened, with arm support on a balance board (difficulty level 3) d) Walking backwards: eyes opened, with arm support on a balance beam, counting backwards e) Flamingo stance: eyes opened, with arm support on a sissle f) Y Balance test reaches, eyes opened, with arm support | a) One-legged stance: eyes closed, without arm support on a balance pad b) cf. week 6 c) Two-legged stance: squats, eyes closed, with arm support on a balance board (difficulty level 3) d) Walking backwards: eyes closed, with arm support on a balance beam, counting backwards e) One-legged stance: squats, eyes opened, with arm support f) Y Balance test reaches, eyes closed, with arm support |
BT-high | a) Tandem stance, eyes closed, with arm support on a balance pad b) Two-legged stance: eyes closed, with arm support on an ankle disc c) Two-legged stance: eyes opened, with arm support on a balance board (difficulty level 4) d) One-legged stance: eyes closed, with arm support on an air cushion e) Walking forward: eyes opened, with arm support on a balance beam f) Tandem walking forward: between two lines, eyes opened, without arm support | a) One-legged stance: eyes closed, with arm support on a balance pad b)–e) cf. week 1 but without arm support f) Tandem walking forward: on a line, eyes opened, without arm support | a) cf. week 2 b) Two-legged stance: squatting position, eyes closed, with arm support on an ankle disc c) Two-legged stance: eyes closed, with arm support on a balance board (difficulty level 4) d) Walking forward: eyes opened, with arm support on a balance beam, counting backwards e) Tandem stance: eyes closed, counting backwards f) Flamingo stance: eyes closed, with arm support | a) Two-legged stance: squatting position, eyes closed, with arm support on a balance pad b) cf. week 3 c) Two-legged stance: eyes opened, without arm support on a balance board (difficulty level 4) d) cf. week 3 e) Two-legged stance: squatting position, eyes closed, with arm support on an air cushion f) Flamingo stance: eyes closed, without arm support | a) Two-legged stance: squats, eyes closed, without arm support on a balance pad b) One-legged stance: eyes opened, without arm support on an ankle disc c) Two-legged stance: squatting position, eyes opened, with arm support on a balance board (difficulty level 5) d) Walking backwards: eyes closed, without arm support on a balance beam, counting backwards e) Two-legged stance: squats, eyes closed, with arm support on an air cushion f) One-legged stance: squats, eyes closed, without arm support | a) One-legged stance: eyes closed, with arm support on a balance pad, counting backwards b) Two-legged stance: squats, eyes closed, with arm support on an ankle disc c) Two-legged stance: squats, eyes opened, with arm support on a balance board (difficulty level 6) d) Walking backwards: eyes opened, on a balance beam and with basketball dribbling e) Flamingo stance: eyes opened, without arm support on an air cushion f) Y Balance test reaches, eyes opened, without arm support | a) One-legged stance: eyes closed, without arm support on a balance pad, counting backwards b) cf. week 6 c) Two-legged stance: squats, eyes closed, with arm support on a balance board (difficulty level 6) d) Walking backwards: eyes opened, on a balance beam and with throwing/catching a tennis ball e) One-legged stance: squats, eyes opened, without arm support f) Y Balance test reaches, eyes closed, without arm support |