title: Habitual physical activity as a determinant of the effect of moderate physical exercise on postural control in older men.
abstract: The aim of the study was to compare the effect of exercise on postural control (PC) among the elderly with lower or higher level of habitual physical activity (HPA). The study involved 17 elderly men (mean age 72.9 ± 4.79 years). Mean velocity of the center of pressure (COP) displacements was measured using a force plate both before and after cycle ergometer exercise. A significantly higher increase in mean velocity of COP displacements and its component in the sagittal plane were observed in the group with lower level of HPA in comparison with the group with higher HPA level. Simultaneously, a relatively similar reaction to the exercise in the frontal plane was observed in both groups, possibly connected to the specific type of used exercise, which mainly activated the sagittal muscles.
authors.affiliation: University School of Physical Education in Poznan, Poznan, Poland. stemplewski@awf.poznan.pl
authors.forename: Rafal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stemplewski
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maciaszek
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomczak
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Szeklicki
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sadowska
authors.forename: Wieslaw
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Osinski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*