Acute effects of walking at moderate normobaric hypoxia on gait and balance performance in healthy community-dwelling seniors: A randomized controlled crossover study - Drum SN, Faude O, de Fay du Lavallaz E, Allemann R, N ève G, Donath L.

BACKGROUND: Hiking at moderate altitude is a popular outdoor activity in seniors. Acute exercise or altitude can diminish balance performance. Thus, the present study examined the combined effects of altitude and walking on static and dynamic balance. ...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news