Relevance and Effectiveness of Combined Resistance and Balance Training to Improve Balance and Muscular Fitness in Healthy Youth and Youth Athletes: A Scoping Review.
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SUBMITTER: Granacher U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9876852 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb
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Relevance and Effectiveness of Combined Resistance and Balance Training to Improve Balance and Muscular Fitness in Healthy Youth and Youth Athletes: A Scoping Review.
Granacher Urs U Behm David G DG
Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) 20221115 2
<h4>Background</h4>Balance and resistance training applied as single-mode interventions have proven to enhance measures of balance and/or muscular fitness in youth and youth athletes. Less is known on the effectiveness of combined or sequenced balance and resistance training in youth and youth athletes.<h4>Objective</h4>The objective of this scoping review was to describe the effects of concurrently performed balance and resistance training (i.e., metastable resistance training) and different se ...[more]
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