Academy of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland.
College of Tourism and Language Studies, Warsaw, Poland.
J Hum Kinet. 2014 Dec 30;44:29-40. doi: 10.2478/hukin-2014-0108. eCollection 2014 Dec 9.
Alpine skiing is one of the most popular leisure time winter sporting activities. Skiing imposes high requirements concerning physical fitness, particularly regarding balance abilities. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in balance performance of recreational skiers after a seven-day ski camp. A total of 78 students - 24 women and 54 men - participated in the study. The ski course was held in accordance with the official program of the Polish Ski Federation. The study sample was comprised of 43 beginners and 35 intermediate skiers. All students were tested with the MFT S3-Check, the day before and the day after the ski camp. The test system consisted of an unstable uniaxial platform, with an integrated sensor and corresponding software. Changes in balance performance (sensory and stability index) were evaluated using paired t-tests. Additionally, changes in sensory and stability categories, which were based on the norm data, were analyzed. Female and male participants showed significantly better sensory and stability indices after skiing. Considerable changes from weak or very weak to average or good balance categories could be seen after skiing for both sexes. Regarding skiing experience, both beginners and intermediate skiers improved their sensory and stability indices significantly after skiing. Hence, recreational alpine skiing resulted in better balance performance regardless of sex or skiing experience. Skiing as an outdoor activity offers the opportunity to improve balance performance with a positive impact on everyday life activities.
高山滑雪是最受欢迎的冬季休闲运动之一。滑雪对身体素质要求很高，尤其是平衡能力。本研究的主要目的是评估为期七天的滑雪营后，休闲滑雪者的平衡能力变化。共有 78 名学生——24 名女性和 54 名男性参加了这项研究。滑雪课程按照波兰滑雪联合会的官方计划进行。研究样本由 43 名初学者和 35 名中级滑雪者组成。所有学生在滑雪营前一天和后一天都使用 MFT S3-Check 进行了测试。测试系统由一个不稳定的单轴平台组成，带有集成传感器和相应的软件。使用配对 t 检验评估平衡性能（感觉和稳定性指数）的变化。此外，还分析了基于规范数据的感觉和稳定性类别的变化。女性和男性参与者在滑雪后表现出明显更好的感觉和稳定性指数。对于两性来说，从弱或非常弱到平均或良好的平衡类别都有明显的变化。关于滑雪经验，初学者和中级滑雪者在滑雪后都显著提高了他们的感觉和稳定性指数。因此，无论性别或滑雪经验如何，休闲高山滑雪都能提高平衡能力。作为一种户外活动，滑雪提供了改善平衡能力的机会，对日常生活活动有积极影响。
