Affiliations: [a] School of Physical Education and Sport, Selcuk
University, Konya, Turkey
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Dr. Halil Taşkın, Selcuk
University, School of Physical Education and Sport, Alaaddin Keykubat Kampusu,
Konya, 42079, Turkey. Tel.: +90 332 223 31 35; Fax: +90 332 241 16 08; E-mail:
[email protected]
Abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate whether a fatiguing exercise
on treadmill affects balance performance in recreationally active men and
women. Nineteen subjects, aged 18–26 years, were assessed before and after a
fatiguing exercise, using the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS). Fatiguing
exercise was performed on treadmill using the Bruce protocol. A significant
effect of fatigue was present in men (P < 0.05) and women
(P < 0.05). Women performed at a significantly lower total
BESS scores than men at both pretest (P < 0.05) and posttest
(P < 0.05). The mean difference (posttest-pretest) between
men and women was not significant (P > 0.05). These findings
suggest that a fatiguing exercise induced by means of treadmill increases
postural sway in healthy subjects, and that this increase in postural sway is
sex-independent.
