Balancing on a Slackline: 8-Year-Olds vs. Adults
Children are less stable than adults during static upright stance. We investigated whether the same holds true for a task that was novel for both children and adults and highly dynamic: single-legged stance on a slackline. We compared 8-year-olds with young adults and assessed the following outcome...
Main Authors: | Schärli, Andrea Melanie, Keller, Melanie, Lorenzetti, Silvio, Murer, Kurt, van de Langenberg, Rolf |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3631705/ |
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