Influence of Slackline Training on Center-of-Gravity Sway

Abstract

[Purpose] Although the effect of slackline training based on slacklining or tightrope walking to improve balance is drawing attention, associated factors have not been fully examined. This study examined the influence of such training on body balance function. [Subjects and Methods] Nine healthy males performed slackline training, and center-of-gravity sway, represented by the total locus length, outer peripheral area, rectangle area, effective area, and locus length per unit area, was measured before and after it for comparison. [Results] The areas decreased. There was also a decrease in the total locus length after the initiation of training, but it did not markedly change after the middle period. The locus length per unit area tended to increase. [Conclusion] As the locus length per unit area is an index thought to be associated with proprioceptors, slackline training may influence body balance function.