Table 1.

Mean (± SD) mobility and postural sway metrics measured in dynamic and static balance tests during the pre-training, post-training, and detraining assessments

Measurement	ECC training programme			ECCPF training programme
	Pre-training	Post-training	Detraining	Pre-training	Post-training	Detraining
TUG (s)	7.28 ± 1.41	6.34 ± 1.08*	6.26 ± 1.09*	7.91 ± 1.07	7.27 ± 0.90*	7.24 ± 0.95*
EO ML sway (cm)	1.99 ± 0.74	1.96 ± 0.46	2.00 ± 0.66	2.08 ± 0.65	2.22 ± 0.73	2.00 ± 0.69
EC ML sway (cm)	2.26 ± 0.93	2.46 ± 0.70	2.43 ± 0.98	2.57 ± 0.98	2.74 ± 1.30	2.68 ± 1.14
EO AP sway (cm)	2.31 ± 0.47	2.37 ± 0.49	2.43 ± 0.57	2.37 ± 0.82	2.47 ± 0.48	2.30 ± 0.71
EC AP sway (cm)	3.11 ± 0.75	3.28 ± 0.56	3.04 ± 0.76	2.84 ± 0.73	3.01 ± 0.88	3.19 ± 0.95
EO ellipse (cm2)	3.44 ± 1.84	3.38 ± 1.39	3.69 ± 1.84	3.96 ± 2.61	4.38 ± 2.63	3.76 ± 2.34
EC ellipse (cm2)	5.49 ± 3.13	5.52 ± 2.15	5.21 ± 2.79	5.70 ± 3.91	6.14 ± 4.27	6.08 ± 4.38
EO velocity (cm·s−1)	1.72 ± 0.56	1.78 ± 0.47	1.65 ± 0.47	1.61 ± 0.55	1.70 ± 0.50	1.63 ± 0.58
EC velocity (cm·s−1)	2.38 ± 1.06	2.43 ± 0.81	2.23 ± 0.89	2.17 ± 0.85	2.31 ± 0.77	2.31 ± 0.88

SD standard deviation, ECC eccentric leg press training programme, ECC_PF eccentric leg press and plantarflexor training programme, TUG timed-up-and-go, * = P < 0.05 (versus pre-training), EO eyes open, EC eyes closed, ML mediolateral, AP anteroposterior