Citation

Diekfuss JA, Janssen JA, Slutsky AB, Berry NT, Etnier JL, Wideman L, Raisbeck LD. Int. J. Exerc. Sci. 2018; 11(5): 84-94.

Affiliation

Department of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Western Kentucky University)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

29997736

Abstract

The purpose of our study was to examine if the beneficial effects of an external focus are effective for balance control when sleep-deprived. Sleep-deprived participants (27 hours awake) completed three blocks of five separate 30 second trials on a dynamic balance board. All participants were given internal, external, and control instruction. For the internal focus trials, participants focused on their feet; whereas, for the external focus trials, participants focused on the balance board. Participants' time in balance was significantly greater during the external focus compared to the internal focus and control. These findings suggest that external focus instructions are effective when participants are sleep-deprived.

Language: en

Keywords

Sleep-deprivation; balance; external focus; internal focus