Regular Nordic walking (NW) improves physical fitness, including the ability to maintain balance, in older adults. However, little is known about whether complementing the exercise programme with cognitive training (CT) contributes to increased effects. The aim of the study was to determine and compare the effect of regular NW and NW combined with CT on the ability to maintain static balance in older adults. The study examined 61 women aged 64 to 93 years living in adult day care centres. Twenty people participated in a three-month programme combining NW and CT (group NW + CT), 20 people participated only in NW classes (group NW), and 21 people were a control group (group C). The Romberg balance test, Fullerton Functional Fitness Test, and Attention and Perceptivity Test were used. After the programme, an increase in the time of maintaining the balance (with eyes open on the left and right legs) was observed in groups NW + CT and NW, with no such changes found in group C. This increase was greater in group NW + CT. Increased agility and strength of the hand were predictors of improving the ability to maintain balance. Regular NW improved the ability to maintain balance with eyes open in female residents of adult day care centres.

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参加定期的北欧式步行会议和北欧式步行与认知训练相结合的老年妇女的静态平衡的变化。

定期进行北欧健走（NW）可改善老年人的身体健康状况，包括保持平衡的能力。但是，关于用认知训练（CT）补充锻炼计划是否有助于增加效果的了解甚少。这项研究的目的是确定和比较常规西北和西北与CT结合对老年人保持静态平衡能力的影响。这项研究调查了61名年龄在64至93岁的妇女，这些妇女住在成人日托中心。20人参加了为期三个月的NW和CT相结合的计划（NW + CT组），20人仅参加了NW课程（NW组），还有21人为对照组（C组）。使用Romberg平衡测试，富勒顿功能适应性测试以及注意力和知觉测试。节目结束后 在NW + CT和NW组中，观察到保持平衡时间（左右腿睁开）的时间增加了，而在C组中没有发现这种变化。在NW + CT组中，这种增加更大。手的敏捷性和强度的增加是提高保持平衡能力的预测指标。常规的西北地区提高了成人日托中心女性居民睁开眼睛保持平衡的能力。