Balance task performance and spatial and orientation abilities

This dissertation investigates the relation between spatial and orientation abilities, years of sport experience and BMI with physical abilities, in particular balance. Based on the most relevant studies in the area, that found a correlation between physical performance and cognitive abilities, we proposed a study with university students as subjects, that had to complete questionnaires about spatial and orientation abilities and years of sport experience, then perform two balance tasks, differentiated by the level of difficulty. The results showed a positive correlation between the spatial abilities scores and the performance in the balance task, and a small correlation between the years of sport practise and the easy level task. The results are in line with findings in the literature and provide good ground for future research on the topic, where they could be deepened taking into consideration the factors of expertise and adding other practical tasks.