2.2. Procedure
CM
The participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The training in the CM group consisted in performing cognitive-motor tasks, the training in the CT group consisted in performing cognitive tasks, and the training in the MT group consisted in performing motor tasks. In the control group, the participants underwent two neuropsychological assessments (especially focusing on executive functions and attention), identical to the pre-test and post-test for the experimental groups, as well as the balance measurements. The control group did not participate in the training between the pre-test and post-test.After being assigned to one of the groups, the participants were informed about the research procedure, and they made an appointment for a pre-test. The post-test took place 4 weeks after the pre-test in all training groups and the control group. In the experimental groups, the meetings (10 training sessions for the CT and MT groups, 12 training sessions for the CM group, 3 times a week for 30 min) took place between the pre-test and the post-test training. A visual illustration of the training protocol has been provided in Group 1: in the dual-task training (CM), the participants planned their path through the maze and used body balancing on the posturographic platform to move through the maze.Group 2: in the cognitive training (CT), the participants planned their path through the maze and used a computer keyboard to move through the maze.Group 3: in the motor training (MT), the participants were to follow the route in the maze along the marked path, using body balancing on the posturographic platform to move through the maze.Control group: the participants not performing any exercises, neither cognitive nor motor.All participants, regardless of the training group, worked on the same cognitive material. In order to make the collected data as objective as possible, both the pre-test and the post-test were conducted by a project manager assistant other than the one responsible for the training sessions, and the project manager’s assistants had no insight into the pre-test or the training results.