Which balance beam is best? For many gymnasts, only having access to balance beams at the gym can make it difficult to practice their skills and routines as much as they’d like. An at-home balance ...

Maintaining balance while walking on a narrow beam is a challenging motor task. One important factor is that the foot’s ability to exert torque on the support surface is limited by the beam width.

The U.S. women's gymnastics team has among the highest difficulty scores on one of the most difficult gymnastic events: the balance beam. Olympic gymnasts have a ...